Aztec and Tlaxie Big Battle Strategy (v2.2)
II/63. Aztec. 1325AD-1521AD with IV/19. Tlaxcallan ally
Aggression 3, Arable Topography
OVERVIEW:
Testicle Time. Can anyone win with 15xWb and no
mounted? One thing for sure -- our enemies will never place terrain, so
our battles will all be quick ones.
9x4Bd isn't
bad. 9xBw isn't bad either. We
think we can win with this Blade/Bow combo.
Despite having almost 50% Warband, we have resisted the urge to come up
with a really weird-ass command structure - something different from anything
we have tried so far. In fact, it is
quite likely we will use a homogenous structure throughout. Can we really find something good for 15xWb
to do other than die, die, die? We can if we win terrain, but with the
Aztec aggression that probably won't happen as much as we would like.
KEY POINTS:
§Before each battle we need to
identify:
1- which elements we'll win with
2- which elements we can stall with, and
3- which elements we need to hide in the rear or terrain.
§Careful with the C-in-C!
§Don't try to win EVERYWHERE!
§Don’t wrap non-static command around terrain piece – Splits between commands should be at terrain features (Mostly an issue when we are invader).
TROOP COMPOSITION:
IV/63.
Aztec: 1x4Bd (CinC), 5x4Bd,
2x4Wb, 12x5Wb, 2x2Ps, 2x4Bw
IV/19.
Tlaxie: 1x4Bd(Gen), 2x4Bd,
7x3Bw, 1x2Ps, 1x3Wb
GLOSSARY:
Chihuahua: noun (che-WA-wa)
1: a state in northern Mexico
2: breed of tiny bald yapping dog with protruding eyes from
Mexico, used as a food animal by the Aztecs
3: Big Battle DBA Doubles team (AARP Division) of Jeff
Caruso
and Ron Giampapa
Macquihuitl:
noun (ma-kwe-HOO-t'l)
1: a hardwood war-club studded with obsidian shards
2: the chief instrument of Aztec victory
Cihuacoatl:
noun (Ke-wa-COA-t'l)
1: Snakewoman (literal
translation)
2: Political position representing the chief of the war
council
and supreme field commander in the absence of
the emperor.
Tlahuiztli:
noun (tla-HWEEZ-tlee)
Cotton body suit covering quilted armour,
decorated with
feathers according to the military status of the wearer.
Tlatoani:
noun (tla-to-AN-ee)
Emperor.
Cuachic:
noun (KWA-chic). Pl. Cuachicqueh
Shock troops used like berserkers to break the enemy line,
and
also as elite ambush troops.
Atlatl:
noun (at-LAT'l)
Dart-thrower
MOTTOS:
Give Blood
-- The Aztec Way!
An Obsidian Knife Means Never Having To Say You're
Sorry
Flayed Skins And Blood -- My Kind Of Fertility Diety
Nothing Says Defeat Like Having Your Heart Cut Out With An Obsidian Knife
Your Heart
is Still Beating, But I've Got A Stone Knife To Fix
That...
Gonna
Take My Macquihuitl and get Aztec on your Ass!
Real Men Wear Quetzal Feathers and Smite Their Enemies with Macquihuitls
CRITICAL MATCHUPS:
Vs
Elephants -- never hit them straight on; put them in a position where their
recoils are very bad and make them fight our Bd
supported by Ps.
Vs Knights
-- Knights aren't as bad as they might seem.
If we set up terrain we can easily channel them into our Tlaxies, and if they set up terrain we'll be able to place our
Tlaxie Bow opposite them. Knights just won't be too bad, unless there
are TONS of them and we lose terrain.
Vs
Dismounting Knights -- Dismounting knights are a problem. We could go
with some wacky Tlaxie Bow and Aztec Wb combined attack formation! A mixed formation might well be useful, but
we might not even have to do it that way - see our homogenous deployment.
INVADE:
When we
attack, we will need the homogenous army structure, at least on most terrain
(i.e. open terrain). This is good in
that it keeps our 3xBd with 1xPs units together. Here is a homogenous split:
