<![CDATA[COE North (WR) vs. South (DK) Ancient Indian battle]]>

: Starting army positions. Wargamerabbit (WR) on left and David K. Indians on right.

: David’s left flank view and the heavy chariots

: WR’s right flank view

: Center view of both armies. WR’s in foreground and David’s in distance

: WR’s right flank advances with Indian cavalry surging forward

: WR’s left center matches the forward advance of the right flank

: David’s heavy chariots wheel left and advance to left flank

: David’s center infantry advances

: WR’s right forms up as the heavy chariot anchor the right advance

: WR’s left prepare to shower David’s advancing Indians with arrows

: Surprise!. David’s flanking cavalry arrive to engage WR’s cavalry

: End table from flank cavalry’s viewpoint

: David’s chariots keep marching as the center lines advance in background

: WR’s heavy chariots and infantry approach David K’s center battle line

: David’s bowmen sense the impending doom as the heavy chariots wheels roll. Chariot runners out front.

: David’s bowmen look weak kneed’d as the big nasty chariots approach

: Right flank cavalry engage

: WR’s find David’s bowmen and chariots charge home

: David’s right flank elephants are surrounded by “flies” (elephant escorts)

: WR’s left flank showers the advancing elephants with arrows

: Right flank cavalry charge and countercharge their lines

: Pulp and road kill. WR’s heavy chariots roll over David’s bowmen.

: WR’s center infantry face off against David’s infantry

: WR’s cavalry on right breaks causing other WR cavalry to retire for the moment

: Elephant with “flies” keep coming forward. Arrow storm continues

: WR’s right flank cavalry is in disarray. Will they rally to save the flank?

: Center spear lines start the stab and jab action

: David’s right flank elephants charge…WR’s bowmen leg it to rear.

: With daft dice rolls, WR rallied his right flank cavalry and counterattacks

: David K pushes the WR’s center spear line……

: WR’s far left flank Elephant finds a target and wins!

: With a big surge…and some dice rolls, David’s main battle line is shattered

: With the center broken and running, WR left elephant running down hapless Indians and the recovering right flank cavalry surging back….. time for the envoy with the beer to prevent pillage and looting of the enemy camp (house).

Reading the above picture galley, WR’s plan was hold a strong center, echeloned back on left and push the right against the exposed left flank of David. I hoped to engage the left flank of David’s Indians before his flanking cavalry arrived. Events proved the basic plan sound except for the flank attack was stopped cold by David’s flanking cavalry. During the game the right flank was a serious “basket case” trying to hold and avoid the total collapse. With some luck on the dice altar, WR pulled the “rabbit from the hat” and held with the supportive massed archery on the right flank hill. Meanwhile, the center spearmen pushed into David’s line and won their infantry struggle. That was the game as David popped for the beer.

As for David’s plan…. we will have to extract the information by other means….more beer!

WR’s ancient Indians will rule Los Angeles till the next grudge match. Just hope he doesn’t challenge WR next with his Persian or Macedonians. WR’s collection is still working up to strength. But ancient Greeks…..bring it on.

Thanks David for hosting the game, playing the ancient Indian only game and providing the beer.