AAR

[chapman104]

Im thinking of writing an AAR on SS but dont know which faction to be or what people would want to read. So if anyone wants to make a suggestion please do.

France, byzantium, portugal and HRE im not doing because i already have big campaigns with then and i dont want to start with them again.

[Mike13531]

lemme think... something that's good... eh... how about Russia? good thing abotu orthodox countries is that they have better looking units than catholics ones

[chapman104]

Russia could be good but the mongol invasions will be pretty painfull. maybe cossack musketeers will save me
And of course the inevitable war with poland.

[Mike13531]

lol, destroy mongols early on... that's my suggestion, don't give them time to settle in a city... cause you realize that they do not require ANY money to keep their units, which will only make them stronger and stronger... The key against mongol is spearmen, they are mostly all horses. Their infantry suck, so no worries. Best strategy against them?? spear wall or any kind of spear formation, they will try to run you over, but they ll die themselves

[chapman104]

ok then russia it is. opening post will be in about half an hour

[Mike13531]

lol, alright. btw, take advantage of forests and ambushes against mongols, k?

[chapman104]

Russia 1080

Yvesolod began the year by starting the conversion of moscow to a castle where the grand armies of russia would be created as the lack of available cavalry in cities didnt help the russians due to their reliance on cavalry.



The grand duke beseiges riga in order to make sure danes and poles dont get to open up a baltic front against them in the future.



Archers rain fire on the enemy crossbowmen and kazaks fire on their flanks



Yvesolod leads his nobles in a charge against the enemy woodsmen killing many of their number and their peasants realise they cant catch the mounted bowmen of the kazaks and run back to the village square and the 2 sides' spear militia collide outside of the village



Yvesolod and his guard charge the crossbowmen who have been harrassing them for most of the battle and luckily run down the rebel leader on his way back from the field.



The peasants in the centre are cut to pieces and the settlement falls with less than 40 men lost

btw do people want recounts of all my battles or just the occasional 1

[Wolfgrin]

I agree that Russians will make a good AAR. I've played them in this mod, and they were very fun. Poland will be much more of a pain than the Mongols, though. They will hit you early and with lots of stacks. By the time the Mongols come, you should have Cossack and Dvor cavalry, which can save your butt. Your spearmen aren't too good, so be careful basing much strategy on them. Then again, Mike13531 might know how to pull it off.

[Mike13531]

lol, tried it, done it, in 6 turns, destroyed them all before they can even take a settlement. Well i sort of just know when they are showing up and waited there for them, with about 4 stacks army?

[gr33kp1mp777]

what the he11 does AAR stand for???

[chapman104]

After Action Report

[Mike13531]

lol, quiet honestly, i didn't know that either to begin with, but i sorta guessed it right

[Titus Protius]

you should have done an AAR with the templars. would have been interesting to see how you start and then deal with the mongol and the timurid invasion.
russia is good though.
maybe somebody else can do a templar one because i have had a real problem with the mongols and now the timurids so it will be good to see your results.

[Mike13531]

too lazy to play that far,