MEG Maximus (Later 100 YW English vs French Ordonnance)

Hi All

Had 2 great games in the last two weeks both I used Later 100 Year war English. 

The first report is Later 100 year war English vs French ordonnance

The English had a Burgundian ally

And a total of 11 tugs, 6 missile units, 4 knights units

The French had a total of 9 tugs

4 knights units and 5 missile units (all the knights were superior) 

English were attackers (rolled skulls) and the coastal area was chosen (thankfully no secured flank)

After set up the English had

The Burgundian ally + 1 unit of mounted longbow on the right   
4 units of longbow and a unit of men at arm in the center

1 unit of knights on the left

The French put 3 units of knights on the English (Burgundian) right

4 units of longbow in the center

1 unit of knights and 1 unit of crossbow on the English left.

Turn 1

All the English / Burgundian knights dismounted as well as the mounted longbow

The French moved all their knights forward (in true French fashion) while the longbow in the center tried to catsup.

Turn 2

 The first French knight unit charged in on its own vs a unit of dismounted Burgundian knights and a unit of skilled longbow on the far right of the English line.

The longbow fired in but only caused 1 wound
thankfully only 2 bases of French made contact (one vs each unit) so the dice were not that many and with a lucky black dice the English caused a loss of a very expensive superior knight base.

On the rest of the front some exchange of bow fire caused some losses to both sides but nothing out of the ordinary.

In the movement phase the rest of the French knights positioned to charge, while the English moved about as to threaten the flanks of enemy units.
In the Melee phase the dismounted Burgundians (having opened up more bases to fight) caused more casualties to the French mounted knights.

The French knights broke off having lost 3 bases.

Turn 3

3 units of French knights charged in.
the knights in the English left slammed into the dismounted English knights causing 3 kills in the impact.
On the English right the French knights again charged the Burgundian knights and the longbow but was close to breaking from the shooting and the impact (needed only 1 wound to break).
The last unit of knights charged some Burgundian crossbow and some dismounted knights but as only 1 base hit the crossbow and 2 hit the dismounted knights again the results were not as good as someone would have expected.

After some shooting and more movement

      In the Melee the unit of French knights in the left broke the English dismounted knights and only the unprotected Irish stood in their way for the English camp.

On the right the French knights broke and the pursuing Burgundians fell on the side of the other unit of knights.

Turn 4

The game was almost lost for the French and the English men at arms charged a unit of longbow in the middle while another unit of French longbow was close to breaking from the shooting.
In the melee the English foot broke the French longbow while 2 units (1 skilled) of English longbow broke the other French bowmen.

When the dust settled we had a chat on the tactics used by the players.
The English thanks to the skilled longbow had an advantage vs the French longbow in the center.

The French did not coordinate the charge of the knights as to fall all together as to cause max kills (only did that vs the English on the left).