DBA Battle Report 01: Mithridatic vs Commagene

The Armies:

II/48 Mithridatic. 1xCv(Gene), 1x3Kn, 2xLH, 4x4Bd, 1x4Ax, 2x3Ax, 1xPs.

II/44 Commagene. 1x4Kn(Gen), 1x4Kn, 2xLH, 2x4Pk, 4x3Bw, 1x4Ax, 1xPs.

The Battlefield comprised a BUA, two Boggy areas and a road.

The Mithridatic force was set up on the left of picture: Blade in the centre, Auxilia on the right flank and Light Horse on the left flank with Psiloi support. The General and his Knights waited in reserve.

The Commagene army arrayed the Pike in the centre, with Bow either side. Auxilia and Psiloi on the left flank, Light Horse on the right. The General and his Knights in reserve.

Turn 1: The Mithridatic advanced and opened their lines. The Commagene pushed the Kn out to the right and linked with the LH.

Turn 2: The Mithridatic advanced again. The Commagene Kn and LH charged the Mithridatic LH and Ps, recoiling the LH and destroying the Ps. Bow-fire recoiled a single Ax element.

Turn 3: The Mithridatic Kn and General bolstered his LH, and pressed his infantry into melee, only managing to destroy a single Bw. The Commagene general seemed at a loss what to do, simply redressing his lines, but managed to destroy the Ax on the Mithridatic far right.

Turn 4: The Mithridatic Bd made no headway, and then lost their other 3Ax. Their Kn destroyed an enemy LH, but their own LH on the far left were ridden down. Game Over!

Conclusion: The Commagene won 4-2.

Assessment: Good combat rolls won this for the Commagene, who were completely out-PIPpped by the Mithridatic, whose Bd should have wiped the floor with the enemy Bw in the centre.