Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525)(5/8)

5th turn: Severe battle

The Heavy Cavalry of the France army left wing pounces on the Cavalry unit of an Imperialist Army.
Italians' Heavy Cavalry which escaped from woods starts the Cavalry unit of an Imperialist Army and hostilities which were developed at hand.
The Italian Pike-men of the center of the France army, the Arquebusier of the Imperialist Army which also developed the advance guard Arquebusiers of the French Pike-men in woods, and the firefight were started.
The central France army Landsknechts overwhelmed and pushed back the Landsknechts of the Imperialist Army.
It is because the number of units was not the unit's deployment of use although there were more Imperialist Armies, and the battle was started in the disadvantageous posture.

However, the Black Band which left it to victorious vigor and moved forward in the direction of a Mirabello Castle will receive the counterattack of the Imperialist Army waited for and established.
On the other hand, the artilleryman who developed near the Mirabello Castle of an Imperialist Army bombarded the Swiss Mercenary of the east shore of a Vernavola river.
On the east side of a Vernavola river, the Swiss Mercenary of the France army and the Landsknechts of an Imperialist Army continue a hand-to-hand combat.
It developed on the side of the France army which has charged, and the Reiter of the Imperialist Army showered shooting.
Since damage of the hand-to-hand combat was mutually the same, there is no unit who retreats and the battle changed into the stiffness state.(* With a rule, the side which suffered many damages is pushed back 30 pace (3.75 paces) first.)
In a battle of troopers, the unit pushed back when pushed back twice continuously breaks away with a total locomotive faculty.
In a battle of foot soldiers, if the specific number of those is continued by the side which covered many damage having the distance of 30 paces pushed back, and pushing back a target according to a unit's level on the other hand, it will be breaking away.
On the other hand, at the hand-to-hand combat of a trooper and a foot soldier, if the damage which the trooper did exceeds the twice of the damage which the enemy's foot soldier did and a foot soldier will not exceed, a trooper will break away by one shot.
A risk is accompanied so much by the charge to a trooper's foot soldier.

[Imperialist Army]- The Heavy Cavalry unit who developed to the right wing charges at the France army which escaped from woods.
- Execution and a battle will be in a continuation state about a charge to the trooper of the enemy whom each faces also in the remaining right-wing Cavalry unit.
- The Arquebusier of Spain developed in woods showers shooting over the Italians and French people who have moved forward in a range.
- Although a central Landsknechts unit holds the Pike-men of the France army which faces, and an intense hand-to-hand combat, the vigor of the enemy who excels military power will be lost and it will be pushed back.
- Prepare a posture so that the Swiss Heavy-Pike-men which was being back developed from the direction of a Mirabello Castle to the Pike-men of the France army which has moved forward may devise a hand-to-hand combat.
- The target of the artilleryman party which was bombarding to the Mirabello Castle was changed into the enemy's Swiss Mercenary, and shooting to an artilleryman was performed first.
- A left-wing Landsknechts charges to Swiss mercenary troops, and will be in a continuation state.
- A left-wing Landsknechts charges to an enemy's Heavy Cavalry.

[France army]- The Cavalry unit led by the France king charges to a front enemy.
- Escaping from woods, the Gendarme of the Italian who arrived at the enemy's front charges at the enemy who faces.
- Some artilleryman units bombarded by arresting an enemy's unit to a line of elevation.
- The central Landsknechts unit defeated the hand-to-hand combat altogether, and did 30 pace advance.
Moreover, a right-wing Landsknechts moves forward in the direction of a Mirabello Castle.
- The Arquebusier which is an advance guard of an Italian Infantry and a Franch Infantry showers shooting over the enemy who caught within the range.
- The Pike-men unit of a Swiss Mercenary continues a charge.

