Tuesday, 15 June 2021

The Hyksos face the Peleset

Having beaten off the Libyans attack on the Nile Delta its now the Sea Peoples who threaten Pharoah Afrophis, King of the High Hair-do, Lord of Avaris, Perm of the Nile.

Percy the Peleset and his boys will be a hard opponent.  Fierce foot should give the chariots a headache.

The Hyksos

Light Maryannu Chariots with added chariot runners @5

Light Maryannu Chariots @4

1 group spearman @5 including Pharoah Afrophis

1 group light spearmen @4

1 group archers @4

1 group Skirmishers @ 2


The Peleset

1 x group heavy chariots. @6

3 x groups Fierce Foot, Peleset bronze swordsmen @ 4  Central group includes Big Chief Big Percy

1 x skirmishers @2

Coming in at 20 points the Peleset are obviously missing their Sherden allies, who give another chariot group and three units of Fierce foot to this army.

Percy leads his boys on table.  He looks mean and ready for it.

The Peleset face off their Fierce foot against the Hyksos spearmen 

Meanwhile the Pekeset skirmishers are ridden down by the chariots.

The Hyksos charge the Sea Peoples fierce foot, catching them at a disadvantage, and they can't countercharge mounted.  Basically it means they must roll sixes.

The chariots batter them, but it should be a game of two halves if the Sea Peoples can rally and get back at them.

It's almost a lucky blow but as it is its a negative and the Peleset rout.  ( And actually Percy is with the central unit so it couldn't be a lucky blow anyway.

The Sea Peoples heavier chariots slam into the Hyksos guards, but essentially bounce off.

Percy gets stuck in.  Three kills, the Hyksos levied foot spears also kill three.

And once again the morale roll for the Sea Peoples is just poor.


The Maryannu archers on the Hyksos chariots try a shot on the heavier Sea Peoples carts, and it's much better tactics.  Those chariot runners are shielding the Hyksos really well.

But the response is a charge and counter charge.  The Hyksos dice are much better.

The Maryannu drive past the Sea Peoples last Fierce foot unit and pepper it with arrows.  Once again they roll shockingly bad morale dice.  It's another rout.  Game over and Lower Egypt is saved for Pharoah Afrophis and his huge hair.


The Bad news for the Hyksos is that the Egyptians are getting nearer, as Pharoah Arsemose and his troops prepare to march down on the invaders.  The Egyptians are based in pairs as befits regulars and use LINES.


A big flocking day is due.

Lord of the Perm
Victorious in battle
Routed the Philistines
His chariots invulnerable
His dice plain lucky.





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