An invasion of Egypt, battlefield style.

[Dayve]

We must be playing different games... These pikemen for me are fighting to the death with or without a general...

Another quick update before i go to bed.

I've taken another city in the south-east, just one more Ptolemaic city there now. I can't go all the way to Axum though because there is a strong rebel army there and my forces won't be strong enough to take it, instead that army is going to march north and take the last Ptolemaic city In Egypt west of the Arabian peninsula. Alexandreia and Memphis have had type 2 governments completed there so i can recruit pezhetaroi and light infantry, which is greatly helping the cause.

The Cartheginians have declared war and have 2 armies in my west, sieging towns and whatnot. They are causing real problems, hiring up all the mercenaries before i get a chance. Paratonion on the coast is well defended but Amonion if attacked will fall as it has only a 4 unit garrison, 2 akontistai and 2 taxeis phalangitai.

Perhaps Chrysoloras will march west once Egypt is secured and bring ALL of Africa under the rule of one Makedonian king? If he can do this before his death (he is 46 now) he will be the new Alexander! Afterall, he has conquered most of Egypt and the rest of Africa is a big place... Chrysoloras the great... I like it, conqueror of all Africa... I like it a lot.

[Krusader]

Can only say...You should be thankful that you haven't faced the Basilikon Agemata then, dayve

[Dayve]

Can only say...You should be thankful that you haven't faced the Basilikon Agemata then, dayve

Surely Makedonia should have some kind of elite phalanx unit? Pezhetaroi simply don't cut it when fighting against another factions eliteness.

Another update.



Dionysios has come a long way since the invasion started when he was 17 years old, he's now the second best commander in all of the Makedonian empire, although Chrysoloras' son is heir to the throne, and since Chrysoloras conquered most of Egypt that makes his son, governor of Sardis (North of Greece) Heir to all Greece and Egypt, leaving Dionysios who has conquered a large portion of Egypt with nothing except for the prspect of being faction heir once Chrysoloras dies, since Dionysios and Chrysoloras' son are around the same age, Dionysios will never be king.

So, since i'm playing as realistically as i possibly can, and i can't have a split empire run by two people, i've made Dionysios the heir to Greece, and Chrysoloras' son the heir to all of Egypt, since his father conquered it once he dies it will belong to him, and their future sons will rule the two empires for as long as the bloodline continues. Pity the game wasn't more true to life or the situation i have made would result in some very interesting civil wars later on with the Dionysios family claiming it owns part of Egypt since their father conquered it and all those in charge squabbling etc. But we'll have to wait a good few years before we get a game like that won't we?

Anyway in the picture, Dionysios with his army recruited from the Greek populations of Alexandreia and Memphis and hired mercenaries has fought his way through Ptolemaic troops south towards Dispolis-Megale and the city will fall soon. Alexandreia has been made temporary capital city of the Makedonian empire to try to make the population of Egypt happy, which it has done. Once i conquer Kydonia then that will be the capital as it is inbetween Greece and Egypt.

Chrysoloras has conquered Blemmyes in the south-east but cannot go any further to Axum due to the large Cartheginian armies threatening my western territories in Egypt, both of which are under siege so his army is needed there. The Ptolemaics are broke, according to the faction screen finance thing, and i can tell because their armies of Kleurchoi Agemata are being replaced with armies of Peltasts and Pantopadoi. They are so poor that their pantapodoi have to pretend like they have spears when really they have no weapon in their hand... Although i suspect this may be a graphical error. The Ptolemies control only 5 cities now, 4 when i conquer Dispolis-Megale and 3 when i conquer Salamis, but their other 4 cities are very rich in resources so there is a chance they may re-establish themselves east of Egypt.

[Moros]

I loved this. Verry nice. I'm in the mod to do something like this too...
I know I'll do the same but with the casse .

[Clovis]

Dayvve - loved the report. I've never really fought in Egypt itself, but I may have to put off burning Selucia to do it.

My current game as Macedon, I'm fighting Egypt and Selucia at once (plus Armenia), and the only reason I've survived is the invention of large-scale piracy, sailing up and down the coast, landing, exterminating cities and then retreating. I've gotten Alexandria down to 800 people I've burned it so many times.

[Dayve]

The good thing about fighting as Makedonia in Egypt is that there are tons of phalangites and thureophoroi to be recruited as mercenaries although you have to get to them quick or the enemy recruits them.

The bad things... Unless you bring a ton and i do mean a TON of extra units (something i couldn't afford to do) then you'll have to wait in each city you capture for a long time to establish a government because they are very rebellious, which is historically accurate i guess... And the mercenaries here are too expensive to hire and then leave sitting around as garrisons... I brought, apart from my two main armies, just the one stack of 'reinforcements', which contained mostly taxes hoplitai which i was going to use as garrisons, some taxeis phalangites to use as reinforcements, but barely any light/heavy infantry which i needed the most. The fighting was thickest in the south-east... Taking Alexandreia and Memphis was easy, in the south east my army quickly got depleted and had to wait in one of the cities for reinforcements which i had to bring all the way from Greece.

Oh hey and Gert - I'll look forward to your thread on the Casse, i love reading things like these. Start off with a little about the family members involved etc. like i did, it was inspired by the history channels 'Battlefield', where they tell you about the leaders, the armies, the situation, then document the battles. Love that show.

[Dayve]

Well ladies and gentlemen... It's done. Dionysios and Chrysoloras, and a lot of dead men, have conquered Egypt. There have been victories, defeats, and despite the worst possible start, (my king dying) Egypt now belongs to Makedonia. But for how long? The Cartheginians are still being a nuisance in the west, cities in the south are unhappy with their new rulers and in the east, a defiant Ptolemaic faction (can't call them an empire anymore) refuses to pay me an unreasonable amount for a ceasefire and the right of trade with the great Makedonian empire. The armies inside Egypt are worn out and small in numbers... Can enough new men be raised from Memphis and Alexandreia in time to push back the Cartheginians and secure borders? Eventually yes, but the Carthies may take a city or two first!

I'll release my hard work in the interesting saved games thread for anybody who may want to admire it.

[Krusader]

Surely Makedonia should have some kind of elite phalanx unit? Pezhetaroi simply don't cut it when fighting against another factions eliteness.

Eventually Makedonia will get Argyraspidai along with the Seleukids.

Nice posts btw. Fun to read.

[Dayve]

Why thankyou. I enjoy making these things... To be honest, i dream one day of perhaps a WW2 game that is kind of set like in EB, an overview where you recruit/deploy units, then when the fighting starts you zoom down and control your armies and tanks and aircraft for that battle... I dream of recreating the invasions of Poland and Russia By the Germans, the counter-offensives of Russia against the Germans, zooming down to see huge tank battles and total carnage everywhere you look... But at the same time having to face all the logistical problems/challenges and overall strategy challenges just like it was in real life...

I don't think a game like this will be made now though since the WW2 era has been butchered by mindless unrealistic shootemups... Anyway listen to my rambling... I'm just dreaming... And as mr. potato head said... HEY! I can dream can't i?

[[TAG]ImperialMarch]

... you are my hero.

[Dayve]

... you are my hero.

That's the nicest thing anybody ever said to me...