THE SCENARIO AND DEPLOYMENT
Serene Republic of Venice
Center, Leonardo Orso Da Caprio (Average)
Phalanx of 2 units of elite Venetian heavy infantry pikemen, deployed just East of the peach orchard
2 units of elite Venetian medium infantry arquebusiers, deployed in line to either side of the phalanx; Verdi's to the East and Scarlati's to the west
1 battery medium militia gunnes, deployed astride the road to Durazzo
2 units of musket armed light infantry militia skirmishers, screening the command
Left Center, Izzo Morano (Average)
3 units of Schiavonni drawn from Scutari, Ragusa, and Zara respectively - close order lightly equipped arquebusiers/swordsmen, deployed in battlemass formations, with their left flank refused, in order to support Loredan's cavalry.
Left Flank, Paolo Loredan (Average)
2 units of Stradiots, Albanian native medium cavalry with spear and mace, deployed in deep (battlemass) formation, intended to counter the expected hordes of Ottoman light and medium cavalry.
1 unit of mercenary Reiters, regular heavy cavalry with pistols and swords, trained to caracole, deployed in support of the left flank of the Stradiots
1 unit of Mounted Arquebusiers, militia light cavalry with arquebuses, screening the front of the Stradiots.
Reserve, under Commander-in-Chief, Niccolo Urlife (Skilled) Venetian City Pistoliers, elite extra heavy cavalry, pistols and swords Cavalleria Leggeria, regular heavy cavalry with lances.
Venetian Navy, detached
Galleass "San Marco", captained by Loren Polo
Galley "Lido", captained by Albanian merchant Boss Schakz
Ships move only on a Naval Phase Card (1 added to main sequence deck), 6" for Galleass, 8" for Galley. Can not come any closer than 6 inches to the shore, fire with effect and range of a medium battery (any direction from any point) for the Galleass, light battery (only off of the front, plus or minus 45 degrees) for the Galley.
The Ottoman Empire
Center, Hassan al Rancid ( Abysmal Four units of bow armed Azabs, LI with no armor One unit of Tufcengi, MI , armed with arquebus One unit Arnaughts, LI, armed with arquebus One unit Thracian mountaineers, LI, armed with arquebus Raider Command, Mustafa al Rancid ( Superior ) Three units of LC Akinjis, two armed with bow (Anatolia, Arab Faithful), and one unit with spears (Genitors of Thrace) One unit Dellis, LC, unique, armed with lance One Tartar unit, armed with bows One unit Rumelian Feudal Sipahi
Left Command, Farad al Rancid ( Skilled)
Two units Anatolian Sipahi
Reserve, Commander in Chief Mohammed Farouk ( Superior Household Sipahi, Topjidis, Artillery battery of two heavy gun models Janissary Orta of the Kettle Janissary Orta of the Spoon
The battle will last no longer than to dusk (end of turn 8).
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