Baecula -208 BC.

 This is the 12th balltle of the campaign (of 16) we are in Spain.

Army composition.

Rome: Scipion Cv, 1x3Cv, 4x4Bd, 2x4Sp, 2x4Ax and 2x2Ps

Ropme play first.

Carthage: Hasdrubal Cv, 1 El, 2x2Lh, 3x4Sp, 3x4Ax and 2x2Ps.

the 2 Hills are gentil Hills, if rome fisrt pips is 1 it is 2 so the labour go away, no effect.

deployement.

and Bound 1.

a) Rome Pips= 2: . move the line of 2BW and the right flank also.

b) Carthage Pips= 5:move theLh+Ps more than 1BW to be on other side of the Hill. Hasdrubal go to the left flank. 2x4Ax go to align with El and the last go more left.

. Bound 2. 

a) Rome Pips= 4: move the Cvbon left of 4BW and the 2 4Bd for 2BW. on the right the colum is deployed on line.

b) Carthage Pips= 4:  align the 2x4Ax with the El, move the Sp on the right of El, the last 4Ax continue to the left.

still no combat.

. Bound 3.

a) Rome Pips= 2: the center line move 2BW for and on the right the 4Bd go with the Cv.

b) Carthage Pips= 3: the Sp move to take the hill and the 4Ax continue to left.

nothing append.

. Bound 4.

a) Rome Pips=1 ?:put the 4Bd+Cv on the left  hill.

b) carthage Pips= 6: the Sp go on the Hill too. -> the 4Bd recoil.

in the center the 4Ax go behind the Ps and on the left flanfk the 4Ax go to align with the general.

. Bound 5.

a) Rome Pips= 6: everybody go to combat.

-> from left to right:Sp(c) recoil, Lh flee, ps(c) recoil, Ps(r) recoil also, 4Bd and gene(r) recoil.

b) carthagePips= 6 also:  continue the combat but only lot of recoil no dead.

.Bound 6.

a) Rome Pips= 2:Combat only on the right flank ->one 4Bd and one Ps are killed, Scipüion recoil and on other hill one Ps flee and one Bd recoil.

b) carthage Pips=5:  General go in contact as weel as the EL and Ps in the center

->one 4Bd on the right is Killed again 

Carthage 2 - Rome 0.

. Bound 7.

a) Rome Pips= 2 nothing to do -> combat= dude

b) Carthage Pips=4 on the left hii the Sp go to contact and the Lh close the door -> one 4Bd is killed. and on the second hill on other 4Bd is killed too by Sp(c).

Carthage 4 - Rome 0.

Second HerDonia -210 BC.

 

This time ther is no farm to put the Ps(c) so they are with the other Ps in the wood. for the rest it is the same deploement as for the first battle.

. Bound 1. 

a) Carthage Pips=1 can only move the line less than 2BW and in the samre time put the 2 Wb in colum.

b) Rome Pips= 3: move the Cv and general more to right with a support of a 3Ax.

with so few Pips nothing append.

. Bound 2

a) Carthage Pips= 6: move all Cv+Lh in line on the left flank, move the inf line of 2BW. The general go on the right flank and the Ps+ Ax go out the wood.

B) Rome Pips= 2 only: move the 2 Sp in line with 4Bd.

. Bound 3. 

a) Carthage Pips= 5. on the right the 2Ps go to put the 3Ax in Tz , the 4Ax follow slowly. on the left flank the Cv+Lh line go to fight the Roman Cv and the in line move to bring a debord of the 3Ax.

-> the Cv(r) and 3Ax are  killed an the Lh(c) recoil.

Hanibal go to align with the line.

Carthage 2- Rrome 0

b) Rome Pips= 4: Fluvius go back 4BW and in other flank the 3Ax ratate to face the 2 Ps(c).

.Bound 4.

a) Carthage Pips= 3: the 2 Ps go to contact the 3Ax with the help of the 4Ax -> 3Ax is killed

Carthage 3 - Rome 0.

b) Rome Pips= 3. rotate the 4Bd on the left flank and on the rightFluvius come back with the inf line.

no Combat.

. Bound 5.

a) Cartage Pips =2 only:

the line go in contact ( with the Ps(r)) -> on ps recoil and one flee.

on the right flank the 2Ps(c) +4Ax go to fight (4Bd) -> 4Ax(c) recoil

B) Rome Pips= 6. Too late. put the lin in contact with Carthage: -> on the flank one 4Ax is killed and in other flank a lh Flee.

Carthage 3 - Rome 1.

. Bound 6. sorry no picture but the Cv(c) go to contact Fluvius and the Lh will close the dorr -> dead of Fluvius , for the roman they win one battle again a Sp 

so the result is . Cartahage 5 - Rome 2.

