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#71
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by RichT - Apr 13, 2026, 09:11 AMI don't think there was any implied criticism from anyone.
I believe there is an SoA demo/participation game every Salute so we wouldn't expect to get advance notice about it. I would still like to have something on this winning game in Slingshot - maybe Alan, Eric or Mark (or A N Other) could provide?
I believe there is an SoA demo/participation game every Salute so we wouldn't expect to get advance notice about it. I would still like to have something on this winning game in Slingshot - maybe Alan, Eric or Mark (or A N Other) could provide?
#72
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by gavindbm - Apr 13, 2026, 08:24 AMCongratulations to the team.
#73
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by lionheartrjc - Apr 13, 2026, 07:39 AMThe show team are the guys from Eastbourne. Well done to Alan, Eric, Mark and (apologies - I should have noted who else was in the team).
It was the Battle of Mantinea, not Issus (I think Issus was in the Salute programme as the original intention, but the guys changed the battle), using Impetus 2 rules.
The figures were from Eric's collection, 28mm and very nicely painted. The battlefield was actually pretty simple using carpet tiles, spray painted but very effective.
It was the Battle of Mantinea, not Issus (I think Issus was in the Salute programme as the original intention, but the guys changed the battle), using Impetus 2 rules.
The figures were from Eric's collection, 28mm and very nicely painted. The battlefield was actually pretty simple using carpet tiles, spray painted but very effective.
#74
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by lionheartrjc - Apr 13, 2026, 07:34 AMQuote from: Dave Knight on Apr 12, 2026, 09:48 PMHowever it is a little odd that there was no publicity on this forum on the team from the Society and the battle they were taking
Possibly because we have other lives that we have to get on with. Remember we are volunteers. Frankly I am getting p***ed off at the implied criticism from members on this forum. Perhaps they would like to volunteer? I have been Membership Secretary and then Treasurer since January 1997. Quite happy for someone else to take over if they wish to.
#75
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by Martin Smith - Apr 13, 2026, 07:29 AMQuote from: Dave Knight on Apr 12, 2026, 09:48 PMFirst of all very well done to the team at Salute
However it is a little odd that there was no publicity on this forum on the team from the Society and the battle they were taking
That said I take nothing away from the achievement
Anyone know if any of the guys running the game frequent this forum? Is it an Eastbourne club (?) contingent?
They did very well to nab the best participation game award. It's a busy venue and hard to spot all of what goes on, so kudos for getting noticed (as my colleague said, you go home from Salute and realise you've only seen 40% of it...🙃).
#76
Army Research / Re: Parhae
Last post by stevenneate - Apr 13, 2026, 04:13 AMQuote from: Duncan Head on Apr 02, 2026, 10:50 AMhttps://brill.com/edcollbook/title/20718
https://journal.kci.go.kr/imhc/archive/articleView?artiId=ART001558630
https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART001258676
https://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/transactions/VOL37/Vol037-2.docx
That's quite a reference list! I hope a new army and/or informative Slingshot article is in the offing somewhere.
#77
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by Dave Knight - Apr 12, 2026, 09:48 PMFirst of all very well done to the team at Salute
However it is a little odd that there was no publicity on this forum on the team from the Society and the battle they were taking
That said I take nothing away from the achievement
However it is a little odd that there was no publicity on this forum on the team from the Society and the battle they were taking
That said I take nothing away from the achievement
#78
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by Chuck the Grey - Apr 12, 2026, 09:24 PMUpdate: Report on Salute by Big Lee from Miniature Adventures revealed that the game was Battle of Issus using Impetus 2 rules. It was a really great looking game.
#79
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by Chuck the Grey - Apr 12, 2026, 08:50 PMCongratulations to all and thanks for all your hard work.
#80
Weapons and Tactics / Early Medieval siege tactics
Last post by Erpingham - Apr 12, 2026, 02:01 PMAnother interesting short piece by David Bachrach, this time based on one of his father's papers which looked at the Burghal Hidage and what it meant for siege warfare.
It has some interesting calculations on the effect of Anglo-Saxon archery. For all the claims of statistical rigour and experimental data, these are a bit speculative IMO, but still worth a look. Personally, my speculation is that the casualty rate is too high.
The original paper is linked at the bottom of the article and has more detail. It can be viewed for free on Jstor.
It has some interesting calculations on the effect of Anglo-Saxon archery. For all the claims of statistical rigour and experimental data, these are a bit speculative IMO, but still worth a look. Personally, my speculation is that the casualty rate is too high.
The original paper is linked at the bottom of the article and has more detail. It can be viewed for free on Jstor.