It continues(6/8)

Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525)(4/8)

4th turn:All the armies Charge!
The right-wing Cavalry unit of an Imperialist Army takes a charge attitude again to the right-wing Cavalry unit of the France army.
On the other hand, the France army began deployment tidily.
In the center, as a result of an intense fire fight, action of the Arquebusier of the Landsknechts (Black Band) by the side of the France army becomes impossible in the morale loss state, a following Pike-men overcomes it, and a charge attitude is taken.
The fire fight by the Arquebusier before a main part contacts is started.
The left-wing unit of an Imperialist Army finishes a fire fight, and takes the preparation attitude of a charge of a Pike-men.
On the other hand, the receiving France army rushes an Italian Gendarme so that it may beat the battleline of an Imperialist Army among them.

[Imperialist Army]

-The Gendarme developed to the right wing and the attitude was prepared that the France army for which it presses across woods should be intercepted.
- The remaining right-wing Cavalry unit prepares a charge attitude to the trooper of the enemy whom each faces.
- The Arquebusier unit in front of Pike-mens including a central Landsknechts excels by a number to an enemy's Arquebusier, and concentrates shooting.
The enemy's Arquebusier fell impossible action as a result of shooting.
- Since the enemy showed an intention to arrange a lance point and move forward, the Pike-men of immediately succession of an Arquebusier takes a charge attitude.
- The target of the artilleryman party which was bombarding to the Mirabello was changed into the enemy's Swiss Mercenary, and shooting to an artilleryman was performed first.
- A left-wing Landsknechts takes a charge attitude to Swiss mercenary troops.
- An Arquebusier perceives it and shoots at the last.
- The Genitors (light cavalryman) of left-wing back concentrated it to the back, seeing enemy's trooper's charge attitude.
- A Stradiots performs detour movement.
- It is continuing advance so that woods may escape from a left-wing Cavalry unit and it may seize on an enemy's side.

[France army]
- Although the Cavalry unit led by the France king closes the line of elevation of an artilleryman party, it develops a self-army on the side and expands the battle front width to an enemy's trooper.
- Escaping from woods, the Italian Gendarme which moves so that a front may be made to develop a unit serves as the attitude that it can already escape from woods by a few.
- Since the artilleryman unit had the line of elevation closed, shooting was stopped.
- The Arquebusier unit who is a central Landsknechts unit's advance guard falls into the action impossible state of 2 turns in response to shooting of an enemy.
- At the sacrifice of the Arquebusier of an ally which fell into the depression state, even if, that a charge should be ventured, a Landsknechts establishes a spear and prepares an attitude.
- An Italian Infantry and a Franch Infantry continue advance intently.
- The Pike-men unit of a Swiss Mercenary starts a charge.
- A heavy armoring trooper makes charge preparations to the left wing of the Pike-men of the enemy who excels by a number.
- Archers(cavalry) prepared preparation in order to meet the trooper of the Imperialist Army which escapes from woods.

It continues(5/8)

Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525)(3/8)

3rd turn: Preliminary skirmish
 The left-wing Cavalry unit of an Imperialist Army holds the right-wing Cavalry unit and hand-to-hand combat of the France army, and this turn will be in a continuation state.
In the center, before a main part contacts, the fire fight by an Arquebusier is started.
With the Imperialist Army right wing, the unit moved forward in distance until the attitude of a firefight and a hand-to-hand combat occurs.

[Imperialist Army]
- The Imperialist Army Heavy-Pike-men of right-wing back and the Musketeer which is the attached unit were developed in left-wing woods as reserve force.
- A right-wing Cavalry unit will be in the continuation state of a hand-to-hand combat.
- The Arquebusier unit of the front of Pike-mens including a central Landsknechts arrests an enemy within the range still more, and starts shooting.
- A messenger flies that the target of the artilleryman party which was bombarding to the Mirabello should be changed into an enemy's Swiss Mercenary.
- A left-wing Landsknechts continues a fire fight with Swiss mercenary troops.
- Begin detour movement so that the Stradiots (light cavalryman) of left-wing back may devise an attack on an enemy's side.
- It is continuing advance so that woods may escape from a left-wing Cavalry unit and it may seize on an enemy's side.

