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Battle between the Goths and Huns
in the Sarmatian Plains, Summer 450
(Part Two)
The first onslaught! On the left the first Hunnish light horse press to attack the Goth warband on the hill, hoping to draw it off and disorder the Goth line. The far
left end of the Goth line is two of their three Knights; with their strong
position on the hill the Huns are unwilling to press the attack yet. On
the right the Hun subject Germans assault the Goth hill position with two
Knights and a Psiloi, facing the Goth Kn General and two warband.
The Crisis! Combat results from the previous turn recoiled the warband on the left
flank (+3 to +0: good roll for the Huns!). On the right flank the Goth Kn
General resulted in a push against the first Hun Ally Kn; the second Hun
Ally Kn slaughtered the Goth Warband in front of it. The second Goth
Warband did better, routing the psiloi that faced it (seen at the bottom
right of the image)
In the Goth turn they got 2 pips and spent them forming their right-side
warband into a double-rank group that hit the flank of the Kn that had
penetrated into their lines. A risky move, but if successful it could
save their whole line. +3 to +3, loser dies.
Combat results from this turn went like this: On the far right the Hun
rolled higher, and the double-rank group of Warband were slaughtered.
The Goth Kn General killed his overlapped Kn foe, however, at +5 to +3,
and charged bravely and impetuously into contact with the Hun light horse
behind it.
On the next bound (not shown) the Hun advanced his psiloi on the left
flank and moved his surviving ally Kn so they both provided overlaps
against the Goth Kn General. At +3 to +2 the Goth General was defeated
and killed. The battle was over.
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