Romans VS Egyptians

[WarriorOfToys]

Hello everyone!
I recently received some Egyptians from Maltese Knight (thank you)
So my Sister and I had a playmo battle to test them out!
Not only were we testing the Egyptians, but the melee combat rules I created.
So without further a do...

The beginning set up



I begin by throwing pila at the Egyptian light infantry, then moving forward and attacking them


I keep my cavalry behind incase my Sister attemps a flanking attack on my legionnaires with her heavy infantry,
But when she brings her elephant forward I realise I need to get my cavalry to flank her elephant and kill it,
So I charge her heavy infantry head on

Meanwhile my Sister's archer manages to pick off a few of my legionnairs on the other side of the battlefield before I kill her archer with my own.
I then move my legionnaires forward and throw their pila at her light infantry
(I was surprised they actually took down a few of her men, usualy pila have no effect... )

Her elephant kills one of my cavalry, and her chariot kills another.
I manage to destroy her chariot while my infantry sweep around and kill her elephant with a flank attack

Her light infanrty retreats behind her cavalry while my archer attempts to pick them off

More fighting on the other side of the battle,
My infantry engage my Sister's and her cavalry retreats back to the main body of her army

My cavalry and light infantry man charge the Egyptians while my legionnaires on the otherside of the field form a line and prepare to march twords the fray.
My sister surrounds my light infantry man with her cavalry,
But realising the hoplesness of the situation surrenders, ending the match.




We played with my Romans.
(20 legionnaires on my side, plus centurians and standards, my commander and a few other people... totaling 35 men)
Against her Egyptians and Mercenary cavalry. (Totaling 29 men)
Though the numbers seem in my favor I didnt use several of my men...
(My centurions, opitos, and standards... plus my commander, and my gladiators)

It was a fun battle, and the rules worked out well.
I hope you all enjoy the pictures.

-WarriorOfToys

[Richard]

Looks like great fun, WoT!

Thanks for sharing,
Richard

[Justindo]

Thanks for the pictures throughout the various stages of the battle and the synopsis, WarriorOfToys!  This looks like it was a great battle (congratulations on your win ) and I'm pleased your melee rules worked well.

It's great that you got some more Egyptians from Maltese Knight or else it wouldn't be quite fair.   Based on these pictures, I would say your Roman army looks quite formidable with plenty of heavy infantry, some cavalry, an archer, and artillery.  Have you considered adding some light infantry auxiliaries to it?  The men from 7880 work well for this and will be discontinued later this year while the legionaries will remain available.

Just for future reference, one website I order Playmobil from is ridgeroadstation.com.  They have a good selection of Playmobil with good prices, charge no sales tax outside of New York, and have free shipping on orders over $40.  I know money is tight right now, but this is a good site for future purchases.

[WarriorOfToys]

Thanks for sharing,
Richard

Any time Richard!

Justindo,
Thank you very much for the site, it looks great!
I have another "century" of legionnaires,
but I had to leave them out of the battle or it would deffinatly not be fair.
The 7880 soldiers would be great for light infantry, thank you!

[MalteseKnight]

Great to see them on the battle field, my friend! 

[Grant]

Looks like you had some fun. Thanks for sharing the battle with us.

[Martin Milner]

Great to see a Playmobil battle through the various stages! I can't wait to get my Playmoroom and stage a few battles too!