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This is our first series of games in the hotel.
The Romans are certainly showing why they are an army to be feared with their
core of solid legionaries while the Carthaginians are gradually beginning to
show what they can be capable of once you gain an understanding of their
delicate all-arms balance.
Battle 1
On a rather tight battlefield the Romans shut down the Carthaginian relief
force (who needed a traffic cop to control their erratic manoeuvres at times) while the
Carthaginian forces tried to pick off stragglers. The end, when it came, was
somewhat sudden as the entire Carthaginian left wing, including the general,
collapsed.
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Battle
2
This was a far more open battle than the previous one.
The seaward side became bogged down rather quickly as the legionaries fought
off the elephants. The decisive action occurred on the landward flank - a
cavalry action behind
the legionary line. The Carthaginian general lost his nerve eventually and that
was the end of it for them.
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Battle
3
This started almost as a re-run of the previous battle, though without the elephants.
The Celts locked up against the Roman javelins while the Carthaginian cavalry went for the
Roman flank once more, a somewhat optimistic attempt at getting to the Roman
camp. The end came rather abruptly when the Consul and his
bodyguard were chased off.
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Battle 4
This was an exceptionally long battle, but very decisive at the end.
In a very defensive battle for the Romans, the loss of the Celtic cavalry early
in the battle severely hindered the Carthaginians. Somehow the new Roman javelin
units not only chased off the Balearic slingers, but also the Celtic warbands.
Amazingly, after the three previous battles, we actually had contact between the main battle lines. The Libyan spearmen held off the legionaries for a while before giving in under the relentless
pressure. The end came rather abruptly as the Carthaginian army collapsed from
the centre out.
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Figures by Baccus, painted by Steve Gill and Jim Shevlin. Click on photos
for larger versions.
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