DBA 15mm Battlereport Pyrrhus invades Thrace

After finishing my new DBA battleboard i was absolutly keen on making an DBA game.

We played a scenario in which Pyrrhus started a conquest on southern Thrace. So the Thracians went defender and layed the terrain.

The deployment with Thracian angle of view:

On the left a bad going hill, on the right a swamp, on the right of Pyrrhic forces a bad going hill, the field on the left was easy going terrain.

Thracian deployment saw 3x3 Aux and 1x2 Psiloi on the left wing, in the centre 3x2 Lh with Gen in second rank, on the right wing 3x2 Aux and the Psiloi.

Pyrrhus decided to deploy a left wing with 2x2 Psiloi and 1x3 Aux and a big centre. From left to right 2x2 Lh, 2x2 Spears, 4x4 Pikes with Pyrrhus in the rear and the mighty Elli.

Taking initiative Pyrrhus gave the signal to march forward and the army advanced...

...Lacking pips the Thracians moved slowly on their right wing while the Pyrrhics marched fast forward! Then action in the Thracian centre. Their Light horse marched to the left wing and took a lurking position counterpart to the Greek light horse.

Pyrrhus saw an advantage an started an attack on the light horses but bis forces threw back and saw themselves attacked by Thracian light horses how killed on stand!

Missing high pips Pyrrhus saw his right wing in extrem danger and commanded his brave Italian spearmen on the wing! But not enough he felt the chance of tasting blood and rode on that wing too!
In the meantime the Thracian light horse surrounded the last light horse element and destroyed it!

It was time to take place to the action for mighty Pyrrhus and he and his brave knights rode in the light horse element while one of the Italians tried to Zoc.

But the Thracians hold!!! And they started an attack! An Auxilia stand attacked the spearmen,  alike the light horse Pyrrhus!

An overview of the battlefield.

Pyrrhus fought as a devil but the light horses forced his knight to repell and Pyrrhus get injured and fled of the field, guarded by some of his bodyguard. The Italians were also thrown back!

Bad start for Pyrrhus campaign in Thrace but he will return!

At least some battle impression:

Conclusion: Pay attention to light horse stands! Fast and deadly elements.

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)  

Honour

Dear readers,

i am very proud to announce that Xyston Miniatures published a gallery in which my Thracians have found a place. Thank you Guys!

http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Xyston/index.php?main_page=page_2

Regards

DBA 15mm Thracians I/48

I did it! Yesterday i made the last stand ready for battle. But cut to the case here are the pics:

The army consists of:

1x3 Cavalry (General)
3x2 Light horse (i took them as Scythian ally)
6x3 Auxilia (Warriors)
2x2 Psiloi

The Auxilia in combat formation.

Second rank Auxilias.

The Scythian ally.

The Generals element: The King of the Thracians with battlestandart and his young greek influenced sons.

Cloaks stitchery.

The Baggage elements. For play i just need one but i had so much civilians that i did a second one. Both are made "generic", without specific symbols, so i can use them for several armies. I especially like the small waterfall which is made of wad, a translucent plastic and varnish.

All army miniatures are from Xyston Miniatures, baggage miniatures are from Xyston Miniatures and Corvus Belli.

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DBA 15mm Thracians some new pics

Yesterday i made some new pics. Only two riders, spears&shields and some grass on the baggage elements must be done. The army is ready for battle now.

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DBA 15mm Thracians on the verge of being done

An Overview about the current status of my Thracians. Missing on the picture are two elements of Scythian Light horse which are already painted except two riders.

My entire proud in this army are the freehand stitchery on the cloaks of the generals! Every element has some freehand stitcheries but in my opionion those are the best. On picture the stitchery on the left cloak can only be guessed. Sorry for that.

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DBA 15mm Thracians Update

The next bunch of fearless Thracian warriors is done. Only 8 miniatures left unpainted!

The work of my last days. As you can see 3 elements of Thracian auxilia, 2 Thracians and one Skythian Rider. In the background are the next Xyston models shown.

My favourite Thracian element, 1x3 Auxilia.

The whole bunch of warriors, Cavalry and baggage in the background.
Next will be the generals element and the last 4 Skythian riders.

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DBA 15mm Thracians tiny update

A tiny update. Now 13 miniatures are painted, 27 to go.

You see 1x3 Auxilia and another figure which will be used as battlestandardbearer.

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DBA 15mm Thracians current status

My short term project at the moment is 15mm DBA Thracian army. Its a nice army which consists of: 1x3 Cav (Gen), 6x3 Aux, 2x2 Ps, 3x2 Lh or 3 Ax. With this army you need a lot of terrain i guess therewith the Auxilia can resist against hard hitters (Bd, Elli etc.). Six Aux are enough so i will take the 3 Lh as a Getai ally. The Lh will give my the opportunity to charge everywhere on table/ where i can find enemies weakest point or allure enemies cavalry into terrain/away. Miniatures will come from Xyston who have the best Thracian models in my opinion. I will use them on the DBA 15mm tournament in Ulm at march the 26th so i have to hurry a little bit.

The current status of the project:

1x3 Aux, 1x2 Ps painted, part painted are 1x2 Lh, 1x3 Aux and 1x2 Lh who cannot be seen on the photo. The first picture shows an overview.

The second shows an auxilia closeup

Spears will be added when all elements are done.

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On the Workbench

Today i had the first time the chance to paint since three or four days. I painted some 15mm Thracians, 28 mm Greek skirmishers and rebased some older Numidian light horse which still need some spears, while the Greeks need some shields.

Sorry the picture is a little bit fuzzy but i hope you can realise what is shown. I am too tired now to make a new one. The picture shows the current status of these bases. If they are painted i will have 15mm Thracian Auxilia and Psiloi base, a 28mm Light Horse, a 28mm Aux (both miniatures in the middle) and a 28mm Psiloi(on the left).

The Thracians are from Xyston, Greeks by Wargames Foundry and the Numidians are from Gripping Beast.

 

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Thracians!

Die Warband meiner DBA Seleukiden Armee ist fast fertig: 1x3 Thraker. Die Modelle sind von Foundry und gefallen mir sehr gut.Die Schild werden noch mit LBM Decals bedruckt und das Base wird auch noch gemacht. Damit fehlt dann noch 1x Auxilia und die Meder (1x3 Knights) müssen noch gebast werden.