Pyrrhus War, River dance: Early Carthage (I-61b) - Pyrrhus (II-27b)

 Battle nr 8.

1) Armies Compositions.

a)Carthage: Général Sp/Cv/Hch Rd6=2: Sp, Hch, Cv, Lh/4Ax Rd6=5: Lh, 2x2Sp, Sp/4Ax Rd6=2: 4Ax, Wb/3Ax Rd6=6: 3Ax, 2xPs.

b) Pyrrhus: Général Kn/Cv Rd6=5: Cv, Cv, Lh, El, 4x4pk, Sp/Pk Rd6=2: 2xSp, 3/4Ax Rd6=6: 3Ax, Ps.

2) initiative: Carthage: 3+4; pyrrhus: 4+6 -> Carthage defender.

3) terrain: Arable: 2x plugs (1 and 1), 1 Forest in 3, a river (3->2) and a road (2->4)

4) Déploiement.

a) Pyrrhu arrive by side 2-3 (top of bilder)

b) Carthage:  from left to right: 3Ax, 4Ax, Hch, 2Sp (red), Général Sp, 2x Sp (green) with Ps behind red and green, Cv and Lh on rirht flank.

c) Pyrrhus:4Ax, El +Sp behind, 2x2x4Pk Géné beind on road, Ps in forest, Sp behind, Cv+Lh on flank.

. Bound 1.

a) Carthage pips=4: Ps behind red Sp croos the line and advance 1BW, second mouvement Ps go in Plug along the river, Line Sp+Ps advance 2 BW, Cv and Lh go to the river. the 2 plug are good going terrain.

b) Pyrrhus Pips=5: 4Ax advance to river and put the Ps in TZ, Sp behind El shift right and go to align with El, 4Pk advance to the river, Ps in forest go to the river and Cv+Lh to the river and put Cv+Lh in TZ.

.Bound 2.

a) Carthage Pips=1: Sp line advance to river and go to align with the river.

b) Pyrrhus Pips= 6. 4Ax croos the river (Rd6=2 -> good going) and contact the ps, the Sp near EL advance 2BW in river, the 4Pk croos also the river to contact the Sp line, Géné advance behind. Cv+Lh contact Cv+Lh and Ps in forest align with Cv and bring debpr to carthage Cv. Combat:

4Ax vs Ps: 3+5 vs 2+2 -> Ps dead

2xPk vs Sp: 3+3+4 vs 4+1+4 -> Sp recoil

2xPk vs Sp: 3+3-1 vs 4+1-1+2 -> Sp recoil

Cv vsCv: 3+5 vs 3-1+2 -> Cv dead

Lh vs Lh: 2+6 vs 2-1+6 -> Lh(c) recoil

 Carthage 0. - Pyrrhus 2.

. Bound 3.

a) Carthage Pips=1 (again). one Sp on right and contact Ps: 4+6 vs 2+5 ->Ps recoil.

Sp vs Pk: 4+1+1 vs 3+3-1+2 -> Sp recoil

Sp vs Pk: 4-1+6 vs 3+3+3-> deuce

b) Pyrrhus Pips=2.  4Ax cloose the door of Sp.

Géné contact géné Sp.

Pk vs Sp: 3+3+5 vs 4-2+2 -> Sp Dead (door closed)

Pk vs Sp3+3-1+5 vs 4-1+5-> Sp recoil

GénéCv vs GénéSp: 4+1 vs 4-1+4 -> Cv recoil

Carthage 0. - Pyrrhus 3.

. Bound 4.

a) Carthage Pips= 4. 3Ax-4Ax- Hch advance to face Ax Sp pk line, 2xSSp contact Géné in river, Ps go to bring a débord to Pk.

Sp vs Pk: 4+2 vs 3+3-1+1 -> deuce

GénéSp vs généCv: 5+2 vs 4-1+4-> deuce.

b) Pyrrhus Pips=6. Sp in River advance 2BW in Plug face to 3Ax, 4Ax rotate to face 4Ax, 1Pk advace 15mm to bring débord on Sp, second Pk recoil and shift left to bring débord on Sp vs Géné, Cv+Lh contact Lh.

