Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
Well it seems to me that you have to let enemy armies besiege your cities, when you get a papal warning about that faction. If you try to lift the siege it seems to count as attacking them, in my experience.
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Well it seems to me that you have to let enemy armies besiege your cities, when you get a papal warning about that faction. If you try to lift the siege it seems to count as attacking them, in my experience.
LightSpectra
me autem minui
Those Scot screenshots are epic.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
After a good long while, I finally have something post-worthy.
Behold, the great battle of Skopia Bridge!
I am the Polish, attacking the Hungarian fortress/capital of Skopia, in Vardar Macedonia. It is their last great refuge, and defended by a powerful army. While besieging this fortress, my army is attacked from behind by a sizable Hungarian force, supplimented by a smaller force on the opposite side near the castle. The garrison sallies, and I have a large battle on my hands. Fortunately, my armies generally practice the buddy system, so my allied army is also involved in the battle. Together, I outnumber them probably 3:2, but there is a twist that makes this more even.
You see, I was standing on the bridge besieging the castle, so when my army was attacked, it became a bridge battle. But the problem is that, because the way things went down, the attacking army is one on side of the river with my allied army, and I am on the opposite side with the fortress garrison! Thus, before the garrisoned army can enter the battle proper, I must defeat the army crossing the river, then re-ford it myself and set up a defense in time.
Fortunately, many things go very right, and this becomes a battle to remember.
My army is a rather decent High Age Polish army; three units each of both Piast Nobles and Dismounted Polish Knights, three units of excellent Lithuanian Archers, two units of Spearmen, two of Halberd Militia, and two of Regular Swordsmen, my general, a bombard cannon crew, and a sizable cavalry detachment of Piast Nobles and Polish Retainers, those great superheroes of lore.
Knowing I may well find myself between a rock and a hard place if this doesn't go down like I need it to, I have my archers lay their stakes facing towards me, which will give my troops some defense against those nasty Hungarian Nobles, and help break up their infantry formations. This depends somewhat on my pushing past those stakes, but its a gamble I have to take. The bridge is punctuated by steep hills on both sides leading up to it, so I set up my various dismounted knights in a half-circle at the top, to provide defense. The spearmen and cavalry also face opposite, again, in case that larger army gets to me before I can cross.
So the battle starts. The small force charges across the bridge, my foot knights charge, and predictably destroy them. The large Hungarian army thankfully starts off in the corner of the map and takes its time getting things together, so I've got some time. The smallest detachment closes quickly, however, and I must split my forces in order to secure at least some of them getting across the river un-accosted.
I send my foot knights, swordsmen, general, and cannon across the bridge, to set up. The archers, spearmen, and cavalry wheel around to deal with the smallest force, which they soundly defeat with a flaming arrow barrage and charge. The main Hungarian army grows closer, and I know I cannot daddle. The archers book it for the bridge, with the spearmen not far behind. The cavalry wrap up with the prisoner-taking, and make it for the bridge.
But wait, something's wrong! My bombards are not crossing the river! And the cavalry risk being cut off from the bridge by the Hungarians! I order the spearmen to halt in front of the bridge, about-face, and form a shield wall; they are to act as a rear-guard and secure the lifeline for the rest of my army. Fortunately, those stakes I deployed discourage the Hungarians from behaving too cavalier, and they must walk through them rather than run, which buys me valuable time. The cannons and cavalry make it across, and my spearmen eagerly rejoin their comrades across the bridge.
Meanwhile, my allied army has set up its defense on the field across the bridge, where it can add missile defense without actively engaging the Hungarians before my main army folds.
The bridge defense goes as follows: the Halberd Militia will form their Spear Wall in front of the bridge, with the Spearmen directly behind them. The foot knights and swordsmen form the same concave arc around the hilltop that they did before; the archers are on a hillside high above all of this, where they can rain down death with impunity; the cavalry are far behind the lines, ready to charge in and save the day if needed; my general is closer, where he can insipire morale, but far enough away to avoid accidental engagement (or the impetuousness of his guard!). The cannons occupy the space opposite the archers, which gives them a commanding view of the bridge and its approaches.
Not long after I reach these positions, the Hungarian assault begins in earnest.
