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.