Pk vs Sp:3+3-1+5 vs 4-1+6 -> Sp recoil

GénéCv vs généSp: 3-1+5 vs 5-1+5 -> Cv recoil

Cv vs Lh: 3+2 vs 2-1+2 ->lh recoil.

. Bound 5.

a) Carthage Pips= 4: 3Ax-$Ax-Hch contact 4Ax-Sp-Pk, Ps cloose the door to 2xPk.

Hch vs Pk: 3-1+6vs 4+1 -> Pk dead

4Ax vs 4Ax: 3+5 vs 3-1+5 -> Ax(p) recoil

3Ax vs Sp: 3+4 vs 4-1+1 ->Sp recoil

Spvs2xPk: 4+3 vs 3+3-2+3: deuce.

Carthage 1. - Pyrrhus 3.

b) Pyrrhus Pips= 6. Cv to Lh and Lh cloose the door, El to Hch, Pk advance to align with El.

Cv vs Lh: 3+5 vs 2-1+5 -> Lh dead

El vs Hch: 4+4 vs 4-2+3 -> Hch dead

2xPk vs Sp: 3+3-1+3 vs 4+4 -> deuce.

Victory for Pyrrhus

Carthage 1. - Pyrrhus 5.

Pyrrhus War, River Dance, Syracuse(II-9) - Gaule(II-11).

 Battle nr 7 for this serie.

1) Armies Composition:

a) Syracuse: Général Sp/Cv Rd6=4 ->Cv, 6x Sp, Sp/Wb Rd6= 2 -> Sp, Ax/Cv Rd6=4 -> Cv, Art/ 3Ax Rd6=5 -> 3Ax, Lh, Ps

b) Gaule: Général Lch, 2x Lch, Cv/Wb Rd6=1 -> 2x3Wb, 6x4Wb, Ps.

2) Initiative: Syracuse: 2+6 vs Gaule 3+6 -> Syracuse = defender.

3) Terrain: Litoral -> WW (3->4)Marsh (in 4), Forest in 2 and the river (2->1).

4) Déploiement.

a) Gaule attack by side 1-4 (botom of the picture.

b) Syracuse (top) Ps+3Ax in the forest and 2 Sp behind,  right: 2 Sp with Géné behind than Cv-Lh

and 3Sp in landing force.

c) Gaule: left: Lch, Ps, 2x3Wb, right: 2x 4Wb, G´ßené, Lch, 2x4Wb in Marsh and 2x4Wb to protect the camp.

. Bound 1.

a) Syracuse: Landing Force (LF) place in the middle of the field along the WW (right); Pips= 3.LF advance 2BW,Sp behind forest shift right (left on picture).

b) Gaule Pips= 5. line Lch-Ps-3Wb advance 3BW, 2x 4WB along river wheel right and advace, Général shuift left and advance vor the 4Wb, Lch go to align with Géné, 2x4WB behind marsh advance 2BW.

. Bound 2.

a)Syracuse =1.   Small advance of the 2Sp

b) Gaule: Pips=6

2x4Wb in marsh continue to advance 2BW,  2x 4Wb behind Lch shift right and advance to Sp, 

in forest 13Wb shifht and advance left the second go to align and the ps align and other side, the Lch advance 4BW.

. Bound 3.

a) Syracuse Pips=6: 1 Sp to lch, Général to général, Cv align with Sp(débord to lch) the LF go to align with Sp-Cv.Combat:

Sp vs Lch: 4+5 vs 3-1+3 -> Lch recoil

Géné vs géné: 4+1 vs 4-1+4 Cv(s) recoil.

b) Gaule: Pips= 3: in frorest (RC< 4BW) 3Wb to 3Ax, 3Wb to Ps and Ps brind debord.

Wb vs Ax: 3+5 vs 3-1+3 Ax recoil

Wb vs Ps: 3+4 vs 2-1+5 Ps recoil.

. Bound 4.

a) Syracuse Pips= 4.