Great masses of Magyars sweep across the bridge, pressing my spear wall to the breaking point. At first they seem to hold, but the sheer mass of bodies pushing across the bridge cannot be held forever. Then the foot knights trickle in to patch the gaps. But the Hungarians are getting through! Their Feudal Knights thunder across with the General's Bodyguard, and my line threatens to break; spearmen begin to rout, and the Hungarian beachhead widens. I begin to have thoughts about retreat and how to engineer it...maybe order my ally to attack and cover my escape? All the while, my archers and cannons rain fiery death; pitch-coated cannon balls impact tightly-packed Hungarian formations, demolishing scores. As the Hungarians push up the moon-shaped hillside, their rear is exposed to fire from opposing hilltops. The cannons thunder once more, and scores of spearmen disappear. My general sees an opportune moment as the Hungarian line separates, and charges home, cutting the Hungarians off from the bridge. Then, a lucky shot! The Hungarian general is incinerated by a direct cannon hit! And with that, his line folds, and the Hungarian army is doomed. The cavalry mop up the routing Hungarians, taking thousands of prisoners. Of a force of three thousands, not 1/20 escapes to tell the tale of the great battle over the Vardar River.
My general, upon witnessing the Hungarian rout, comments to his chief of staff: "This will be a day long-remembered. It has seen the end of the Genovese (I took their last city, Genoa, earlier this same turn), and will soon see the end of the Hungarian Rebellion."
Behold, the great battle of Skopia Bridge!
I am the Polish, attacking the Hungarian fortress/capital of Skopia, in Vardar Macedonia. It is their last great refuge, and defended by a powerful army. While besieging this fortress, my army is attacked from behind by a sizable Hungarian force, supplimented by a smaller force on the opposite side near the castle. The garrison sallies, and I have a large battle on my hands. Fortunately, my armies generally practice the buddy system, so my allied army is also involved in the battle. Together, I outnumber them probably 3:2, but there is a twist that makes this more even.
You see, I was standing on the bridge besieging the castle, so when my army was attacked, it became a bridge battle. But the problem is that, because the way things went down, the attacking army is one on side of the river with my allied army, and I am on the opposite side with the fortress garrison! Thus, before the garrisoned army can enter the battle proper, I must defeat the army crossing the river, then re-ford it myself and set up a defense in time.
Fortunately, many things go very right, and this becomes a battle to remember.
My army is a rather decent High Age Polish army; three units each of both Piast Nobles and Dismounted Polish Knights, three units of excellent Lithuanian Archers, two units of Spearmen, two of Halberd Militia, and two of Regular Swordsmen, my general, a bombard cannon crew, and a sizable cavalry detachment of Piast Nobles and Polish Retainers, those great superheroes of lore.
Knowing I may well find myself between a rock and a hard place if this doesn't go down like I need it to, I have my archers lay their stakes facing towards me, which will give my troops some defense against those nasty Hungarian Nobles, and help break up their infantry formations. This depends somewhat on my pushing past those stakes, but its a gamble I have to take. The bridge is punctuated by steep hills on both sides leading up to it, so I set up my various dismounted knights in a half-circle at the top, to provide defense. The spearmen and cavalry also face opposite, again, in case that larger army gets to me before I can cross.
So the battle starts. The small force charges across the bridge, my foot knights charge, and predictably destroy them. The large Hungarian army thankfully starts off in the corner of the map and takes its time getting things together, so I've got some time. The smallest detachment closes quickly, however, and I must split my forces in order to secure at least some of them getting across the river un-accosted.
I send my foot knights, swordsmen, general, and cannon across the bridge, to set up. The archers, spearmen, and cavalry wheel around to deal with the smallest force, which they soundly defeat with a flaming arrow barrage and charge. The main Hungarian army grows closer, and I know I cannot daddle. The archers book it for the bridge, with the spearmen not far behind. The cavalry wrap up with the prisoner-taking, and make it for the bridge.
But wait, something's wrong! My bombards are not crossing the river! And the cavalry risk being cut off from the bridge by the Hungarians! I order the spearmen to halt in front of the bridge, about-face, and form a shield wall; they are to act as a rear-guard and secure the lifeline for the rest of my army. Fortunately, those stakes I deployed discourage the Hungarians from behaving too cavalier, and they must walk through them rather than run, which buys me valuable time. The cannons and cavalry make it across, and my spearmen eagerly rejoin their comrades across the bridge.
Meanwhile, my allied army has set up its defense on the field across the bridge, where it can add missile defense without actively engaging the Hungarians before my main army folds.
