... It is the _Latin_ allies which are indistinguishable. The Italian ... It actually says Camillan: "Non-Latin Italian infantry - Ax(I) Polybian: "Other...
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Bill
turenneuk
Oct 1, 2006 4:53 pm
... 15th October at Southsea Community Centre, St. Pauls Square, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hants. ... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/English_DBA_Open/ . ... ...
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James Doty
jamesd_iii
Oct 2, 2006 12:19 am
I stand corrected. I don't know if this is the reason why there are no Ax in these Roman lists, but some nations which have allies included in their list for...
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Peter Kershaw
tinkerer_99
Oct 2, 2006 7:02 am
... Indeed. There are some armies (Papal springs to mind) where the core units are not enough to build an army in DBM - allies of some sort have to be bought....
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Doug Melville
dmelville64
Oct 3, 2006 12:32 am
The Italians in Period should not be treated as Auxilia, Standard Italian Contingents were half of a Consular army with a slightly larger (theoretically at...
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Peter Kershaw
tinkerer_99
Oct 3, 2006 6:54 am
... The Latins fought in Roman fashion and for much of the period it is those which are the half of a consular army. Samnites etc. are treated as Ax in the DBM...
21361
DBA@yahoogroups.com
Oct 4, 2006 4:56 am
Reminder from the Calendar of DBA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/cal English DBA open Sunday October 15, 2006 All Day (This event does not repeat.) (The...
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David Brown
dfmbrown
Oct 4, 2006 6:38 am
Hi gang, Here are some ideas I’ve been kicking about for building a slightly more intricate BB-DBA. Regards David b SBT-BB-DBA Slightly Bigger Than Big...
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DBA@yahoogroups.com
Oct 8, 2006 5:12 am
Reminder from the Calendar of DBA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/cal English DBA open Sunday October 15, 2006 All Day (This event does not repeat.) ...
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Timothy Hafner
gameyozh
Oct 10, 2006 5:44 pm
What are some tactical considerations for using a high number of LH against an enemy?...
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fereed2@...
spot15002001
Oct 11, 2006 4:00 am
Pray hard that you do not run into an army of cavalry. grin! Francis...
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al
yorig2485
Oct 11, 2006 4:01 am
... Since LH have a good movement,you can break off 2 units,circle around behind your opponant's line,and if they break,they run into the LH,automatically...
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xavier_requejo
Oct 11, 2006 11:03 am
... LH ... NB: I have used 3 LH together at once, but not more. My impressions might be coloured as a consequence ;) About skythians (and any LH, for the...
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Simon Bargery
nivacruncher
Oct 11, 2006 11:22 am
Threaten the camp, threaten the flanks, go for the knights. Lh are all about what you might do, you need to make you opponent think if you roll a six you'll...
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TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Oct 11, 2006 1:01 pm
I am hardly an expert, but: 1. You want to try to use superior movement length and subsequent moves to get some of your LH around one or both flanks of the...
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Bill
turenneuk
Oct 12, 2006 6:04 pm
I've just received some product catalogues from the 2006 English DBA Open's co-sponsors, 15mm.co.uk . These offer a 15% discount on their Isarus 15mm Ancient &...
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Timothy Hafner
gameyozh
Oct 13, 2006 7:09 am
Thanks for many suggestions. I'm going to have 12 stands of Light Horse. Sure, it's crazy, but I didn't write the list. It will either be fun for frusttrating....
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David Brown
dfmbrown
Oct 16, 2006 12:08 am
Hi there, Well history is on your side – the Scyths had a roughly 50.50 record vs the Persian empire and variously gave it to Assyrians, Medes, Urartu and...
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nikgaukroger
Oct 16, 2006 10:47 am
Just a quick note of thanks to the organisers and players for a great competition. Nik Gaukroger...
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nikgaukroger
Oct 16, 2006 3:38 pm
Due to unavoidable circumstances in the editors life the November issue of Slingshot will be with you a bit later than hoped. However, I anticipate that it...
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Jack Sheriff
eljocko22205
Oct 16, 2006 4:06 pm
... Lots of good advice so far. I'll add one more tip. Remember that you can form column, anytime, for just one PIP. This makes it easier to threaten on one...
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Jim Wise
jw3279us
Oct 16, 2006 5:50 pm
... Seconded. A column is often a good way to get several elements _around_ a flank faster than your opponent is prepared for. I usually start an all-LH army...
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David Brown
dfmbrown
Oct 17, 2006 12:08 am
Hi gang, What is the usual understanding about forming columns? It’s not clear to me that they can be freely formed as the player wishes – excepting the...
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Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Oct 17, 2006 2:12 am
You can do what you want, but if you want to see what Phil says, take a look here, under Forming Columns ...
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Timothy Hafner
gameyozh
Oct 17, 2006 4:15 am
Jim, That's a nice deployment, very flexible. I like it because with the group to column move, the center can be refused after it comes forward with just 2...
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Timothy Hafner
gameyozh
Oct 17, 2006 4:18 am
Jack, That seems an excellent point. If I understand you correctly, the first pip is for the group to column, pips 2-4 are for three, 5 inch column moves, and...
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Timothy Hafner
gameyozh
Oct 17, 2006 4:18 am
Thank you for the clarification. I must amend my point about refusing the center. The leading elements of the new columns formed must move when the column is...
21383
Steve Morton
slmorton
Oct 17, 2006 7:47 am
Like to add my thanks to the organisers of the event. It was a great deal of fun, and a great turnout. Will look forward to the next PAWS event in December. -...
21384
nikgaukroger
Oct 17, 2006 8:31 am
... wishes – ... Not got my rules with me (and don't play often anyway) but I am under the impression that forming columns was somewhat restrcited in DBA - ...
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Jack Sheriff
eljocko22205
Oct 17, 2006 2:53 pm
... You got it. And you can actually get a little more than 15", since the first move gets you some distance. And note that move 4 includes a 90 degree turn...
