Duncan asked about regulars at the start of the period so I did some reading. Most of this is from Hoyt Cleveland Tillman's work and the bulk of it is in his...
... Thaks, Tom, that's great. ... Anything earlier than 1106 messes up Phil's sequencing, though; so 1113 might be the best we could do. cheers, Duncan...
... I use the quickie sheet at the back of the book not gobildigook that Phil wrote! If you showed ten different people who have never played DBMM before that...
With unprecedented speed and decisiveness, the organising committee has already selected the 2010 battle for the seventh annual Society of Ancients Battle Day....
... Ha, changing the start date on Medieval German will be the least of our worries :-) I do see a trend though, the more we look at these lists, the more...
... Hi Jim, I am not sure of the logic behind having armies that only fought land battles at specific times to be included/excluded. Can we be sure that the...
I intend to change the current tactical factor -1 If WWg that moved this bound. to -1 if WWg in close combat in own bound. which is easier to understand and...
... From: "gomfox" <foxgom@...> To: <DBMMlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:13 PM Subject: [DBMMlist] War Wagons ... It is easier to hit...
... - Re the elephants at Zama - how should they be depicted - I am assuming without towers I have found a possible cheap (well cheaper) source of plastic ones...
... An argument I have never found convincing, myself, and I note that the recent Osprey on elephants has a plate showing Zama with towered elephants. But for...
... Oh, yes - you'd need to add tusks to disguise it as an adult. I still have a Britains baby I converted decades ago to a towered African with 25mm crew,...
... From: "Stuart" <claymore64@...> To: <DBMMlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 2:09 AM Subject: [DBMMlist] Varangian redux ... Which is...
... Thanks Lorenzo - I actually have one of these and it fits a 60 x 60 fine with just a little trunk overhang - I suspect like all things on the internet its...
... Thanks Lorenzo - I actually have one of these and it fits a 60 x 60 fine with just a little trunk overhang - I suspect like all things on the internet its...
Did Lh actually attack and kill elephants? I know the Mongols dismounted to attack them on foot, in Burma, but that would be as Bw(O). I am no expert, but I do...
Hi All, Army lists for the 3rd Round are now required ASAP The Round 3. is on Sunday 14th of June 2009 at the Derby Clubs at the Royal British Legion, 85...
... The Ghurids at Tarain are often to have done so, though whether the light horse-archers specifically attacked the elephants in particular, I am not so...
... Which isn't the DBMM definition of "Brilliance"--essentially boldness (and sometimes intelligence) without much wisdom. ... _Might_ be a good idea. At the...
It would be a very good idea to make Bw a general +3. This is their factor in HOTT - generally considered the most balanced of all the DB games. Would...
I don't Stuart, its my opponents that take convincing... TomT ________________________________ From: Stuart <claymore64@...> To: DBMMlist@yahoogroups.com...
I can follow the arguments about the far eastern foot, who are largely Ax, not being any good at fighting elephants. I can see why Phil wishes to include Ax(S)...