Betis Second battle

 In this Campaign we have to play 2 time this battle with the same sate up.

. Bound 1.

a) Carthage Pips= 4: move Magnon more left to put the 4Ax in comand, move the 3x4Ax to put the Ps(r) in TZ (no contact), the Cv and Lh move 4BW in direction of Scipion.

b) Rome Pips= 2: Rotate scipion to face the 4Ax and put a 4Bd on his left flank.

. Bound 2.

a) Carthage Pips= 5: move the inf line of 2BW, move the CV to put Scipion in TZ, move the 3x4Ax to contact the Ps + debord. -> one Ps will be killed the other recoilled. The 2xLh try to debord the roman line .

b) Rome Pips= 3: deploy 2x4Bd +1Sp in line.

.Bound 3.

a) Carthage Pips= 1: move only the 2 Lh to the bottom of the field.

b) Rome Pips= 4 deployement of the rest of Sp in front of the carthage line. and move one 4Bd to block the way of the Lh(c).

no combat.

. Bound 4.

a) carthage Pips=1 nothing to do only the Lh try to take advantage.

b) Rome Pips= 3 on 4Bd go to support the Ps an other go to block the Lh and the SP+4bd line move forward to the Carthage line but no in contact.

-> no combat.

.Bound  5.

a) Carthage Pips = 2: the Cv go to contact Scipio and a 4Ax to bring a debord-> Scipio is killed because his has no place to recoil.

Carthage 3 - Rome 0.

b) Rome Pips=6: put the line in combat and put the last 4Bd to protct a flank.

combat-> one Ps8C9 killed, some recoil.

Carthage 3 - Rome 1.

. Bound 6.

a) carthage Pips= 2 the Cv go to close the door to the Sp

-> one Sp is Killed and the last Ps also.

carthage 5- Rome 1.

the revange of magnon.

Betis -211 BC.

 We are in Spain The deployement is so:

Roman Army is: Scipio Cv, Equite Cv, 6x4Bd, 2x Sp and 2xPs all go direction Est.

Carthage Army: Magon Cv, 2x Lh, 3x Sp, 3x 4Ax and 2xPs.

Carthage play first. The 4Ax(c) play like a landing force.

. Bound 1. 

a) Carthage Pips=5: move Mango to the left in order to put the Ax in comand radius. Then they move 2 4Ax to contact the Ps and one 4Ax to contact Scipio. -> 2Ps recoilled and one 4Ax is killed. The Cv and Lh go direction Scipio and the rest move 2BW forward.

b) Rome Pips= 4: the 2 last 4Bd go in line with Scipio, Scipio rotate to face the Cv and Lh(c). Teh third 4Bd rotate 180 to face the 4Ax(c). On the other flank one Sp go on the road forward.

: Bound 2.

a) Carthage Pips= 1: only put the 4AX again in combat -> the 2 Ps recoilled.

b) Rome Pips= 4: On the left flank the 2 Sp and the Cv make a line, on the right ome 4Bd go to align with the oter 4Bd and 2 4Bd go in direction of the 4Ax(c)

no Combat.

. Bound 3.

a) Carthage Pips = 2: move the line with 2BW and the Lh go to put Scipio in TZ.

b) Rome Pips= 5: on the right the 4Bd continue to turn around the 4Ax(c), Scipio rotate to face the Lh and the Bd line advance to cover the flank of Scipio. on the left flank Cv and Sp go for but not in contact. -> no combat.

Carthage 0 - Rome 1

. Bound 4.

a) Carthage Pips= 1 move the line in combat -> one ps recoilled and one is killed

b) Rome Pips= 6: go go combat with 4Bd -> one Sp(c) is killed

Carthage 0 - Rome 2

. Bound 5. Sorry I do not have a picture but Carthage roll again 1 in pips  and in the rome bound   3 other unit of Carthage are killed.

Carthage 0 - Rome 5. the best victory of Scipio.

Herdonia -212 BC.

 this is the 8th battle of this campaign. we are in Italie.

During the night Hanibal has deployed 1Ps in a farm and other in a small wood on his left flank. Hanibal play first.

Armys composition 

Carthage: Hanibal Cv, Cv, 2x Lh, 3xSp,1x 4Ax, 2x 4Wb and 2x Ps.

Rome: Fluvius Cv, Equite Cv, 4x $Bd,2x 3Ax,2x Sp and 2x Ps.

