User blog:Leolab/User Siege Tourney, Round 1 of 91: Leolab vs Utter Noob

Prologue
Markus Thaowan walks into a small room in a Library. Like the others, he has no idea how her got here, just that he was expected to fight in sieges. He spots the door just as Lloyd opens it and leaves, tossing Markus a lazy salute.

"I thought you called us in here, Lloyd?" he asked accusingly.

"I've been called to fight. Not unexpected that I'm first, but still at bad moment."

Markus nods, and continues in to the room, taking a chair at the large, circular table, scanning around at the nine other generals, and that odd cat of Austonio's. Cadwalader stands up, and begins to speak.

"Thank you all for coming. I'll make this brief - Lloyd and I thought it best for all of us to work together when we're not besieging each other. None of us knows how we got here, or even where "here" is..."

Celina stands up quickly, saying "I'm fighting, too. But I agree. I must hurry."

She leaves the room.

"Back on topic, we need to figure out what the hell is going on," Cadwalader continues, "Though we need to be careful. This library should make a good meeting place, since we need to seem to meet by chance."

"I agree," Markus said, "After all, they can find out where we are quite easily."

"THERE ARE NO GODDAMN BEES, NICHOLAS!"

Everyone turns, somewhat stunned, to Austonio, who is yelling at his cat.

General

 * Weapons:
 * Long Range: Composite Recurve Bow with poisoned armor-piercing arrows
 * Polearm: Halberd (axe head opposite a slotted dismounting hook; shaft ends in a pike).
 * Main-hand: Talwar
 * Off-hand: short axe (2 ft handle)
 * Armor: Riveted Plated Mail

Will issue challenges when losing or if confident of a win. Will not accept if enemy is nearly routed, but is likely to otherwise.

Army
Siege Weaponry:
 * All units are armored with riveted plated mail and a barbute
 * 3 15 inch Cannons with standard iron ball shot.
 * 3 people per canon; secondary is a short axe and a tower shield
 * 1 Mining Team
 * 20 people per team; secondary is a Falcata-style shortsword and a dagger.
 * 1 Trebuchet launching clusters of rocks, jars of Greek Fire, and pieces of dead bodies
 * 10 people on the Trebuchet, secondary is a Kilij and kite shield
 * 3 Ladder Teams
 * 15 people per team, secondary is a short axe and an Aspis shield
 * 1 Battering Ram; wood log with metal tip. Has wooden siding to protect from arrows. Thin sheets of metal are put on the siding to resist fire.
 * 16 people on the ram; secondary weapon is an Aspis shield and a short spear
 * 1 Belfry; metal-plated wood
 * 25 people pushing the Belfry, secondary for 12 is a Zweihander, secondary for 12 is a Khanda, secondary for 1 (leader) is a Kilij.
 * 1 overall commander for siege weaponry wearing Riveted Plated Mail and a Barbute
 * Specialized weapon: European-style Bastard Sword and Buckler
 * Secondary Weapon: Kilij and Buckler

Supply Lines: Organized into two sections: attacking the defender's supply lines and defending my own. There is one overall commander for both. Command in the field is given on a rotating basis based on seniority.
 * Attack defender's:
 * 219 Heavy Cavalry wearing full plate armor with barbute
 * Specialized Weapon: Kontos Spear
 * Secondary Weapon: Tabarzin
 * Horse armor: Plate
 * 218 Light Cavalry wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) over plate bracers and greaves with barbute
 * Specialized Weapon: Talwar
 * Secondary Weapon: Composite Recurve Shortbow
 * Horse Armor: Riveted Plated Mail
 * Defend my own:
 * 218 Heavy Cavalry wearing full plate armor & Barbute
 * Specialized Weapon: Kontos Spear
 * Secondary Weapon: Tabarzin
 * Horse armor: Plate
 * 219 Light Cavalry wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) under plate bracers and greaves & barbute
 * Specialized Weapon: Talwar
 * Secondary Weapon: Composite Recurve Shortbow
 * Horse Armor: Riveted Plated Mail
 * Commander:
 * Full plate armor
 * Specialized Weapon: Poleaxe
 * Secondary Weapon: Mace
 * Horse armor: Plate

Crossbowmen:
 * Organized into divisions of 500 men, further divided into squads with 10 crossbowmen and 10 loaders. All members are capable crossbowmen and can fill in if others are hurt.
 * 500 Crossbowmen wearing Riveted plated mail & Barbute:
 * Specialized Weapon: Arbalest Crossbow
 * Secondary Weapon: Axe and Buckler
 * 500 Loaders wearing Riveted plated mail & Barbute:
 * Specialized Weapon: Arbalest Crossbow
 * Secondary Weapon: Axe and Buckler
 * 25 Squad Commanders wearing Laminar Armor & Barbute:
 * Specialized Weapon: Arbalest Crossbow
 * Secondary Weapon: Spatha and Buckler
 * 2 Division Commanders wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) over Riveted Chainmail & Barbute:
 * Specialized Weapon: Arbalest Crossbow
 * Secondary Weapon: Dual 45-cm Khanda-style shortswords
 * 1 Crossbow Commander wearing Riveted Plated Chainmail:
 * Specialized Weapon: Arbalest Crossbow
 * Secondary Weapon: Khanjar and Buckler

