Roma Vs Carthago.

We were playing last morning an small battle between Romans and Carthginians.

As is usual, we played with WAB 2.0 rules and the book Hannibal and the punic wars.

The two small armies were formed by four groups of skirmishers, two cavalry units, and a core of republican legion for the romans, and african infantry for the carthaginians, supported for a big gaul warband and an elephant. After the first movements turns, the carthaginians flanked the romans with cavalry, gauls, and skirmishers. One roman cavalry unit was routed, and the other charged by the elephant. The hastati turn to face the cavlary units behind them, and the skirmishers were running out the battlefield. Carthaginian maniouvres were perfect, and the trap closed over the romans.

But gods of war were in Rome this morning. The elephant was wounded by the roman cavalry, and disbanded, attacking all troops in the battlefield. Carthaginians skirmisers ran out the elephant, also the cavlary, and finally, the gauls were far from african infantry to help them, and finally, the africans micght surrender to the Roman legions.

Roman tarantine cavalry

Carthaginian gaul cavalry.

Carthaginian army deploy.

After the first movements turns, the carthaginians flanked the romans with cavalry, gauls, and skirmishers. One roman cavalry unit was routed, and the other charged by the elephant. The hastati turn to face the cavlary units behind them, and the skirmishers were running out the battlefield. Carthaginian maniouvres were perfect, and the trap closed over the romans.

But gods of war were in Rome this morning. The elephant was wounded by the roman cavalry, and disbanded, attacking all troops in the battlefield. Carthaginians skirmisers ran out the elephant, also the cavlary, and finally, the gauls were far from african infantry to help them, and finally, the africans micght surrender to the Roman legions.

Six turns and around three hours playing this battle.

The miniatures are from collections of Jaime de Miguel and Luis Illanas.