[France army]
- The Gendarme of the elite Cavalry unit which the Guard Archers led by the France king responded to the rush of an enemy first, and was developed on the side met the enemy's Cavalry unit, and made the hand-to-hand combat continue.
- The Italian Cavalry unit of left-wing back escapes from woods, and it is continuing movement so that a front may be made to develop a unit.
- An artilleryman unit bombards by providing an aim in a rifle soldier succeedingly.
- The rifle soldier unit who is a central Landsknechts unit's advance guard starts shooting.
- An Italian Infantry and a Franch Infantry continue advance intently.
- Develop to along a highway and Swiss mercenary troops shoot at an enemy unit.
- From woods and the interval of a self-army, a Gendarme prepares an attitude, in order to devise a rush to an enemy's Pike-men.

It continues(4/8)

Scenario design Battle of Pavia

Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525)

France army   Player 1:
 French Gendarme   x66 (22 x 3 units) = 1064 points
 French Archers(Guard cavalry)   x10 (1 unit) = 180 points
 Italian Gendarme   x40 (20 x2 units) = 680 points
 Heavy gun            x8 =560 point
 6 unit + 8 artillerys = 2484 points

France army   Player 2 (by SADA):
 French Medium-Pike-men  x80 (40 x2 units) = 320 points
 French Medium Arquebusier  x30 (10 x3 units) = 120 points
 Landsknechts Medium-Pike-men   x160 (40 x4 units) = 800 points
 Landsknechts Medium Arquebusier    x40 (20 x2 units) = 120 points
 Italian Medium-Pike-men   x62 (30 x1unit and 32 x1unit) = 268 points
 Italian Medium Arquebusier    x40 body (20 x2 units) = 160 points
 15 units = 1788 points

France army   Player 3:
 Italian  Men-at-Arms   30 (15 x2 units) = 570 points
 French  Archers(cavalry)  x20 (10 x2 units) = 320 points
 Swiss Mercenary Extra Heavy-Pike-men   x40 (1 unit) = 360 points
 Swiss Mercenary Heavy-Pike-men     x40 (1 unit) = 320 points
 Swiss Mercenary Medium-Pike-men     x40 (1 unit) = 280 points
 Swiss Mercenary Medium Arquebusier      x40 (20 x2 units) = 160 points
 Lightl gun x4         = 172 points
 9 unit +4 artillerys = 2182 points

France army Sum total  30 unit +12 artillery = 6454 points

Imperialist Army   Player 1:
 Spanish Men-at-Arms   x60 (20 x3 units) = 1140 points
 Reiter        x24 (1 unit) = 264 points
 Swordsman x 62 (32 x1 unit and 30 x1 unit) = 558 points
 Medium Arquebusier x 70 (20 x2 units and 30 x1 unit) = 420 points
 Light Infantry Musketeers   x30 (1 unit) = 210 points
 Heavy-Pike-men + arms spearman   x40 (1 unit) = 250 points
 Imperialist Medium-Pike-men   x30 (1 unit) =150 points
 12 units = 2992 points

Imperialist Army   Player 2:
 Imperialist Heavy-Pike-men   x86 (40 x1 unit and 46 x1 unit) = 516 points
 Imperialist Medium Arquebusier    x60 (20 x3 units) = 360 points
 Imperialist Reiter     x16 (1 unit) = 176 points
 Spanish Medium-Pike-men   x48 (1 unit) = 240 points
 Landsknechts Medium-Pike-men   x96 (48 x2 units) = 384 points
 Landsknechts Medium Arquebusier    x40 (20 x2 units) = 240 points
 Medium gun          x2 =108 point
 11 unit +2 artillerys = 2024 points