. Round 2. nothing apends in the first round

a) Carthage Pips= 4; on the left flank 3 pips to put teh Cvand Lh in a line and move.

on the right flank: the Ps and Ax move forward as a group.

b) Rome Pips =1 only move the Cv right to the general 

. Round 2.

a) Carthage Pips= 2: the Infline move for 2BW and the General move morehis left.

b) Rome Pips= 3: one Ps go to the farm to blok the Carthage advance. one Sp go to right the other to left.

. Round 3.

a) Carthage Pips= 4: The Ax and Ps go to combat with the Ps(r) and the last Ps(c) go to bring a debord -> Ps(r) recoil.

b) Rome Pips = 5: move the Sp more in right and align the CV+ General with. the other Sp has to go back to right and on the left flank the 3Ax go to fight the Ps(c) -> Ps(c) is killed.

Carthage 0 - Rome 1

. Round 4.

a) Carthage Pips= 6: on his left the 4Ax got contact with the 3Ax -> 3Ax recoiled and Ps(c) to ps(r)-> Ps(r) recoiled too. the inf lin go to contact the last Ps(r) ->ps(r) recoiled. hanibal move more his right.

b) Rome Pips= 4: move the Sp more in right, put the Cv+general+ Sp in contact with Lh+Cv (c)-> Cv8r) recoilled and Lh+Cv(c) recoilled too. on other flank the 3Ax and Ps Contact again carthage -> 4Ax(c) and Ps(c) recoilled.

. Round 5.

a) Carthage Pips= 3: move the inf line in contact with Ps(r) -> Ps(r) recoilled afer the 4Bd.

on the left flank the Lh+Cv contact the Sp and Hanibal closse the door -> Sp(r) is killed.

Carthage 1 - Rome 1

b) Rome Pips= 1:?. Fluvius go back .

. Round 6.

a) Carthage Pips= 3 Cv(c9 contact Fluvius and Hanibal close the door -> Flavius is killed and Lh contact the Cv(r) but recoil.

Carthage  3 - Rome 1

b) Rome Pips = 5: only attaque on the left -> Ps(r) recoil and 4Ax(c) recoil.

. Round 7. 

a) Cathage Pips= 5 Only on the left flank again Cv(r) with Cv(c) closse the door  -> dude

b) Rome Pips = 3: put the line in combat

-> 24Wb are killed but on the right the Cv(r) is also killed.

Carthage 4 - Rome 3

small victory for Hanibal.

Nola -214 BC.

 This is the third and last battle of Nola (7th for this campaign).

So deployement and no Army list we go direct to the round 1. 

a) Rome Pips= 4:-> no plugh. deployement of the left colum and the Cv move to left. 1 4Bd go also 1BW to left to make place for the Sp achter.

b) Carthage Pips= 5:El+Ps+Cv go for with 3BW, th inf line with 2BW, the Ps go slowly to right (place for General and the Lh go for with 4BW

. Round 2.

a) Rome Pips: 1 Bad luck. -> move the Sp in the line.

b) Carthage Pips= 4: the line move for 2BW and the El+Cv+PS go to align with the line.

on the left flank the Lh go to take the right Roman colum in TZ.

. Round 3.

a) Rome Pips= 3: Ax (right contact the Lh + debord from the Ps-> Ax recoil, the last 4Bd (right) move to protect the Ps.

b) Carthage Pips= 5: from left to right:

Lh go combat Ax, Ps go combat Ps -> Lh and Ps(c) recoil, Gene put the 4Bd in TZ, move the inf line and on the left  El+Cv+Ps go to combat ->Ps(c) recoil, Cv(r) recoil but the El is killed (7vs8).

Carthage 0 - Rome 1

. Round 4.

a) Rome Pips=3 move and combat only on the romr lrft flank. Cv to Cv, Ps to Ps and the Ax to closse the door of the Ps(c) -> Cv(r) recoil but the Ps(c) is killed. Carthage 0 - Rome 2

b) Carthage Pips= 4: Again the Lh and Ps go o fight the Ax and the Ps (left flank) -> Lh recoil but the Ps(r) is killed.

small move with the line to contact only the 4Bd with the General -> 4Bd is killed (9 vs 4).

Carthage 2 - Rome 2.

. Round 5.

a) Rome Pips=4: Attaque of the Cv(c): Cv go to Cv, 4Bd go to bring a debord and the Ps go in the rear -> Cv(c) is killed. Carthage 2 - Rome 3.

b) Carthage Pips= 2: Move the line (without the General) to combat ( with alignment) and the General go to closse the door of the general roman -> General (r) + 2x Sp are been killed.

