Victory Results:
 60 %
Record a victory for BOTTOM ARMY  40 %
Total plays 5 - Last reported by Mark-McG on 2024-03-20 12:41:08

HISTORY DETAILS
In early 1589 Inawashiro Morikuni joined the Daté side. Ashina Yoshihiro mustered and army and marched to Suriagehara, where Daté's men were formed and ready for battle. Yoshihiro deployed his army and attacked. The Ashina vanguard made good progress against the turncoat Morikuni which forced Daté Masamune to act quickly to plug the hole in his line. Both sides then advanced, but Masamune could bring forward more units and soon the Ashina were driven back and began to crumble.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. Can you change history?

 

Forest Hill
8 3

 

Daté Samurai Army (Red)
Command Card Command Card Command Card Command Card Command Card
Dragon Card Dragon Card Dragon Card
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Ashigaru Yari Ashigaru Bowmen Ashigaru Arquebus Levies Paesant Irregular Infantry Samurai Bowmen Samurai Spearmen Samurai Spearmen Cavalry Samurai Bowmen Cavalry Infantry Leader Cavalry Leader Commander's Unit
6 1 4 - 1 4 3 - 2 3 -

Ashina Samurai Army (Blue)
Move First
Command Card Command Card Command Card Command Card Command Card
Dragon Card Dragon Card Dragon Card
Honour & Fortune Honour & Fortune Honour & Fortune Honour & Fortune Honour & Fortune Honour & Fortune

Ashigaru Yari Ashigaru Bowmen Ashigaru Arquebus Levies Paesant Irregular Infantry Samurai Bowmen Samurai Spearmen Samurai Spearmen Cavalry Samurai Bowmen Cavalry Infantry Leader Cavalry Leader Commander's Unit
4 2 3 - - 3 2 - 3 2 -

Victory
7 Banners
* 1 Victory Banner for each unit or leader eliminated.

Special Rules
* None

 

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Mark-McG replied the topic:
1 month 3 weeks ago
setup
 

close shots
 

 

 

Ashina win 7-5, by a cat's whisker really, Daté was set to win next turn..
rjvonline replied the topic:
1 year 10 months ago
After two dozen plays or more on Vassal, my first face-to-face battle. I had the Date. I pulled my center front line back as they seemed a bit too exposed. Lots of sniping with bows and arquebuses to start the game and I'm on the (light) losing end of it. I defang a Cavalry Charge with Practice of Aikido and follow with a Cavalry Charge of my own. Despite losing all 3 of my cavalry units and having 2 leaders commit Seppuku, the charge and its aftermath bring me within 1 banner of victory. It has left 1 enemy Ashigaru unit with 1 block dangling near the front line. A helpful wind allows one of my foot Samurai spearmen to reach it and eliminate it. 7-3. A fun scenario, although based on the setup it seems to favor Date with 19 to 14 units, and even 1 more Samurai cavalry unit...

PS: not sure why there is a reference to a river in the instructions above...