Shock Troops
 * Organized into divisions of 500 men, further divided into squads with 20 men each.
 * 2000 Shock Troops wearing full plate armor & Armet
 * Specialized weapon: Poleaxe (axe-head, pike point, dismounting hook)
 * Secondary weapon: Dual short warhammers (hammer, hook)
 * 100 Squad Leaders wearing full plate over chainmail and an Armet
 * Specialized Weapon: Leucerne Hammer (hammer, pike point, hook)
 * Secondary weapon: Dual short axes (axehead, hook)
 * 4 Division Leaders wearing Laminar and an Armet
 * Specialized Weapon: Short Spear and Aspis
 * Secondary Weapon: Shortsword and Aspis
 * 1 Overall Leader wearing plate armor over Riveted plated chainmail with a Bascinet (he's a big guy)
 * Special: Leucerne Hammer (hammer, pike point, hook)
 * Secondary: warhammer and plated, spiked targe.

Infantry
 * Organized into brigades of 2500 men, then into divisions of 500, then squads of 20.
 * 5000 Infantrymen wearing riveted plated mail & Barbute
 * Specialized weapon: short spear & buckler
 * Secondary Weapon: axe and buckler
 * 250 squad leaders wearing laminar over leather & Barbute
 * Specialized weapon: short Axe and spiked, plated Targe
 * Secondary weapon: Swordbreaker and spiked, plated targe
 * 10 division leaders wearing lamellar over chainmail
 * Specialized weapon: Swordbreaker and buckler
 * Secondary Weapon: Broadsword and Buckler
 * 2 brigade leaders wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) over leather & Barbute
 * Specialized Weapon: Broadsword and Dagger
 * Secondary Weapon: Kopis and Dagger
 * 1 overall leader wearing a metal breastplate over plated chainmail and Barbute
 * Specialized weapon: Kopis & plated targe
 * Secondary weapon: short spear & plated targe

Reserve
 * Organized into squads of 20 men each
 * 60 Reserve Members wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) & Barbute
 * Specialized weapon: Kilij and Buckler
 * Secondary Weapon: Swordbreaker and buckler
 * 3 squad leaders wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) & Bascinet
 * Specialized weapon: Swordbreaker & Buckler
 * Secondary weapon: Axe and Buckler
 * 1 Leader wearing Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) with Burgonet

Support
 * 536 people producing necessary materials for siege engines
 * Secondary weapon: Pata and buckler
 * 2 High Marshals wearing Brigandine over Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha (Coat of 10,000 Nails) w/ halfhelm
 * Specialized weapon: dual Pata-style shortswords
 * Secondary Weapon: Dual Katars
 * 10 General's Guard wearing full plate over leather w/ close helm
 * Specialized weapon: Longsword and Kite Shield
 * Secondary Weapon: Pata and Kite Shield
 * 1 General's Guard Captain wearing full plate over leather w/ Kachi kabuto
 * Specialized weapon: Longsword and Tower Shield
 * Secondary Weapon: Pata and tower Shield

Strategy
 * Intercept enemy supply lines & protect own
 * Harass defenders on walls with crossbowmen
 * Launch any enemy dead or post-interrogation POWs over in trebuchets
 * When dead or living are unavaliable, launch Greek Fire in and bombard walls with canon and trebuchet fire while trying to batter down doors or get ladders & belfry in, though the belfry is often used as a decoy.
 * Shock Troops are used in critical junctures, but are also used as diversions.
 * Infantry is used after entrance is made in walls, via ladders, or by the belfry.
 * General's Guard protects the general, High Marshals are given command during large periods of activity.
 * Leads from a few ranks behind the front.
 * Reserve is put in where needed.
 * Focused solely on capturing. Doesn't care if all enemy fighters are killed or none are.
 * Stringent anti-infiltration measures
 * All orders are written in code. Redundant messengers are used to ensure order reaches the officers.

Defenders
===General

Will not accept 1 on 1 combat requests

Weapons

Main hand-Gladius

Off hand-Scutum

Polearm-Pilum

Ranged-Arcuballista

Armor-Plate armor with steel armet helmet

Army
Tactics

Defence-Catapault bombardments/archers/(when enemies penetrate fort or when out of archers) tetsudo formation

Defense 3,000

10 8 pound cannons with grapeshot, 8 pound cannon balls and 5 man crews each cannon. Crews armed with dolabra axe and szabla.

4,250 crossbowmen armed with polish crossbows (with bayonets allowed) and a gladius

200 officers armed with polish crossbows (with bayonet if allowed) and xiphos

2,750 men armed with piliums and scutums.

250 officers armed with scutums and dolabras

X-Factors:
These X-Factors are created by taking averages from the X-Factor evaluation blog, rounded to the nearest number. I did not choose them. There is no bias.