Cv attack the2x4Wb, Sp go back to Lch and th Général again to général Lch.in the forest the 3Ax combat 3Wb.

combat: Cv vs 4Wb: 3+4 vs 2+3 -> Wb recoil

Gén´cv vs géné Lch: 4+3 vs 4-1+6 -> Cv recoil

Sp vs Lch: 4-1+2 vs 3+2 -> deuce

3Ax vs 3Wb: 3+4 vs 3-1+2 -> Wb recoil.

b) Gaule Pips= 5: 4pips for the 2x3Wb in forest to contact Ax+Ps, 2x4WB in right advance 2BW.

2x 3Wb recoil and Lch vs Sp -> Sp recoil.

. Bound 5.

a) Syracuse Pips=3.

Cv to 4Wb, Sp to Lch and géné to Géné Lch

XCv vs 4Wb: 3+1 vs 2+6 -> Cv dead

Sp vs Lch: 4-1+6 vs 3+6 ->deuce

Géné vs Géné: 4+3 vs 4-1+5 Géné Cv recoil

b) Gaule Pips= 5:  3 block of 2x4Wb go to align voor the Sp, 2x 3Wb to Ax +Ps -> Ax and Ps recoil.

Lch vs Sp: 3+6 vs 4-1+4 -> Sp recoil.

Syracuse 0. - Gaule 1.

. Bound 6.

a) Syracuse Pips= 2. Sp in reserve go to align with other Sp and Lh align on the WW flank.

3Ax vs 3Wb: 3+6 vs 3-1+2 -> 3Wb dead

Syracuse 1. - Gaule 1.

b) Gaule pips=1. 3x2x4Wb contact Sp line

4+6 vs 4+1+6 -> 4Wb recoil

4-2+5 vs 4+1+6 -> 4Wb recoil

4-2+4 vs 4+1+4 -> 4Wb recoil

. Bound 7.

a) Syracuse Pips= 5.

Line Sp conrtact 4Wb line and lh go to cloose the door, Sp to lch and géné to géné.

combat: 

Sp vs 4Wb: 4+1+4 vs 4-1+3 -> 2xdead door closed

Sp vs 4Wb: 4+1+6vs 4-1+6 -> Wb recoil

Sp vs 4Wb: 4+1+3vs 4-2+3 -> Wb recoil

Sp vs Lch: 4+6 vs 3+6 -> Lch recoil

Géné vs géné: 4+5 vs 4-1+4  -> lch recoil

b) Gaule Pips=2 : 2x4Wb return in combat becuse ther are in TZ.

Wb vs Sp : 4-1+5 vs 4+1+2 -> Sp dead

Wb vs Sp: 4-1+1 vs 4+1+-1+6 ->Wb dead

Victory for Syracuse:  Syracuse 4 - Gaule 2.

Pyrrhus war; River Dance: Rome - Carthage

 &th battle of this serie: Romain Camille versus early Carthage.

1) Armies Composition:

a) Rome: Général Cv, Ccv, Levées 2xPs, Hasatis 2x4Bd, princeptes 2x Sp(rod), Triari 2x Sp (yellow), Italiens 2x4Ax.

b)Carthage: GénéralHch, Hch, Cv, Lh/4Ax Rd6=4 : 4Ax, Lanciers 2x2xSp, Sp/ 4Ax Rd8=5: Sp, 2xPs, Wb/ 3Ax Rd6=5: 3Ax.

2) Initiative.

Rome : 3+3; Carthage: 3+1 -> Carthage defender.

3) Terrain: Arable -> 2x Plug( 4 and 3), River (1 to 4), Forest (1), brousaille (2)

4) Déploiement.

a) Rome take the side 1-4 (Bottom of picture)

b) Carthage. From left to right:

 Cv, Ps, 2x Sp, Ps, Sp, Général, Hch, 2x Sp, 4Ax.

Plan: Attaque in center with 2xHch with help from Sp.

c) Rome: in Forest (left): 4Ax, Ps, 4Ax, 4Bd, Sp,Sp,Sp, Sp, 4Bd, Ps. Général behind in resrve.

plan: go to blok the river 4Bd agin inf and Sp to stop HcH.

