DBA II/69 Sassanid Persians

SSSSAAASSS SSSSAAAASSSS SSSAAAAAssssssssaaaaaaannniiiiiiiid Persians....!!!

Oh.. What a cool name! My favourite DBA Army, lots of Cavalry, Knights, Elephants, Horrible Hordes, nice & colourful as well. The match of mighty Rome for many a year, but in end victim to the explosion of Islam & the Arab Conquest Armies.

We've had these fellas for a long time, but recently we changed the banners. Here they are, made by our good selves as there's not a lot of 15mm Banners out there!!!
http://mrfarrow2udba.blogspot.com/2008/04/sassanid-persian-banners.html

In our games the Sassanids have always performed well.

II/69 Sassanid Persian 220 - 651AD
1x3Cv(Gen), 1x4Kn or 3Cv, 4x3Cv, 1x2Lh, 1xEl or 3Cv,
1x3Ax or 3Cv, 2x7Hd, 1x2Ps

Sassanids all options, Ancient Temple camp in the background






Close up on the Sassanid King


Sassanid King, based this fella on Shapur II, it's a converted Museum Mini.


Sassanid Jumbo, with OUR lovely banner trailing from the side.






Ahaaa! The fearsome Persian Cataphract & Clibanarii (Knight & Cavalry)


Da Da Da.... Da Da DAAAA...! The fearless.. Persian Hordes!


Sassanid Auxillia & Psiloi

DBA 1500-1900 Polish vs Protestant German

A nice little clash from the Thirty Years War, the mighty Polish versus a Protestant German force. Jack would take the Polish & I the Germans.

54b Polish, 1576-1670.
1x3Kn, 2x3Cv, 1x3Dr, 1x2LH, WWg, 1x2LH, 2x4Sh, 2x4Pk, 1x4Bd

42b German/Danish, 1618-1648.
1x4Pi, 1x3Dr, 1x4Pi, 4x4Pk, 4x4Sh, 1xArt.


Initial Set up, Polish forces on the left


German Pistols Advance.


Straight into the action, I send a Pike ahead to block the road... Very foolish!


Jacks Cavalry swings out to the flank. His War Wagon & General wait patiently.


Polish Blades make short work of the German Pike


In the woods, Dragoons skirmish away. German Pistols match up against Winged Hussars (Kn) & the War Wagon. While the Infantry line up to slog it out.


'HAAAALT!' German Pike & Shot get ready for Polish Cavalry & Light Horse


Scratch the German Dragoons!!


The German Pike & Shot Line up, while I send a Shot element to take the village.


It's a bit of a mess with the infantry, somehow we both manage to get a unit each out of position. Polish Blades charge the Pike, while a German Shot is too far ahead.


The main scrap is about to begin, the Poles lose a Pike to the German Guns


Polish Dragoons peek out across the battlefield.


The other flank, Polish Cavalry take on Pike & Shot


Oh dear it's 2-1 to Jack & I've got a Shot element in a bad position.


View from behind the Polish Cavalry. Meanwhile the Germans lose a Shot element in the middle


The Poles win the battle for the village, but in the centre we both lose a Pike element each. That's a win for Hetman Jack & the Poles, 4 to 2! Final positions below...


Oh... Where did it go wrong? Too many elements stuck on the road & I couldn't manoeuvre. Jacks laughing..! He picks up a Light Horse element from the side of the table, he had forgotten to place it at the start. So not only as he beat me, he's done it with 11 elements & he lets me know about it. Aaarrggh the shame!!!!

Double 31b Dutch 1590-1660

Double Dutch!! Lots of crafty Dutchmen & friends to battle the Spanish.
This selection of 24 elements includes...

4x4Pi, 2x3Dr, 4x4Pk, 12x4Sh, 2xArt and two Generals.

Wow! That's a lot of firepower, we're going to put them up against the Spanish, Battle Report to follow shortly.

The Shot Heavy Dutch Army












'Odd view'

BBDBA 27.Elizabethan English 1560-1620

Here we go, BBDBA English to match the Spanish.

The following army is composed of 3xCav, 2xKn, 1xPi, 3xLh, 2xArt, 10xPk, 8xSh, 3xLb, 4xBd.

The English Army




Border Horse guard the flanks




The English centre






German Mercenaries

BBDBA 20.Spanish 1560 - 1609

For the Glory of his Imperial Catholic Majesty.....!!
The sinister Spanish Army ready to defeat all enemies of God. Oh dear.. I'm getting carried away. BBDBA version of our Spanish, 36 elements. They have a 'dark' look to them, finished off with Ebony Miracle Dip.

The following army is composed of 3xKn, 3xPi, 3xLh, 3xArt, 12xPk, 12xSh. Plus 3 Generals.

Spaniards!!!




Pistols up closest, Pike & Shot behind.


Mighty Spanish Guns


Knight elements, Pike & Shot, Light Horse at the back.




Spanish Tercio!!!



Nice one... 3 Tercios with Generals & a screen of Light Horse.






Sideview of the Tercios!!