Imperialist Army   Player 3:
 Landsknechts Heavy-Pike-men   x50 (1 unit) = 300 points
 Landsknechts Medium-Pike-men   x120(40 x3 units) =600 point
 Landsknechts Medium Arquebusier    x40 (20 x2 units) = 240 points
 Imperialist Men-at-Arms   x20 (1 unit) = 380 points
 Imperialist Reiter        x20 (1 unit) = 220 points
 Spanish Stradiots    x12 (1 unit) = 144 points
 Spanish Genitors        x20 (1 unit) = 240 points
 Lightl gun         x2 =84 point
 Battery gun    x2 =84 point
 11 unit +4 artillerys = 2162 points

Imperialist Army Sum total   34 unit + 6 artillery = 7308 points

Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525)(2/8)

2nd turn: Mirabello surrender
 The Imperialist Army made the tower house of the Mirabello fall safely.
With both wings, the unit of the both sides which prepared the offensive starts exchange of a rush and shooting.

[Imperialist Army]
- A back Imperialist Army Heavy-Pike-men and the Musketeers which is the attached unit begin the deployment to the left wing as reserve force.
- Other units move forward to the boundary line in the woods which spread in the front, and wait for and establish an enemy.
- A right-wing Cavalry unit declares the further rush.
- Central Pike-mens including a Landsknechts and attached unit of those continue advance.
- The attack party to the Mirabello made the tower house fall.
- A left-wing Landsknechts starts shooting to Swiss mercenary troops.
- It continues advance so that woods may escape from a left-wing Cavalry unit and it may seize on an enemy's side.

[France army]
- The Guard Archers led by the France king responds to a rush of an enemy first.
It developed in order to meet an enemy's Cavalry unit, and the Gendarme of the elite Cavalry unit following it prepared the rush attitude.
- The Italian Cavalry unit of left-wing back escapes from woods, and it starts movement so that a front may be made to develop a unit.
- The artillery unit whom shooting preparation ended provides an aim in an enemy's rifle soldier, and starts bombardment.
- A central Landsknechts unit continues advance intently.
- The Italian troops on foot and the French troops on foot start advance similarly.
- Attach Swiss mercenary troops for the hedge which grows thick to along the highway which goes to a Mirabello, and they prepare the attitude which meets an enemy unit.
Simultaneously, an Arquebusiers starts shooting.

It continues(3/8)

Battle of Pavia (24 February 1525)(1/8)

I make this and it is record of the played game.I manufacture and arrange all miniatures.
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1st turn :

For the battle, the battle was started by bombardment to the Mirabello by an emperor army!

[Imperialist Army]
- Although a back emperor army, a Heavy-Pike-men, and the mass blanket gun soldier that is the attached unit stand by as reserve force, other units move forward to the boundary line in the woods which spread in the front.
- A right-wing Cavalry unit declares a rush.
- Central Pike-mens including a Landsknechts and attached unit of those start advance.
- The attack party to a Mirabello is mentioning tolerable success in battle.
- A left-wing Landsknechts moves forward that the attack way to a Mirabello should be secured.
- In order that woods may escape from a left-wing Cavalry unit and he may attack an enemy from the side, he moves forward.

[France army]
In the 1st turn, only some units can act by an exclusive rule.
It is random and only the left-wing artillery unit and the central Landsknechts were chosen.
Moreover, the right-wing Swiss mercenary troops do not have any restriction, and can act.
- The artillery unit of the France army was activated by sudden gun voice.
However, it judged that it was an enemy's attack in an instant, and ran to its post.
- A central Landsknechts unit also guesses that the enemy's attack was started near the Mirabello, and start advance promptly.
- Most, early, the Swiss mercenary troops who perceived the enemy's detour strategy started advance so that they may expel the enemy troops who develop around a Mirabello, and they showered the first attack by an artilleryman over an enemy's front simultaneously.

-It continues(2/8)-

The British fleet completes!

The British fleet which participated in the naval battle of Trafalgar.