. Bound 1.

a) Carthage Pips= 5:  Plug are good going

line Ps-3Ax-2xHch advance 3BW to the river; 

left flank: 2x Sp and Ps-Cv advance 2BW; right flank: 2xSP -4Ax advance 2BW.

b) Rome Pips= 6: Right flank: 4Bd and 1xSp advance to the river, 3xSp advance also to river; left flank: 4Ax (in forest) amove and shift right, 4Bd move 1BW and align with Ax and Ps lign with 4Bd

. Bound 2.

 a)Carthage Pips= 5:Cv (left) try to croos the river: Rd6=4, Ps-3Ax-2Hch advance in river (1BW), right flak the 4Ax go to the river and the 2SP go in line.

b) Rome Pips= 3: Ps recoil in the forest, Ax  in forest go face to the Cv, 4Bd+ Ax go to the river..

. Bound 3.

a) Carthage Pips= 5

on right 4Ax cross the river and contact the Ps

the 2xSPnear 4Ax enter in river (1BW), Hch+Géné contact 2x Sp as well as the 3Ax and Ps, 2x SP near Cv (left) advance to the river.

4Ax vs Ps -> 4Ax recoil

2x Hch + 3Ax vs 3x SP -> 3Ax Carthage recoil

Ps vs 4Ax -> Ps (c) dead

b) Rome Pips= 5:

Cv left go around the forest (not in this picture)

4Ax go to the river align with 4Bd.

Rome 1. - Carthage 0.

no combat.

. Bound 4.

a) Carthage Pips= 4

4Ax to Ps, 2x Sp to 4Bd-Sp, 2xHch-3Ax to 3x Sp, 

combats:

4Ax vs Ps: 3+4 vs 2+1+3 -> Ps recoil

Sp vs 4Bd: 4+5 (no support in river) vs 5+1-1+6 -> Sp recoil

Sp vs Sp: 4-1+2 vs 4+1+2: Sp (c) recoil

Hch vs Sp:     Hch recoil

Géné vs Sp: 4+5 vs 4+1+5 Hch recoil

3Ax vs Sp: 3Ax recoil.

b) Rome Pips= 1

Cv (left) go to the river

4Bd vs Sp: 5+5 vs 4+3 Sp recoil.

. Bound 5.

a) Carthage Pips= 5

2x Hch go to contact 2xSp, 3Ax contact again SP

2xSP near 3AxGoto 2x1Sp along the river

SP(rod) vs 4Bd: 4+2 vs 5-2+3 -> deuce

SP(green) vs Sp: 4-1+6 vs 4+1+6 -> SP (c) recoiol

Géné vs Sp: 4+5 vs 4+1+3 ->Sp dead (Since the Sp was in good going terrain

hcH vs Sp: 3-1+6 vs 4-1+1 -> Sp dead

3Ax vs SP 3-1+4 vs 4+1-1+3 -> 3Ax recoil

 Rome 1 - Carthage 2.

b) Rome Pips= 6

Left: Cv to Ps, 4Ax to Cv

Cv vs Ps: 3+1 vs 2+1+3 -> Cv recoil; 4Ax vs Cv: 3+2 vs 3+1+3 -> 4Ax recoil; Sp vs Sp(green): 4+5 vs 4-1+2 -> Sp(c) recoil; 4Bd vs Sp: 5-2+2 vs 4+5 -> 4Bd recoil.

.Bound 6.

a) Carthage: Pips 4: SP (green+rod) contact Sp+4Bd; Hch rotate and cloose the door of the Sp; 3Aa shift left behind Hch and the Sp behind take his place.

Sp vs Sp: 4+5 vs 4-1+3 -> SP(r)dead door cloose

Sp vs 4Bd: 4+2 vs 5-2+6 -> Sp recoil

 Rome 1 - Carthage 3.

b) Rome Pips= 2: on left Cv contact Ps and Ps in forest shift right.

Cv vs Ps: 3+6 vs 2+1 Ps dead

 Rome 2 - Carthage 3.

.Bound 7. no photos.

a)v Carthage Pips 6: Hch contact Ps in flank 

Sp green close the door of 4Bd Sp contact 4Bd.

Hch vs Ps: 3+1 vs 2+1 Ps dead

Sp vs 4Bd: 4+2 vs 5-2+3: Deuce.

 Rome 2 - Carthage 4     Victory for Carthage..

Pyrrhus War: river Dance: Syracuse (II-9) - Pyrrhus (II-27b).

