Caligus/Battle Reports/Battle in An Najaf 12/19/23

Battle of An Najaf
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Date 12/19/2023 Location An Najaf Weather Strong wind Result After 4 rounds, Defender Victory Territorial changes none
Combatants
Attackers	Defenders
Shadowdale	Perdan
Commanders
	Benjamin Pryde
Strength
72 SF	310 Inf, 211 SF
Formations
	no particular formation
Casualties
60	13

Battle in An Najaf

No.	Role	Army	Unit	Commander	Realm	Unit	Formation	CS	Hits Scored	Soldiers killed	Soldiers lost
1	A		Greys	Tzedvier	Shadowdale	72 SF	skirmish	1435	639 hits	13 kills	60 losses
2	D		First Ducal Paycheck	Tsingu	Perdan	120 Inf	line	1308	0 hits	0 kills	0 losses
3	D		Liluian Rangers	Benjamin	Perdan	78 SF	skirmish	1765	1061 hits	24 kills	5 losses
4	D		Meuse Battalion	Jeroen	Perdan	60 SF	skirmish	1367	700 hits	16 kills	0 losses
5	D		Rousselor Guards	Casimir	Perdan	85 Inf	line	1056	0 hits	0 kills	0 losses
6	D		The Light Brigade	Ender	Perdan	105 Inf	line	1345	0 hits	0 kills	3 losses
7	D		Vainglory	Vidran	Perdan	73 SF	skirmish	1710	1022 hits	22 kills	5 losses

Total:
1 attackers (72 SF)
6 defenders (310 Inf, 211 SF)
Total combat strengths: 1435 vs. 8551

The troops from Perdan set up defenses.
The Shadowdale troops attack because they are at war with Perdan.

Strong winds and gusts are making ranged combat a game of luck.

Margrave Ender Fate is spotted wearing the Sacred Crown of Caissa.
Duke Vidran Konran is spotted wearing the Elemental Chain Mail of the Lords.
Benjamin Pryde, Baillivus, Imperator of Perdan, Duke of Perdan, Margrave of Perdan, Marshal of the Perdan's Golden Lionstakes command of his army. They deploy in no particular formation.

(legend: I=Infantry, M=Mixed Inf, A=Archers, C=Cavalry, S=Special Forces, U=Undead, M=Monsters)
Turn No. 1

1 (72-S)

3 (78-S) 4 (60-S) 7 (73-S)

2 (120-I) 5 (85-I) 6 (105-I)

Greys (1) fire on Liluian Rangers (3), scoring 238 hits.
Liluian Rangers (3) fire on Greys (1), scoring 256 hits.
Vainglory (7) fire on Greys (1), scoring 299 hits.
Meuse Battalion (4) fire on Greys (1), scoring 176 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 731, Defenders: 238
Rousselor Guards (5), First Ducal Paycheck (2) and The Light Brigade (6) advance towards the enemy.


Greys (1) take 731 hits from archer fire, which cause 16 casualties.
Liluian Rangers (3) take 238 hits from archer fire, which cause 5 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 731 (0 from close combat and 731 from ranged), Defenders: 238 (0 from close combat and 238 from ranged)
Total casualties: 16 attackers, 5 defenders

Turn No. 2

1 (56-S)

3 (73-S) 4 (60-S) 7 (73-S)

2 (120-I) 5 (85-I) 6 (105-I)

Vainglory (7) fire on Greys (1), scoring 156 hits.
Liluian Rangers (3) fire on Greys (1), scoring 251 hits.
Meuse Battalion (4) fire on Greys (1), scoring 217 hits.
Greys (1) fire on Vainglory (7), scoring 112 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 624, Defenders: 112
First Ducal Paycheck (2), The Light Brigade (6) and Rousselor Guards (5) advance towards the enemy.


Vainglory (7) take 112 hits from archer fire, which cause 2 casualties.
Greys (1) take 624 hits from archer fire, which cause 14 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 624 (0 from close combat and 624 from ranged), Defenders: 112 (0 from close combat and 112 from ranged)
Total casualties: 14 attackers, 2 defenders

Turn No. 3

1 (42-S)

2 (120-I) 3 (73-S) 4 (60-S) 5 (85-I) 6 (105-I) 7 (71-S)

Greys (1) fire on Vainglory (7), scoring 130 hits.
Vainglory (7) fire on Greys (1), scoring 200 hits.
Liluian Rangers (3) fire on Greys (1), scoring 362 hits.
Meuse Battalion (4) fire on Greys (1), scoring 72 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 634, Defenders: 130
Rousselor Guards (5), The Light Brigade (6) and First Ducal Paycheck (2) advance towards the enemy.


Greys (1) take 634 hits from archer fire, which cause 14 casualties.
Vainglory (7) take 130 hits from archer fire, which cause 3 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 634 (0 from close combat and 634 from ranged), Defenders: 130 (0 from close combat and 130 from ranged)
Total casualties: 14 attackers, 3 defenders

Turn No. 4

1 (28-S)

2 (120-I) 5 (85-I) 6 (105-I)

3 (73-S) 4 (60-S) 7 (68-S)

Vainglory (7) fire on Greys (1), scoring 367 hits.
Meuse Battalion (4) fire on Greys (1), scoring 235 hits.
Greys (1) fire on The Light Brigade (6), scoring 159 hits.
Liluian Rangers (3) fire on Greys (1), scoring 192 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 794, Defenders: 159
The Light Brigade (6), First Ducal Paycheck (2) and Rousselor Guards (5) advance towards the enemy.


The attackers are vastly outnumbered, and panic spreads throughout their ranks.

The Light Brigade (6) take 159 hits from archer fire, which cause 3 casualties.
Greys (1) take 794 hits from archer fire, which cause 16 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 794 (0 from close combat and 794 from ranged), Defenders: 159 (0 from close combat and 159 from ranged)
Total casualties: 16 attackers, 3 defenders

Defender Victory!

The battle does minor damage to the local infrastructure. Production falls 3 %.