Armies and battlefields for Call to Arms, July 3-4 - posted by Paul Graham, 21 June 2021

CALL TO ARMS Update #3

Thank you to all the competition entrants for getting your lists in. We can now reveal the line up for the competition:

Andrew Bennetts New Kingdom Egyptians

Vince Cholewa Later Polish

Tilman Dang Italian Condotta

Raymond Dick Nikephorian Byzantine

Alastair Donald WOTR English

Alastair Duncan Philistines

Bruce Ferguson Later Hungarians

Richard Foster Medieval Portuguese

Dirk Heinsius Middle Imperial Romans

Ben Hill Early Crusaders

Gary Lewis Later Carthaginians

Craig Mabon Pre-Feudal Scots

Jim Morton Bactrian Greeks

Peter Noble Sumerians

Barry Norris Ottoman Turks

Michael Stonyer Middle Imperial Romans

Ivan Truong Middle Imperial Romans

Keith Trye Anglo-Normans

John van den Hoeven Ch'in Chinese

Neil Williamson Avars

Peter Williamson Malay

Allen Yaxley Norse Irish

No pikes, no Parthians, and only 3 middling Romans this year.

One of the 12 battlefields for the competition listed below will have to be dropped, depending on how I'm going with terrain pieces. I'll put out the call for any pieces still outstanding closer to the day, I already have a few handy and generous offers from some of the Warlords club members. The club has splashed out on extra 8 x 5 tables too, so that all 11 of our tables will be the right size.

Qadesh 1274BC

Marathon 490BC

Cannae 216BC

Zama 202BC

Milvian Bridge 312AD

Chalons 451AD

Yarmouk 636AD

Poitiers 732AD

Hastings 1066AD

Nicopolis 1396AD

Fornovo 1495AD

and a July 4th special from 1876AD

For this competition, we traditionally do the draw on the first morning, Visitors vs Locals. 

Vincent Cholewa

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All battlefields that are like Pot Black, playing on a snooker table, are fine by me!

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  Alastair Donald

  Like Poland you mean?

  

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    Vincent Cholewa

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    Alastair Donald as I am using Later Polish, I would not say no

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  • Tilman Dang

    Alastair Donald Poland has lots of Rivers and Forests!

    

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John van den Hoeven

I'm using Samanid on the second day.

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Craig Mabon

So, Pk(F) are not real Pikes then. The Sumerians Pk(X) don't seem to be either...

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  Craig Mabon neither of my two lists includes any pike, though one includes all the Polish Ps, both elements!

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    Vincent Cholewa The Bactrian Greeks will probably include pike, and the Medieval Portuguese and Italian Condotta may, depending on date and (in the case of the Italians) city-state. According to the army list, the Bactrian Greeks don't have to have pik… 

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  • Tilman Dang

    Craig Mabon our swiss allies are a SECRET! Who told you? a place on one of our rowing benches is now reserved for you.

    

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John van den Hoeven

The Ch'in Chinese have Irr PkF.

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  John van den Hoeven I did spot that, but as it was quite date-specific I thought you may well not have any. Tilman Dang's response indicates I was correct with my assumption that the Italian Condotta are likely to have Pk. They have every time I've eve… 

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  Craig Mabon You have seen my army and whisper in hostile ears what you have seen? Publicly conveying more classified information wont help your case once our inquisitor of latin grammar school fame gets hold of you!

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  Tilman Dang I don't think I have seen your army. I played Wayne's Italian Condotta at the Greytown Grand Prix and I've seen Phil's Italian Condotta a couple of times. I just surmised from there.

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  Craig Mabon excuses !...  We shall field some V for Vengeance weapons shortly on the field of honour, a device known to work by striking fear in the hearts of the decadent!....  Who wants to be loved if he can be feared! T Walkiavelli Dang

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Zoe Hill

Well then…. Keep safe Welly people, best of luck and really hope to see y’all next weekend. Now to make masks for the Army, green stuff will take ages, maybe cut up masking tape might work…..cheers, Ben

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