"Hannibal Barca has a big bita" Topic
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Bolingar  | 16 Feb 2025 12:03 p.m. PST |
I really got snookered this time. Optio game Rome vs Carthage. Battle report here.
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| korsun0 | 17 Feb 2025 6:03 a.m. PST |
Blame the new mat….. sounds like a Cannae sort of battle; occupy the legionaries with a thick wall they cannot break through, then cavalry to the rear. |
| 79thPA | 17 Feb 2025 9:46 a.m. PST |
It sounds like a pretty tough fight right up to the point that the Romans collapsed. |
| Bolingar | 17 Feb 2025 9:30 p.m. PST |
Sure caught me by surprise. The legions usually win in a straight-up frontal fight. Peter finally found the magic formula to beat them. Going over the game afterwards, I felt the legions were a bit underpowered when it came to missile fire, scoring only one missile hit per shot against the Poeni and the Warband. Poeni, OK, they were well-armoured, but Warband are pretty unprotected and should have taken more damage. Checking back to previous games Warband usually took 2 missile hits per shot (except the elite and well-armoured Soldurii). That means they will get at least 4 missile hits – enough to knock off a morale interval – before they can close with the Romans. I'll implement that next time and see what Peter devises then. |
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