Crusaders: Mark & Chris.
Muslims: Steve & Mike.
The next step in the development of
Musket Action was to step further back in time & add a
Spear & Sword Action appendix.
The Crusaders are on the left. Both sides deployed all their cavalry on the far flank. The Crusaders supportted theirs with crossbowmen on their right flank. The rest of the infantry of both sides was on the near flank leaving a gap in the middle. The battle became two separate battles.
On he cavalry flank the action started with the light cavalry as the crossbowmen moved up onto the rocky hill
The crusaders lead their attack with the sergeants supportted by the crossbowmen, but this left their knights back out of the action.
In the meantime the infantry was advancing on each other around & thru the oasis.
The sergeants have broken & massed of Muslim cavalry are massing against the knights & surviving Turcolpols.
The crusader bowmen have been driven back & billmen have advanced to the front. (There are Muslims in the oasis, but not all taken off their trays & put down among the palms). On the other side of the oasis the bowmen in the village have discouraged the heavy men at arms from advancing & exposing their flank.
The crusader cavalry is hanging on under a hail of arrows. The Muslim horse archers are keeping th crossbowmen busy.
The attack of the first line of billmen failed, but the second line has defeated the levy infantry. However is now flanked by Muslims in the oasis.
The knights have broken & the last of the Turkopols are about to be driven off the table. Whne that happened the Crusaders failed their army break test giving the Muslims victory.
The Crusaders lost because they failed to get value out of their best units. Their mounted knights were not in the action until after their supports were defeated, then they were overwhelmed by weight of numbers. Their dismounted knights in the centre did not get into action at all.
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