Time Commanders is Coming Back

[ztrain909]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Can't see anymore of these episodes, that you tube channel has been shut down! Them bloody s !

[Antelopev2]

The Waterloo episode was really interesting and was complete utter carnage I'm surprised both sides had anyone left at the end cannot wait for the last episode Chalons as the original team who played it made a pigs meal of using the Huns.

[Antelopev2]

What do people think of the new format of the show, for me personally I think it's great if a bit minimalist the after battle report has gone down his as you do not get a an idea oh how it was actually fought. with the use of technology. Maybe they could have a vertical screen to do that part or they could revert back to using the blocks to explane the battle as I miss Nusbackers inventive use of props and him/her getting overtly excited and kicking the table.

[Knight_Of_Ne]

A slightly more in depth post action report would be nice. But the current format is a real winner I feel.

[Antelopev2]

A slightly more in depth post action report would be nice. But the current format is a real winner I feel.

I agree the post action report is not as in depth as it used to be. And the mapping the battle (they zoom away from the fighting to show the plans/actual fighting) could be a lot better, the Youtubers have done a good job of this and the BBC and All3media could with their expertise and money could make something better. Unit spotlights could be reintroduced but with the new videos on weapons with Summers and the reenacting team it's not paticually necessary.

[Antelopev2]

One thing the New Time commanders does give me more scope to expand my mods (Decisive Time Commanders II) further to other areas in history. Beyond what the book does as shown below with the Kugyuryo Empire.

[Antelopev2]

Wow that last team playing the Huns they were awesome better than the team who played them in the first season. I hassad guess probably the best teams thus far.

[Alwyn]

Yes, the Huns did well. I wondered if the Romans had a more difficult challenge. They were told that the battle was a race to occupy the hill which dominated the map. (Maybe this instruction was used to prevent both sides from holding back and waiting for the other army to make the first move?) A lot of the killing power of the Roman army was in their artillery, which was never likely to reach the hill-top before the Huns' horse archers reached the Romans. What should the Romans have done? Should they have sent their infantry ahead, running up the hill to secure while their cavalry protected their slow-moving artillery? Or should they have sent their cavalry ahead to occupy the hill, while their infantry protected the artillery? Or something else?

[sapphire]

What should the Romans have done? Should they have sent their infantry ahead, running up the hill to secure while their cavalry protected their slow-moving artillery? Or should they have sent their cavalry ahead to occupy the hill, while their infantry protected the artillery? Or something else?

Good point, there's no perfect solution, I would almost think they should have abandoned the hill entirely and set up defensive positions somewhere closer to where they started.

[Antelopev2]

Good point, there's no perfect solution, I would almost think they should have abandoned the hill entirely and set up defensive positions somewhere closer to where they started.

Maybe they should have done what Caesar did at Bibract and use the hill as a means of flank protection.
They did something similar as to the Bibract team they tried to defend the hill, they tried to defend the flat but unlike the Brbract team they also tried to be aggressive with their cavalry.

[Geronimo2006]

Was that the last episode? I noticed its not listed this week. Also the BBC website mentions its three-part. Wondering do they mean 3 episodes or the fact this is the third series?

[herne_the _hunter]

BBC TV series have got smaller in recent years three programmes (3 x 1 hour) is the norm
now

Episode three Battle of Chalons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FVWTV08qXY

Compare that with Chalons from series one 2003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7HnELFSW84