If you refer to Asclepiodotus rather than the "eccentric Peter Connolley(sp?)", the diagram showing wheeling indicates something which is certainly _not_ a...
It specifically says by pivoting on the stationary file leader and gives diagrams which make it clear that this is indeed a wheel. There are a lot of pretty...
I've been following the discussions about warband and was thinking maybe I should rebase my Gallic / Ancient Britons Wb(F) as Wb(O). Would this be advisable ?...
I wouldn't. I think impetuousness is a good concept, it's a part of the command and control system that I think is one of the strengths of DBM. To put it...
... a ... or ... Well, it's a representation but not necessarily a good one (after all, chess is a representation of warfare in this period). The majority of...
... I still think it was more a case of inexperience or rust facing Wb rather than the inherent qualities of such an army. A lot of the players in that...
... Never seen it, but it would follow that it would have been allowed. All sounds historically dubious though :-) Nik Gaukroger "All that is fantastic leagues...
... It is always nice when we can maximise the troop types that are seen in competitions. ... Personally I'd go with 2 ranks plus mitigating factors - makes it...
... Agreed - the response was to the statement by someone that _no_ unit could wheel. ... Asclep. says just that. But if the enemy attacked at 70 deg or 120...
Dear all, I'm really proud to be organizing the Milan DBM Tournament 2005; it will be held 3-4 december; if anyone is intersted, can find more informations on:...
Haven't we done this to death several times (in various fora)??? There are manuals and battlefield descriptions of units wheeling. Inevitably these units are...
... snip ... I have no objection to historians who have a reasonable grasp of the game mechanics* suggesting ways of getting a better historical feel. However...
... resembling ... players ... Kn ... precedent! Alternatively, you could phrase RBS' statement differently: "the armies we define as Wb(O)/(S) were around at...
... No, no, no do _try_ to keep up. _I_ will be using the paper bag, _you_ have the donkey and Alex will handle the particulars. Rather him than me I must say....
... army ... warband ... well, there are pros and cons. The WbF are weaker than they were for sure. The (O) are better than they were but still have problems....
... thinking ... for ... Actually a 3.1 unique point that really weakens Wb(F) is that there will be more Wb(S)/(O) about for them to fight. Regards Jer...
... was 16 ... From experience, much harder. The rear outside corner must move much farther than the fron rank end man. Keeping a semblance of formation for...
... army ... warband and have some based as Wb(F) for the Britons). You could always try being creative with your basing. It might be possible to do something...
... makes 'Albistan' ... common, ... Mamluk ... but it is feasable. You seem to be assuming that those Ilkhanid Mongols should be able to do this on a regular...
... When it comes to near/middle east horse armies it's more a rules problem as the troops don't fit nicely into the classically based troop type model. If...
... I'm not comparing it to a single line of 16 men, but to a square of 16 x 16. That would seem to me to be even harder than a line, but the previous poster ...
That would be the "I've just played my first game of DBM and my Romans didn't walk over their Barbarian opponents, so DBM is rubbish" thread, which restarts ...
... The anachronistic nature of the big rulesets are what makes them popular. Without such a wide diversity of armies and periods being able to play each...
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