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105770
For what it is worth, I have been a sporadic player of DBMM recently however when I play I field Cyrus the Great including his 5 Cm(O). Knights are always the...
Brett
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6:54 am
105771
The DBMM Camel/Knight interaction seems to be based wholey on the Cyrus Baggage Camel defeat of the Lydian Knights.  A version I read (not a primary source)...
Jeff Herbert
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7:29 am
105772
... Herodotos, History, Bk I: When Cyrus beheld the Lydians arranging themselves in order of battle on this plain, fearful of the strength of their cavalry, he...
Andreas Johansson
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7:33 am
105773
... From: "Jim Webster" <jwebster2@...> ... Definite H&S issue there ;-) Nik Gaukroger "Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does, he...
Nik Gaukroger
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105774
... From: "lap1964" <laparsons@...> ... How do you get that? Rules they say each element represents troops who would be 3-5 ranks deep - so how do...
Nik Gaukroger
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105775
My solution that I've used for as long as I can remember is to always show a kinked column in three parts. The head in correct position, the tail in the...
Wayne (Changnoi) Watts
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7:59 am
105776
Ahh. but classing them as Italians means you cannot field them, without also taking italian men-at-arms. ... From: "Andreas Johansson" <andreasj@...> To:...
John Godsall
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9:22 am
105777
I see. ... -- Andreas Johansson Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?...
Andreas Johansson
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9:26 am
105778
Tim Do we have a list of runners for the two DBMM competitions? Steve...
stephenbainbridge
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9:27 am
105779
No, that seems about right to me too. The Camel factor is low sp that it is the "hope" of a QK that makes them worth fielding. I am still at a loss as to why...
John Godsall
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9:27 am
105780
Various "older" rulesets have also allowed for Cm to have an "upsetting" factor vs opther mounted. They were used in a roundabout fashion vs the Vandals, (and...
John Godsall
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9:29 am
105781
... Cm (S) are "camel riders fighting exclusively hand-to-hand", so they're clearly different from most Cv, behaving more like Kn. Cm (O) mostly have bows or...
Andreas Johansson
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9:39 am
105782
... From: "bayankhan" <bayankhan@...> ... The problem is with a top down, results oriented rule set such as DBMM this sort of approach tends to lead...
Nik Gaukroger
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9:43 am
105783
Thanks for that. So how historically do we know if camels ever destroyed Knights in such numbers to justify quick kills ? Jeff ...
Jeff Herbert
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10:03 am
105784
... Can I suggest that you go through a proper xercise to quantify what you think the differences would be yourself I once did an exercise trying to seperate...
Mike Campbell
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10:04 am
105785
How many games of 1.1 have you had now doug? Cheers Chris...
blackaddersapprentice
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10:34 am
105786
... No, as a christian nubian player all I can say is that camels are "pants" With Low factors, no follow up, no manouverability the quick kill/flee results...
blackaddersapprentice
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10:36 am
105787
Good work Peter, I have changed my mind I will try to make it as a lead up to Athens Pretty sure I wont be taking C nubians though :-) Any help you need let me...
blackaddersapprentice
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105788
For what it is worth, I have been a sporadic player of DBMM recently however when I play I field Cyrus the Great including his 5 Cm(O). <<Knights are always...
Gaël RICHARD
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105789
<<Herodotos, History, Bk I: When Cyrus beheld the Lydians arranging themselves in order of battle on this plain, fearful of the strength of their cavalry, he...
Gaël RICHARD
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10:51 am
105790
We did, but not any more. :o) 15mm Ian Austin Richard Aynsley Mike Bennet Tony Bergin Donal Coghlan William Coughlan Chris Jolley Graham Lock Dave Pallin Marc...
Tim
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11:01 am
105791
Not many, in fact '0', because no-one locally has any interest in playing them. They are completely fed up with drafts, and over the last 5 years there has...
Doug Melville
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11:05 am
105792
<<No, that seems about right to me too. The Camel factor is low sp that it is the "hope" of a QK that makes them worth fielding. I am still at a loss as to why...
Gaël RICHARD
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11:08 am
105793
Review of Richardson, R., (2003) The Chanca attack on the formative state of the Incas. Slingshot 226, p40. Army lists effected; IV/70 Chanca IV/81 Inca Mr...
John Garvey
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12:17 pm
105794
very nice John, now get back to painting and other productive pursuits.. ;-) cheers Doug ... _________________________________________________________________ ...
Doug Melville
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12:28 pm
105795
... Shame, I'm getting one or two games a month with a 250km round trip for each a bit to much like hard work ;-) Brisbane is dead even most of the TRSWSNN...
blackaddersapprentice
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1:26 pm
105796
... Seems pretty reasonable. If the Lydian Kn fled off the field then one could argue the QK/Destroyed result as valid - but they didn't do that. The 'flee'...
paul_b_young
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1:40 pm
105797
... In Perth, there are about 15-16 reasonably regular DBMM players at the two clubs I frequent. I say 'reasonably regular' as perhaps half of them play other...
paul_b_young
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1:59 pm
105798
I apologize in advance for not providing more detail suitable for testing and evaluation. I'm enjoying pushing lead far too much to remember all the fine...
pat_gilliland
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2:18 pm
105799
... They would trigger the asterisked Italian minima. Or minimum, I think it's only one Kn. ... Pass. They should be the same, certainly, but I don't know...
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