PUN3 Rome vs Gaul

Game 3 in our Epic Punic Saga! General Scipio's victory celebrations, after beating the Carthaginians are cut short. News has arrived that the Gauls have built a fleet & crossed the Med in order to give the Romans a sound thrashing!!

Jack took the Gallic Horde & was the attacker. I took the Polybian Romans. The table had a tricky river running down one flank & some hills on the other. DA Roman Plan, hold the bottleneck between the river & hills. Sneakily I placed some units on the other side of the River. Lo & behold, Jack placed his Cavalry on that side of the board..... How would it go?

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The Battlefield & plan of attack.

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The Heroic Roman Cavalry go scout for Gauls!

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Jack takes the bait & off go the Gallic Cavalry

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Oh I do like the look of this Roman Battle line!

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WAAAAAAARRRGGH! Crazy Gallic Nutters getting a sun tan in the desert!

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It would be a two pronged Gallic attack.

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Back go the Roman Cavalry, on come the Gallic Horse boys.
In a last ditch bid, Chieftain Virdumarus tries to help out, but succeeds in being stranded.

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Down goes one Gallic Cavalry, the other is repulsed.

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The Romans attack & the other is swept away!

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The wild hairy Gauls get closer!

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In they go minus their Chieftain!

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Virdumarus is left helpless & can only watch....

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Off go the Roman Cavalry.... To pillage the Gallic Pig & Goat camp.

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Roman meat grinder tactics hack down a Gallic Warband & the rest recoil.

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CHARGE!! Scipio orders the line forward & is rewarded with victory.

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Nice view of the final battlefield.

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Scipio's position. HAIL SCIPIO!!!!!!

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Nice one, victory for the Roman meat grinder. Though splitting up the Gauls made it very easy, plus having your General float around didn't help!
UP next, Syracuse versus the Carthaginians...