 1) Armies Composition.

a) Syracuse: géné Cv/Sp Rd6=5: Cv, 6x Sp, Sp/Wb Rd6=3: Sp, 4Ax/Cv Rd6=3: Cv, 3Ax/ Art Rd6=4: Art, Ps, Lh.

b) Pyrrhus: Géné Kn, Cv, Lh, El,2x2x4Pk, Pk/Sp Rd6=4: 2x4Pk, 3Ax/4Ax Rd6=2: 3Ax, Ps.

2) Initiative. Syracuse:2+5; Pyrrhus: 4+4 -> Syracuse defender.

3) Terrain: litoral -> WW (1->2), river (2->3), Marsh (4), Marsh(3).

4) Déploiement. 1 -2 are in left, 3-4 in right

a) Pyrrhus take side 2-3 top of the picture

b) Syracuse:  in botom of picture.

landing Force: 3x Sp; 2x Sp- Art - 2x SP; Géné behind in reserve and behind marsh Ps, Cv + Lh.

c) Pyrrhus:  left to right: 2x Pk - CV-géné- El -3Ax  and - Lh 2x4Pk protect the flank of the camp. Ps in marsh in reserve.

. Bound 1..

a) Syracuse: lading Force along the river face to pyrrhus; Pips=1.line Sp- Art- Sp advance 2BW (not show on this photo

b) Pyrrhus Pips=4: line Cv- Ax advance tto try to cross the river RD6=3 they have to stop of the border of river (more than 1BW), Pk line advance also to river 1BW and the 2 Pk behind go around the marsh. Ps shift right.

. Bound 2.

a) Syracse Pips=3: Ps advance in marsh, Sp left of Art advance to align with the landing force Cv+Lh go around the marsh(right)

Art vs Cv: 4+4 vs 3+3 Cv recoil (not shown).

b) Pyrrhus Pips= 3: Géné-El-Ax cross the river (1BW), Cv advance to river again.

. Bound 3.

a)Syracuse pips= 2: Ps contact El, on right Cv continue around marsh and put the Ax in TZ.

Art vs Kn: 4+2 vs 4+3 no effect

Ps vs El: 2+1+5vs 5+3: deuce

b) Pyrrhus Pips= 3: Kn advance 0,5BW to bring debord of Ps, 4Ax contact Cv, XCv croos the river (1BW) 2x4Pk continue to go around the marsh.

Ax vs Cv: 3+5 vs 3+1 -> Cv dead

El vs Ps: 5+1 vs 2-1+1+4: deuce.

. Bound 4.

a) Syracuse Pips=1 bad luck:

2x SP recht Art contact Kn and behind Ps.

Art vs Cv: 4+2 vs 3+4 no effect

Sp vs Kn: 4+3 vs 4-1+4 -> deuce

Ps vs El: 2-1+1+1 vs 5+4 -> Ps+Sp recoil.

b) Pyrrhus Pips=5: 

4Ax rotate and advance to bring debord to Ps

Cv advance and bring debord to Sp

2x3Pk near Cv cross river (1BW) the 2x4Pk on left arrive to thwe river

El vs Ps: 5+6 vs 2-1+3 ->Ps+ Sp recoil

Kn vs Sp: 4+6 vs 4-2+5 -> Sp is killed

Syracuse 0 - Pyrrhus 2.

. Bound 5. 

a) Syracuse Pips= 6. 

1 Sp left to Art contact (2x4Pk in river) 3 xSp align with the first Sp, Général contact Kn

Art vs Cv: 4+1 vsv 3+1 -> cv recoil

géné vs Kn: 4+4vs 5-1+5 géné cv recoil

Ps vs El: 2-1+2vs 5+4 Ps+Sp recoil

Sp vs Pk: 4+1+1+4 vs 3 (only because river) +2 -> Pk dead.

b) Pyrrhus Pips=6: 3Ax cloose the door to Ps+Sp

Kn vs Cv: 5+4 vs 4+6 Kn recoil

El vs Ps: 5+4 vs 2-2+1 -> Ps+ Sp dead cloose door

Ende.

Syracuse 1 - Pyrrhus 4.

 Victory for Pyrrhus...................