036.Siege of Ayla_a - WDS Crusades Book II
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| First Side: | Anti-Crusader Alliance (CB2) |
| Second Side: | Crusader Alliance (CB2) |
Date: December 31st, 1170 - Size: Medium- Location: Ayla - Sinai Egypt
Crusade: Period between 2nd and 3rd Crusades
Scenario Briefing: Historical - Following the failure of the Crusader and Byzantine alliance to capture Egypt, Saladin felt secure enough in his position to lead a force up the Nile and into the Gulf of Ayla in an effort to lay siege to and capture the Crusader fortress at Ayla. If successful, the fall of Ayla would deny valuable resources to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The ships being used to transport Saladin and his army were too small to send a large force or to carry the components for a siege tower. Instead, smaller siege engines were loaded and some built on site. These consisted of Mangonel and Onager catapults. Also, there is a supply of ballistae and sappers. As the leader of the Anti-Crusader Alliance, you must use what you have to breach the walls of Ayla. As this will take some time, use all the time you have wisely and carefully calculated.
If you choose to play as the Crusader Alliance in a HTH game, don't forget you can use the gates and send out raiding parties as the opportunity presents itself.
Ladders have been allocated to select Muslim units.
Note that the ships do not have a function. They are seen to show how Saladin arrived and was supported by sea.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Anti-Crusader Alliance against the Crusader Alliance AI or Head-to-Head.
Suggested Reading: A History of the Crusades II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, by Steven Runciman--Book I, The Establishment of the Kingdom. Part V. Also, Michael S. Fulton, Contest for Egypt: The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin.
Crusade: Period between 2nd and 3rd Crusades
Scenario Briefing: Historical - Following the failure of the Crusader and Byzantine alliance to capture Egypt, Saladin felt secure enough in his position to lead a force up the Nile and into the Gulf of Ayla in an effort to lay siege to and capture the Crusader fortress at Ayla. If successful, the fall of Ayla would deny valuable resources to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The ships being used to transport Saladin and his army were too small to send a large force or to carry the components for a siege tower. Instead, smaller siege engines were loaded and some built on site. These consisted of Mangonel and Onager catapults. Also, there is a supply of ballistae and sappers. As the leader of the Anti-Crusader Alliance, you must use what you have to breach the walls of Ayla. As this will take some time, use all the time you have wisely and carefully calculated.
If you choose to play as the Crusader Alliance in a HTH game, don't forget you can use the gates and send out raiding parties as the opportunity presents itself.
Ladders have been allocated to select Muslim units.
Note that the ships do not have a function. They are seen to show how Saladin arrived and was supported by sea.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Anti-Crusader Alliance against the Crusader Alliance AI or Head-to-Head.
Suggested Reading: A History of the Crusades II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, by Steven Runciman--Book I, The Establishment of the Kingdom. Part V. Also, Michael S. Fulton, Contest for Egypt: The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin.
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