Caligus/Battle Reports/Battle in An Najaf 11/30/23

Battle of An Najaf
Part of Shadowdale
Date 11/29/2023 Location An Najaf Weather Strong wind Result After 2 rounds, Attacker Victory Territorial changes none
Combatants
Attackers	Defenders
Caligus; Perdan	Shadowdale
Commanders
Gerard Crewins; Benjamin Pryde
Strength
170 MI, 155 Arch, 95 Cav, 206 SF	16 MI, 20 Cav, 49 SF
Formations
no particular formation; no particular formation
Casualties
35	84

Battle in An Najaf

No.	Role	Army	Unit	Commander	Realm	Unit	Formation	CS	Hits Scored	Soldiers killed	Soldiers lost
1	A		13th Legion	Azer	Caligus	70 MI	line	746	332 hits	4 kills	0 losses
2	A		Craterhoof Knights	Rujvik	Caligus	51 Cav	wedge	771	0 hits	0 kills	0 losses
3	A		Liluian Rangers	Benjamin	Perdan	77 SF	skirmish	1757	1452 hits	21 kills	0 losses
4	A		Lionguard	Gerard	Caligus	44 Cav	wedge	884	5069 hits	27 kills	10 losses
5	A		Men's Right Activists	Hannelore	Caligus	91 Arch	box	783	352 hits	4 kills	0 losses
6	A		Meuse Battalion	Jeroen	Perdan	50 SF	skirmish	1237	688 hits	9 kills	0 losses
7	A		Patriarch	Eisenritter	Caligus	100 MI	line	1133	976 hits	5 kills	25 losses
8	A		Swansong Archers	Sean	Caligus	9 SF	box	340	169 hits	2 kills	0 losses
9	A		Vainglory	Vidran	Perdan	70 SF	skirmish	1626	949 hits	4 kills	0 losses
10	A		Windbreaker Guards	Fendor	Caligus	64 Arch	skirmish	923	628 hits	8 kills	0 losses
11	D		An Najaf Defense Force	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	16 MI	line	243	230 hits	5 kills	16 losses
12	D		An Najaf's Elite	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	18 SF	line	280	99 hits	2 kills	18 losses
13	D		An Najaf's Rangers	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	10 SF	line	255	102 hits	2 kills	9 losses
14	D		Duke's House Guards	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	21 SF	line	442	730 hits	16 kills	21 losses
15	D		First Cavalry	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	20 Cav	wedge	336	457 hits	10 kills	20 losses

Total:
10 attackers (170 MI, 155 Arch, 95 Cav, 206 SF)
5 defenders (16 MI, 20 Cav, 49 SF)
Total combat strengths: 10200 vs. 1556

The region owner Shadowdale and their allies defend.
The Perdan troops attack because they are at war with Shadowdale.
The Caligus troops attack because they are at war with Shadowdale.

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

Duke Vidran Konran is spotted wearing the Elemental Chain Mail of the Lords.
Earl Sean Dixon is spotted wielding the Screaming Hammer of Battle.
Gerard Crewins, Dux Militum of Caligus, Baron of Aestus, Marshal of the Wings of Retributiontakes command of his army. They deploy in no particular formation.
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

2 (51-C) 8 (9-S)

3 (77-S) 4 (44-C) 5 (91-A) 6 (50-S) 9 (70-S) 10 (64-A)

1 (70-M) 7 (100-M)

11 (16-M) 12 (18-S) 13 (10-S) 14 (21-S) 15 (20-C)

