Lack of Roman cavalry is clearly visible (click the picture to enlarge) Legio III prepared specially for the battle – the only unit fully clipped! (click the picture to enlarge) TURN 1 Velites try skirmishing in the center but are repelled by the Elephant Screens and other range weapons (click the picture to enlarge) Then the Elephants charge and even with pass-through, many Romans are routed (click the picture to enlarge) Troops movements in the first turn – Elephants tied up the center, while Punic cavalry started encirclement maneuver (click the picture to enlarge) Causalities after Turn 1 (click the picture to enlarge) TURN 2 Elephants continue wrecking havoc in the center and Prefect Plautius barely escapes! (click the picture to enlarge) Another charge by the beasts but many of them will be routed and their unpredictable rout will damage both sides to great extent! (click the picture to enlarge) The left-wing Punic cavalry strikes! (click the picture to enlarge) In the end, Phalanx move on to attack! (click the picture to enlarge) Main actions of the second turn – in Rout Points the situation is balanced but there is already 14 routed Romans on board.
Would history be changed and Romans manage to withstand tactically more able Carthaginians? Enjoy below photo-session report! SET-UP The initial deployment of the forces. Only 2000 Romans managed to return to Italy. Legions had some luck on their left where they routed mercenary Celts, but once Carthaginian cavalry redressed their ranks and attacked form both flanks, the battle turned into slaughter. That in result tied up the main force of Roman infantry which was quickly exploited by Punic cavalry (outnumbering the Roman counterparts eight-to-one). The Carthage is almost defeated – the Romans landed in North Africa! The Punic leaders being desperate hired a Spartan general, Xanthippus, who managed to actually organize the Carthaginian forces and plan for the best use of their assets.Īnd so the battle on the Plains of Bagradas River started – the Carthaginians initiated the battle with an attack by the elephants. As I acquired SPQR some time ago, it was already high time to get into this – and as for the scenario, I picked the one suggested by the designer – Bagradas Plains. It allows you to re-play variety of engagements, and the latest Deluxe Edition covers all the expansions. As it is not so easy to get the players for the Great Battles of History (GBoH) sometimes the best option is to play solitaire, trying to win against yourself! One of the greatest installments in this series is SPQR – battles of ancient Roman Republic.
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