The bridge defense goes as follows: the Halberd Militia will form their Spear Wall in front of the bridge, with the Spearmen directly behind them. The foot knights and swordsmen form the same concave arc around the hilltop that they did before; the archers are on a hillside high above all of this, where they can rain down death with impunity; the cavalry are far behind the lines, ready to charge in and save the day if needed; my general is closer, where he can insipire morale, but far enough away to avoid accidental engagement (or the impetuousness of his guard!). The cannons occupy the space opposite the archers, which gives them a commanding view of the bridge and its approaches.
Not long after I reach these positions, the Hungarian assault begins in earnest.
Great masses of Magyars sweep across the bridge, pressing my spear wall to the breaking point. At first they seem to hold, but the sheer mass of bodies pushing across the bridge cannot be held forever. Then the foot knights trickle in to patch the gaps. But the Hungarians are getting through! Their Feudal Knights thunder across with the General's Bodyguard, and my line threatens to break; spearmen begin to rout, and the Hungarian beachhead widens. I begin to have thoughts about retreat and how to engineer it...maybe order my ally to attack and cover my escape? All the while, my archers and cannons rain fiery death; pitch-coated cannon balls impact tightly-packed Hungarian formations, demolishing scores. As the Hungarians push up the moon-shaped hillside, their rear is exposed to fire from opposing hilltops. The cannons thunder once more, and scores of spearmen disappear. My general sees an opportune moment as the Hungarian line separates, and charges home, cutting the Hungarians off from the bridge. Then, a lucky shot! The Hungarian general is incinerated by a direct cannon hit! And with that, his line folds, and the Hungarian army is doomed. The cavalry mop up the routing Hungarians, taking thousands of prisoners. Of a force of three thousands, not 1/20 escapes to tell the tale of the great battle over the Vardar River.
My general, upon witnessing the Hungarian rout, comments to his chief of staff: "This will be a day long-remembered. It has seen the end of the Genovese (I took their last city, Genoa, earlier this same turn), and will soon see the end of the Hungarian Rebellion."
Fifty
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I find it disgusting and reprehensible to see war promoted and glorified like you have done, Cheezy. 
Jos Ballenbak
Zombiehunter, duh.....
I love it!
Renner
Warlord
Had this screenshot from Empire Total war lying around for a while. One of my ships started sinking from battle damage. All of the crew bailed out and swam for it, except for one brave soul who climbed up to the crows nest to go down with the ship.
germanicus12
First Citizen of Rome
My Elite Marines under the command of Captain Porter, being tested for the first time in battle, against Austrian forces on the road to Lisbon. (The blue dots in my mini-map are my allies the Portuguese.)
In the same battle my 18 pounders under the command of Colonel Roust have an excellent view over the battlefield. The Austrians have fought a bloody battle near the center and are now in near full retreat. Those in the far distance on the left have just routed a small Portuguese army and is now marching around my flank to meet my Marines.
EDIT: Strange the Pictures are not working... I will upload them instead. The 1st Pic will be the 1st sentence and so on.
In the same battle my 18 pounders under the command of Colonel Roust have an excellent view over the battlefield. The Austrians have fought a bloody battle near the center and are now in near full retreat. Those in the far distance on the left have just routed a small Portuguese army and is now marching around my flank to meet my Marines.
EDIT: Strange the Pictures are not working... I will upload them instead. The 1st Pic will be the 1st sentence and so on.
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Deity
I really hate battles in ETW.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
High in the Armenian mountains, Russian troops discover the Seljuk secret weapon: anti-gravity pillars!
LightSpectra
me autem minui
Looks like a perfect advertisement for "LOST: the Real-Time Strategy Game."
kibbles
Warlord
Ok, playing as Sweden, this is my last great battle in India (as I had to re-focus my efforts in Northern Europe). I think it was the bloodiest battle I have fought yet.
I started by having my artillery destroy the bridges to the south. My light and line infantry started fortifying the only other crossing; a shallow upstream for the bridge. The light infantry placed their stakes, and I had my puckle guns on the flanks of the shallow. The slaughter that ensued was terrible. Unfortunately I don't have a shot of the stats, but I hope the pics tell the story.
