Early Germans vs Huns: Another 100pt ADLG Battle

 Recently, we had another ADLG battle. We enjoy the effects that ADLG allows horse archer types during the game, such as evading and distant shooting. ADLG is also a step-reduction game, where the elements/units are worn-down step by step in combat, whereas in games like DBA, the units are mostly either recoiled back a short distance or destroyed outright.

In our latest game we used the Early Germans (250AD) vs the Huns (374AD), so an out-of-period battle where the armies existed about 124 years apart. We used Huns from a period prior to Attila (who appeared about 433AD). Below is an order of battle for our game. Note that each army below is made up of a single corps or command. The latest version of ADLG now requires 100pt armies to be composed of two commands, so we will adjust our armies for future games:

Huns:

1 x Brilliant CinC (Mundzuk) & Elite Heavy Cavalry, Bow

1 x Heavy Cavalry, Bow 

12 x Horsemen: Light Cavalry, Bow

Total: 14 units

Germans:

1 x Brilliant CinC (Arminius the Younger) & Bodyguard of

 Elite Medium Cavalry

2 x Horsemen: Elite Medium Cavalry

4 x German Tribes: Impetuous Heavy Swordsmen

2 x Veteran Germanic Tribes: Elite Impetuous Heavy Swordsmen

1 x Skirmisher: Light Infantry, Bow

3 x Skirmishers: Light Infantry, Javelins

Total: 13 units

Below is an account of our game.

The Hun army deployed at the crest of a low ridge. The Hun Nobles are in front of the camp, with 2 wings of bow armed horsemen. A small wood is in the lower right of the photo.

  Another view of the Huns.

The German army deployed opposite, also on a low ridge (no effect for game purposes).

An overview of the battlefield. The Germans (left) have moved their left flank javelin-armed skirmishers towards the field (outlined with rocks), supported by their medium cavalry elite horsemen. The Huns (right) have advanced forward into the valley.

 

Another overview of the battle.

 

 

The Huns ride up to close range and shoot into the German tribesmen.

The javelin armed German skirmishers attempted to engage the Huns in the flank, who subsequently evade away.

The Huns about face the next turn and engage the skirmishers with bow fire. The Hun bow fire on the near flank is ineffective.

The Germans try attacking the Huns on the near flank, who evade. 

The Huns have routed a skirmisher in the field in close combat, and scored bow hits on the others.

The Huns close in and rout the rest of the skirmishers in the field.

 

 

The Huns on the far flank reform and begin to work around the German flank. The near flank Huns have turned around and moved back into bow range.

The German line starts to break up. First, the German Elite Horsemen move forward past the field towards the Hun Nobles. Some German tribesmen charge the Huns on the near flank, but the Huns evade.

 

 

Far flank Hun horsemen move towards the flank of veteran (elite) German tribesmen, while the near flank Huns turn around and come into bow fire range of the Germans.

The veteran German tribesmen turn & face the Hun horsemen on the far flank. The German elite horsemen charge the Hun nobles, who evade (upper right).  The German tribes on the near flank are reforming their line as the Hun horsemen approach.

The far flank Huns (upper left) are engaging the veteran German tribesmen with bow fire. The Hun nobles (upper right) have made an about face and move into bow range of the German horsemen, while another group of Hun horsemen is on their flank. A Hun unit on the near flank has routed a German skirmisher unit (not shown). 

 

Clockwise from upper left: One group of Huns have evaded the German veterans while another moves into bow range, The German horsemen are engaging the Hun nobles but it is going badly as all three German horsemen units have taken 2 hits each from melee and bow fire, and the Huns on the near flank are moving into bow range again and inflicting hits on the German tribesmen.

 

The last act clockwise from top left: The Huns have reformed to attack the veteran Germans with bow fire, the Hun nobles (upper right) have routed all the German horsemen, and the near flank Huns (below) are firing for effect on the German tribesmen. German casualties have forced army demoralization at this point, including the 4 units in the photo disordered from bow fire.

Another hard fought exciting game (well, exciting for the Huns anyway). Miniatures are 28mm Old Glory figures.