RTW (Commentary): Prize-Video #1 Thrace v. SPQR

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From the Quest for Elsyium Tournament hosted by Cluny the Scourge on 08/02/2009, three battle videos were offered as prizes for the Final and for two of the Most-Interesting replays. This battle was fought in the opening Round Robin stage of the tournament and was between Taruthin (Thrace) and General Chaos (SPQR).

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[jenniferthomas28]

Hi, I can't remember which video it was but in one of your videos you stated that a phalanx formation should be deploted 6-8 ranks deep to bring all their sarissas to bear, but I tried a few tests and noticed that only the front 3 lines of sarissas ever get used and the back lines point their sarissas in the air even if the front lines fall.

[ClunytheScourge1]

The more densely ranked a phalanx, the more resilient its' morale - it can fight longer before routing and resist sudden shocks better (like rear charges). The narrower the front the more manoeuvrable the unit and so the better it can adapt to new plans. Additional ranks mean the unit won't narrow as men die, widening the gaps to adjacent phalanxes in the line. Finally, though a phalanx using Greek-style spears deploys a max of 3 ranks a time, pikemen actually deploy 5 ranks if you look closely.

[emield55]

how old are you btw?

[ClunytheScourge1]

@emield55 29

[tyrantcreator]

you have the best commentary on videos. I couldn't stop laughing throughout the video. Were you in this tournament even though you held it?

[ClunytheScourge1]

Yes, since we had 11 people turn up it made sense to round it off to an even number to make the match-making more convenient int the Round Robin stage.

[Mast3rFr3aky]

2:45

Oh, Cluny. You lovable pervert.

[dcsmith5100]

How do you make such a funny commentary???? These are so good.

[SartaqKhan]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who got to enjoy the redwall series. Cluny the Scourge.

[SuperMitchmacsyoutub]

i wish he still made vids :(

[Niphire]

I wonder what we can see through these windows here. Disappointing indeed. =D 

[HufflepuffTheGreat]

These vids are so much more awesome than PoM's vids IMHO

[LookinBoy888]

For fear of the enemy flailing around in his rear area.... XD Hahaha.

[jenniferthomas28]

Thanks for the info, you just gave me a few new ideas for tests ^.^

[jenniferthomas28]

So after testing for a while I noticed that it is best to either use double thin lines in the middle with thicker blocks on the flanks for outflanking, or if the faction has stuff like axemen then position all the phalanx units in double lines and use the axemen to perform or possibly intercept flanking maneuvers.

I only performed about 10 tests, many of which were offline so I will give you more updates on this as I test more later if you like

[jenniferthomas28]

I found that stacking 2 units in long lines 3 ranks deep one behind the other gets the desired effect since even if the front line pulls out their swords and shield the back line keeps their sarissas, but this formation is less maneuverable