Their Calvary were shot down as soon as they were within range, they didn't stand a chance... However as you can see, their infantry were able to tolerate the gunfire, and you will notice the mass not just Maratha bodies, but company bodies as well (blue and white). I don't fight river battles very often, but when I do they are always satisfying (even if a little broken
).
I started by having my artillery destroy the bridges to the south. My light and line infantry started fortifying the only other crossing; a shallow upstream for the bridge. The light infantry placed their stakes, and I had my puckle guns on the flanks of the shallow. The slaughter that ensued was terrible. Unfortunately I don't have a shot of the stats, but I hope the pics tell the story.
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Their Calvary were shot down as soon as they were within range, they didn't stand a chance... However as you can see, their infantry were able to tolerate the gunfire, and you will notice the mass not just Maratha bodies, but company bodies as well (blue and white). I don't fight river battles very often, but when I do they are always satisfying (even if a little broken
).
germanicus12
First Citizen of Rome
Does anyone know how many pictures Xfire can take during a game?
For me it varies between 3 and 1. Even when I know I took more pictures than what they show. For instance, in my recent game I took 3 pictures and Xfire only showed 1.
My outnumbered Marines hold on against a Pirate horde on the Leeward Islands. My other 2 pictures that Xfire did not save/take showed a brutal skirmish and butcher's bill.
For me it varies between 3 and 1. Even when I know I took more pictures than what they show. For instance, in my recent game I took 3 pictures and Xfire only showed 1.
My outnumbered Marines hold on against a Pirate horde on the Leeward Islands. My other 2 pictures that Xfire did not save/take showed a brutal skirmish and butcher's bill.
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Maniacal
the green Napoleon
I have had x-fire take up to I'm not sure how many but somewhere close to 20 just fine. Though a couple of times it has not shown the picture or two I took. Overall though its worked fine,
Uploading pics from xfire is a hassle.
Here's the results of a recent battle I just had. Orcs can be useful!
I started on a pretty nice hilltop, not sure how, as I didn't position myself on it on the mainmap and I was attacking. In any case, it proved to be very effective; My snaga-hunters outranged and outgunned Gondor's Rangers of Ithilien and King's Longbowmen that the Gondorian general initially sent at me to soften up my lines. When they tried to march on me with some of their Men at Arms, Gondorian Swordsmen and two militia units, they were also gunned down quite effectively. I also sent up some orc raiders from the back to engage their units, because my archers couldn't wipe them all out.
The pikemen were there to ensure my army was not overrun by any cavalry they might have had, specifically the heavy cavalry of their general. They actually did send in a light cav unit, but it was severely damaged by my snaga-hunters before being engaged by two elements of orc raiders. It routed, and was then shot in the back. No survivors.
After the loss of more than half his army and the seeming invincibility of my orcs, the enemy general decided to withdraw his forces and live to fight another day.
Here's the results of a recent battle I just had. Orcs can be useful!
I started on a pretty nice hilltop, not sure how, as I didn't position myself on it on the mainmap and I was attacking. In any case, it proved to be very effective; My snaga-hunters outranged and outgunned Gondor's Rangers of Ithilien and King's Longbowmen that the Gondorian general initially sent at me to soften up my lines. When they tried to march on me with some of their Men at Arms, Gondorian Swordsmen and two militia units, they were also gunned down quite effectively. I also sent up some orc raiders from the back to engage their units, because my archers couldn't wipe them all out.
The pikemen were there to ensure my army was not overrun by any cavalry they might have had, specifically the heavy cavalry of their general. They actually did send in a light cav unit, but it was severely damaged by my snaga-hunters before being engaged by two elements of orc raiders. It routed, and was then shot in the back. No survivors.
After the loss of more than half his army and the seeming invincibility of my orcs, the enemy general decided to withdraw his forces and live to fight another day.
Jury-6
Chieftain
Far, far too much medieval nonsense going on in this thread lately, so I signed up to share with you real power from the time of toilets and bathing...or at least leading up to it.
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Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Yeah, sure the Romans had bath houses, but they didn't use soap and had a tendency to use lead pipes.
Tank_Guy#3
Lion of Lehistan
Here's the results of a recent battle I just had. Orcs can be useful!
I'm assuming these pics are from "The New Shadow"? If so, I've not had much success at all with orcs. At one point I sent an entire army of orc archers against 1 unit of Easterling Oliphaunts.
All the orcs did was die. Though they aren't totally worthless when combined with regular Adunabar troops. I love the trolls though!!