Meuse Battalion (6) fire on Duke's House Guards (14), scoring 379 hits.
Vainglory (9) fire on First Cavalry (15), scoring 345 hits.
An Najaf Defense Force (11) fire on Patriarch (7), scoring 77 hits.
An Najaf's Rangers (13) fire on Patriarch (7), scoring 102 hits.
Liluian Rangers (3) fire on An Najaf's Elite (12), scoring 726 hits.
An Najaf's Elite (12) fire on Patriarch (7), scoring 99 hits.
Men's Right Activists (5) fire on An Najaf's Rangers (13), scoring 162 hits.
Patriarch (7) move closer to get better shots.
13th Legion (1) fire on An Najaf Defense Force (11), scoring 117 hits.
Swansong Archers (8) fire on An Najaf Defense Force (11), scoring 50 hits.
Duke's House Guards (14) fire on Patriarch (7), scoring 403 hits.
Windbreaker Guards (10) fire on An Najaf's Rangers (13), scoring 346 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 681, Defenders: 2125
Craterhoof Knights (2) ride on, closing in on the defenders.
Lionguard (4) charge ahead, into the defenders' ranks.
First Cavalry (15) charge ahead, into the attackers' ranks.


Close Combat (Center Line):
2 Caligus banners are visible in the melee.
Patriarch (7) score 583 hits on First Cavalry (15).
First Cavalry (15) score 133 hits on Lionguard (4).
First Cavalry (15) score 324 hits on Patriarch (7).
Lionguard (4) score 2723 hits on First Cavalry (15).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 457, Defenders: 3306

An Najaf Defense Force (11) take 167 hits from archer fire, which cause 4 casualties.
An Najaf's Rangers (13) take 508 hits from archer fire, which cause 9 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
An Najaf's Elite (12) take 726 hits from archer fire, which cause 18 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Patriarch (7) take 1005 hits (324 in close combat, 681 from archer fire), which cause 21 casualties.
First Cavalry (15) take 3651 hits (3306 in close combat, 345 from archer fire), which cause 20 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Duke's House Guards (14) take 379 hits from archer fire, which cause 7 casualties.
Lionguard (4) take 133 hits in close combat, which cause 3 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 1138 (457 from close combat and 681 from ranged), Defenders: 5431 (3306 from close combat and 2125 from ranged)
Total casualties: 24 attackers, 58 defenders

Turn No. 2

8 (9-S)

3 (77-S) 5 (91-A) 6 (50-S) 9 (70-S) 10 (64-A)

1 (70-M) 2 (51-C)

4 (41-C) 7 (79-M)

11 (12-M) 14 (14-S)

Duke's House Guards (14) fire on Patriarch (7), scoring 173 hits.
Vainglory (9) fire on An Najaf Defense Force (11), scoring 604 hits.
Windbreaker Guards (10) fire on Duke's House Guards (14), scoring 282 hits.
An Najaf Defense Force (11) fire on Lionguard (4), scoring 91 hits.
Meuse Battalion (6) fire on Duke's House Guards (14), scoring 309 hits.
Swansong Archers (8) fire on Duke's House Guards (14), scoring 119 hits.
Patriarch (7) fire on An Najaf Defense Force (11), scoring 393 hits.
13th Legion (1) fire on Duke's House Guards (14), scoring 215 hits.
Men's Right Activists (5) fire on Duke's House Guards (14), scoring 190 hits.
Liluian Rangers (3) fire on An Najaf Defense Force (11), scoring 726 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 264, Defenders: 2838
Craterhoof Knights (2) ride on, closing in on the defenders.
Lionguard (4) charge ahead, into the defenders' ranks.


Close Combat (Defender Line 2):
Duke's House Guards (14) score 154 hits on Lionguard (4).
An Najaf Defense Force (11) score 62 hits on Lionguard (4).
Lionguard (4) score 1181 hits on An Najaf Defense Force (11).
Lionguard (4) score 1165 hits on Duke's House Guards (14).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 216, Defenders: 2346

Duke's House Guards (14) take 2280 hits (1165 in close combat, 1115 from archer fire), which cause 14 casualties, wiping the unit out.
An Najaf Defense Force (11) take 2904 hits (1181 in close combat, 1723 from archer fire), which cause 12 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Lionguard (4) take 307 hits (216 in close combat, 91 from archer fire), which cause 7 casualties.
Patriarch (7) take 173 hits from archer fire, which cause 4 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 480 (216 from close combat and 264 from ranged), Defenders: 5184 (2346 from close combat and 2838 from ranged)
Total casualties: 11 attackers, 26 defenders

Attacker Victory!

The battle does minor damage to the local infrastructure. Production falls 2 %.