Eric Nolan was the winner of the competition with a  Kushan army structured as follows:

First command

Kn(X) Irr G 1 Kushan C in C 21
Kn(X) Irr 2 Kushan Cataphracts 22
LH(F) Irr 5 Kushan Horse Archers 20
Ax(O) Irr 4 Kushan Foot 12
Ps(O) Irr 1 Kushan Foot 2
Cv(I) Irr 1 Indian Cavalry 5
Bw(X) Irr 4 Replacement for Indian Javelinmen/Archers 20
Bw(O) Irr 4 2nd rank of DBEs above 12
Bg(I) Irr 8 Baggage 0
Cmd Elts: 30 EEs: 21.5 Dem.Lvl: 7.5 Subtotal: 114

Second Command

Kn(X) Irr G 1 Kushan General 21
Kn(X) Irr 4 Kushan Cataphracts 44
LH(F) Irr 6 Kushan Horse Archers 24
Ps(O) Irr 1 Kushan Foot 2
Ps(O) Irr 4 Mountain Archers 8
Bw(X) Irr 4 Replacement for Indian Javelinmen/Archers 20
Bw(O) Irr 4 2nd rank of DBEs above 12
Cmd Elts: 24 EEs: 21.5 Dem.Lvl: 7.5 Subtotal: 131

Third Command

El(O) Irr G 1 Kushan General 26
Kn(X) Irr 3 Kushan Cataphracts 33
LH(F) Irr 7 Kushan Horse Archers 28
Ps(O) Irr 1 Kushan Foot 2
El(O) Irr 1 Elephants 16
Cmd Elts: 13 EEs: 12.5 Dem.Lvl: 4.5 Subtotal: 105

Fourth Command

LH(F) Irr A 1 Skythian Ally General 9
LH(F) Irr 8 Skythian Horse Archers 32
Kn(F) Irr 1 Skythian Noble Cavalry 9
Cmd Elts: 10 EEs: 10.0 Dem.Lvl: 3.5 Subtotal: 50

Total APs: 400.0
Generals: 4
Army Elts: 77 EEs: 65.5 Defeat Lvl: 33.0

Note: G = General, A = Ally

Alex managed 2nd place (without any pre-comp practice with the army!). He used Central Asian City-States (Turfan option). It was structured as follows:

First command

Cv(S) Reg G 1 C-in-C 30.0
Kn(F) Irr 5 Chakar armoured cavalry 45.0
LH(F) Irr 4 Scouts or local nomad horse archers 16.0
Bw(I) Reg 6 Archers 24.0
Hd(O) Irr 5 Spearmen 5.0
Cmd Elts: 21 EEs: 18.5 Dem.Lvl: 6.5 Subtotal: 120.0

Second Command

Cv(S) Reg G 1 Sub-general 30.0
Kn(F) Irr 5 Chakar armoured cavalry 45.0
LH(F) Irr 3 Scouts or local nomad horse archers 12.0
Bw(I) Reg 6 Archers 24.0
Hd(O) Irr 1 Spearmen 1.0
Cmd Elts: 16 EEs: 15.5 Dem.Lvl: 5.5 Subtotal: 112.0

Third Command

Cv(S) Reg G 1 Sub-general 30.0
Kn(F) Irr 5 Chakar armoured cavalry 45.0
LH(F) Irr 3 Scouts or local nomad horse archers 12.0
Bw(I) Reg 6 Archers 24.0
Hd(O) Irr 1 Spearmen 1.0
Bg(I) Irr 8 Baggage 0.0
Cmd Elts: 24 EEs: 15.5 Dem.Lvl: 5.5 Subtotal: 112.0

Fourth Command

LH(S) Irr A 1 Turkish ally-general 12.0
Cv(S) Irr 1 Nobles 9.0
Cv(O) Irr 1 Nobles 7.0
LH(S) Irr 4 Turkish horse archers 28.0
Cmd Elts: 7 EEs: 7.0 Dem.Lvl: 3.0 Subtotal: 56.0

Total APs: 400.0
Generals: 4
Army Elts: 68 EEs: 56.5 Defeat Lvl: 28.5

Note: G = General, A = Ally, C = Chariots, M = Mounted Infantry.

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Classical Indian vs Kushan

Eric's day got off to a dodgy start when his Kushan failed to
break through a determined defence of a river by newcomer
Peter's Classical Indians. He did go on to win the comp though
so we don't feel too sorry for him!

Leidang vs Kushan

Naval forces played a prominent role in this competition with
three of the competitors fielding a naval component. The
Leidang force of 4 Bts (S) (longships) was the most
significant though. Here they are seen working the flank of
the Kushan line.

Graeco-Bactrian vs Han

In something of a grudge-match the Graeco-Bactrians (Rob)
lined up against the Han (Padraig) in the first round. Last time
they met in competition it had been a last-minuite 10-0 to the
Graeco-Bactrians. Armed with some army-list advice, Padraig
had fine-tuned his army to be a Graeco-Bactrian killer... from
deployment in this game it seemed that the Bactrians had their
Han's full (groan) but the over enthusiastic flanking move by
6 Han light horse(F) led to their downfall as the Bactrian mix of
O and S LH quickly about-faced and butchered them, breaking
the Han attacking command and turning the tables in the game.
The game timed-out at 7-3 to the Bactrians which was
depressingly their best result of the day.

Pre-Feudal Scots vs Classical Indian

Here the Scots cavalry try their luck assaulting the CI baggage
encampment - they didn't have any and lost a general in the
attempt!

Burgundian Ordonnance vs Patrician

This was a very close-fought game that could have catapulted
either of the contenders into 1st place... it ended in a draw
ensuring that neither was in the running.

Three games in Richard's Shed

We had fantastic weather on the day and many games were
played in Richard's shed which was both shaded and
suitably breezy - perhaps this is a good solution to the
common complaints about the "intensity" of wargames
comps in enclosed spaces?

Graeco-Bactrians vs Patricians

A central steep hill defended by Patrician Isaurian Ps(S) was
vital in this battle of maneuver fought by these two mobile
armies. The Graeco-Bactrian push on the left was avoided
by most of the Patrician army (which can be just seen escaping
to the right). The Bactrian Auxillia had insufficient numbers to
push the Isaurians off the hill and the game ended 5-5.

Willie and his Danish Leidang

Willie was one of the Cork contingent playing in their first
DBM competition. Hopefully they'll be back for more!