The Stand at Red Hollow
Battlefield: a muddy river valley in heavy rain · 8 Oct 2026 · Ranked
Crusader Knights
150 heavily armoured knights in full plate on barded warhorses with lances and longswords, supported by 300 crossbowmen behind large pavise shields.
SEAL Team
16 Navy SEALs with suppressed rifles, night vision, body armour, grenades, 2 recon drones and a sniper team, but limited ammunition and no vehicles or air support.
ROUND 1 OF 3
Crusader Knights lower their lances as the crossbowmen plant their pavises. Across a muddy river valley in heavy rain, SEAL Team move in silence, suppressed rifles up.
ROUND 2 OF 3
Crusader Knights thunder into SEAL Team with a full lance charge, smashing the line apart. SEAL Team are forced to fall back as ammunition runs low.
ROUND 3 OF 3
SEAL Team drop Crusader Knights's leaders with surgical sniper fire. Crusader Knights retreat in disorder, plate dented and lances broken.
» The drone confirms it: Crusader Knights is finished.
THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT
SEAL Team has a clear edge: elite training and night vision and drones. Crusader Knights needs its crushing lance charge to land early, or horses tire quickly will decide it.
- Elite training
- Horses tire quickly
- The battlefield: a muddy river valley in heavy rain
MVP: A chief petty officer with one magazine left
SEAL Team holds a muddy river valley in heavy rain, bloodied but victorious. Crusader Knights is finished as a fighting force.