Another Day, Another Ottoman

Lazy.

Too much work to move two armies down to storage, so elected to keep the Ottomans (and a chance for redemption) on the table and re-introduce the Abyssinians, as well as a detachment of Portuguese.

This keeps the focus north of the campaign’s Area of Operations (AO), but still following the general storyline involving the  Ottomans moving south on an overland route towards the Horn of Africa.

The battlefield is dominated by a hill and ruined temple.  So, in a burst of originality, this struggle will be remembered as “The Battle of Temple Hill”.

Patches of rocky scrub limits mobility for all troops, and provides defensive advantages for the Abyssinians.

Here are photos of the original dispositions and the dispositions after rolling for Disease & Mishaps (D&M).  Not as bad as the previous Ottoman debacle, but the Incompetent Quartermaster (adversely affecting D12 rolls) contributed to the disarray and some loss in Resolve.  The Abyssinians enjoyed the benefits of a Skilled Physician, and have suffered few adverse effects.  The black mini-dice indicate reduced Resolve.

Here’s the Army List.  Only Losers Scan.

 

 

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