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..