Carthage 6 - Rome 3.  End

Cornus -215 a.v JC

 The battle of Cornus in -215 before JC is the 6th scenario of this campaign. We are in Sardaine.

the scenario map and armys:

only 2 Labour and a road: 

Carthage (on top): Hasdrubal Cv, 1xEl, 2xLh, 3xSp,3x4Ax and 2xPs

Rome (bottom): Manlius Cv, Equite Cv, 4x4Bd, 2xSp, 2x4Ax, 2xPs.

There is no special rules and Rome play first.

On the table it is look like so:

Roman on the right and Carthage on the left.

. Roman Plan: try to contact first the right flank of Carthage ( with Ax) and put the Cv in support of the general. 

. Carthage plan:Reorganise the line, El with EL and general dan go to fight.

Rund 1.

.a) Rome pips= 2 so the labour can be considered as Good going.

so the line go 2BW forward and the Cv go to the General 4BW.

. b) Carthage Pips= 3: The Ps (center go back and left, I move two Sp near the El.

. Rund 2.

a) Rome Pips= 3: move the line 2BW, The general go on other side of Labour and the Cv go to right.

b) Carthage Pips= 6: last Sp is alibned with the other Sp, The2 Ps go to falign also with Sp and also do the 2 Lh on the left flank. 

on the right the 4Ax make a wheel to make place for the general.

. Rund 3.

 

a) Rome Pips= 3: on the right the Cv and general go together.

on the left  the line (Ps+Ax+4Bd+Sp) make a wheel to align with Carthage.

b) Carthage Pips=2: the right flank go in combat and the General move for to support the line.

Combat: 2 recoil for Carthage and one for Rome.

. Rund 4. 

a) Rome Pips=5: 4 pips for the 4Ax and Ps on the left because there are out of comand) to put beide in combat. the last pip is for the Sp to bring support ( and Debord) to the 4Bd.

Combat: 4Ax(c) is killed, the second 4ax recoil.

Carthage 1 - Rome 0

b) Carthage Pips=5: the 4Ax return to combat -> kill the Ps(r), General go to combat 4bd ->4Bd recoil, The El go to Sp -> El recoil and the last 4Ax(c) go also to fight the 4Ax(r) -> 4Ax(r) recoil.

Carthage 1 - Rome 1

. Rund 5.

a) Rme Pips= 5: Move Cv+general to combat with Lh- > 2x Lh been killed.

the Ps(r9 go to fight the Ps(c) -> Ps(r) recoil

the line (minus 1 4Bd) move for 2BW,

the 4Bd+Sp go in combatn with general (c) ->4bd recoil  and the last 4Bd align with the Sp(r).

b) Carthage Pips= 3: move the El in combat and the Gene too.-> 4Bd and Sp recoil.

Carthage 1- Rome 3.

. Rund 6. 

a) Rome Pips= 3. put the Ps (right) in combat with the C clossing the door -> Ps(c) killed.

on the left: all go in combat and the last 4Bd close the door to El -> one 4Bd is killed and the Sp recoil.

Carthage 2 - Rome 4.  Second victory for Rome.

Nola -215

 This is the second battle of Nola. Hanibal do not like to lose, so he come back to take the city.

Here ther is the same setting as the previous battle, same troupes , terrain and rules.

.Rund 1

a) Rome Pips= 2: put the left colum in line with the Ps in face of El.

b) CarthagePips= 6: move the inf line 2 BW, on right move the Cv+Ps 3 Bw, move the El more right and move the General in place of El.

. Rund 2. 

a) Rome Pips=3: put the right colum in a line, move the general more right.

b) Carthage Pips= 5: move the inf line by 2BW,  move the General of 4 BW and move  Cv+ps to support the General and move the El  3BW.

. Rund 3.

a) Rome Pips= 4: move the 4B on the right more right to make place for the Sp, on the right flank->Ps + 3Ax go to contact with support of the General -> P(r) dead and Lh(c) recoil.

b) carthage Pips= 6: Lh return in combat and the Ps close the door -> but recoil.

move the inf line again with 2 BW.

on the right flank: Gene+Cv+ Ps  and El go to contact -> only some recoil.

Carthage 1 -Rome 0

. Rund 4.

a) Rome Pips= 5: 3Ax go to contact the Lh and the general close the door -> Lh dead.

the inf line go to combat -> 2 Sp(c) recoil and Cv(r) recoil.

b) Carthage Pips= 5: on the right some recoil to the rome general got to fight the Ps -> Ps dead.

the 4Wb kill one 4Bd the rest is recoil for carthage.

Carthage 3 - Rome 1

. Rund 5.

a) Rome pips= 4: 

 the general go to fight the Ps on the flank and the 3Ax close the door -> Ps dead.

but the last 4bd on the left flank is killed too. 

Carthage 4 - Rome 2  Ende.