Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150207130230/@comment-24696651-20150209163140

Harold Burned-Mane wrote: (Already posted why that doesn't apply to this situation. Also last I checked archers aren't able to fire through stone walls, the dismounted cavalry are going down the watchtower which is like any other watchtower from the game walled and built with stone.)

They were able to kill only about 10 or so of the Dismounted infantry before they were able to group with the Housecarl's great cavalry. The shieldwall was forced to split their men, half attacking the rest of the phalanx and the others fighting Luciun's men. The skirmish was tightly packed so Falkreath archers ended up hitting their own men as well as Whiterun's, dealing about 10 casualties on their own side. So the skirmish stood at 685 men on Falkreath's side and 530 on Whiterun's side.

The Phalanx continued to dwindle. The archers that took the place in the center were no match for the warriors, as they were not as skilled in melee combat. Riverwood warriors were able to kill easily the 30 archers that took up position in the middle of the phalanx. Another 10 heavy infantry fell as the thane's men went in from the center rank of the phalanx and attacked the sides. However on the sides another 15 of their own men died. The skirmish now stood at 645 vs. 515.

On the wall the dismounted cavalry and the archers were now making quick work of the remaining infantry. Only 100 of the regular infantry were left standing against 100 archers and 100 of the dismounted cavalry. The infantry wouldn't hold much longer. Another 50 of the previously 150 cavalry had went down to aid in the Skirmish.

With 50 men bolstering the 30 they lost the Housecarl's now 160 men continued to attack from the south. The Great cavalry had to abandon their horses due to skirmish being too close range to adequately use them effectively. Despite not being on their horses anymore the great cavalry were still expertly trained soldiers. They easily held their own against Luciun's men. And as they attacked from the south another 200 of the Thane's men were fighting with Luciun's men in the west. With this they were able to deal a blow of 20 dead on Falkreath.

The skirmish on the street not stood at 625 vs. 565. On the wall it was 100 vs. 200. The sun was already going down as the day was coming to a close.

(I did specify that these infantry had billhooks, halberds and other polearms. The equipment isn't standardised, so some will have different weapons. The heavy infantry haven't been fighting that much (they had a break inbetween killing the necromancers and fighting the shield wall to finish off the walls), and they shouldn't be any more tired than the shield wall. The Persians' sent their elite Immortals to charge the Greeks, who are probably better equipped and trained than your infantry, and had the same tactics.)

(If your watch tower is walled with stone, then it presumably has only one exit point, a doorway. And if it has one exit point, then all it takes is for a few men to stand their stabbing anyone who comes out, and they're screwed. So surely the reinforcements from up top would have a lot of trouble effectively reinforcing?)

(And finally, if the archers on the wall are faring so well against the infantry on the top due to reinforcements on the other side, then surely the skirmishers, who are good light infantry, and supported by a phalanx, shouldn't be doing too badly when their enemy is being clobbered from the rear.)

Luciun and his heavy infantry pressed the assault, pushing the enemy back to cramp them and get rid of the space they need to use their weapons effectively. The archers behind them mostly continued to fire at the dismounted cavalry at close range, usually from more than one side at one, thus enabling them to hit accurately and penetrate their armour. Those that were engaged in melee used their axes to sever the limbs and hack through the armour, and used their superior agility to dodge blows.

The infantry on the wall adopted a somewhat different strategy, and instead did their best to patty the attacks, and slow down their demise. Because their were only three abreast, the oppurtunity the enemy had for killing them was limited.

The phalanx continued to stab at the enemy, slowly walking forward with their pikes and weapons outstretched, to force the enemy to back pedal. The skirmishers streamed through the gap, serving as a screening force for the phalanx.