Game of Ancient War, Romans vs Barbarians, circa 1st Centaury A.D.
Using Hail Caesar in 28mm.
Organized, using terrain and models by Andy and Jeremy and umpired by Andy.
AAR by Andy.
Players
Roman : Andy .
Barbarians : Jeremy Nixon.
Setup was for the barbarian hordes to hold the river and the Romans had to get across.
Turn 1 for both sides didn't go well as loads of units refused to move forward.
Turn 2 saw the Romans 1st division move forward 2 moves while the 2nd was happy to watch. The Romans cavalry took 1 move.
Whilst the barbarian hordes rushed to the river banks and its cavalry stomping up the hill.
Turn 3 saw the Romans 1st division getting its act together and was able to start inflicting casualties on the barbarian hordes. Meanwhile the 2nd division look its time to move forward and the Romans light cavalry started to inflicting casualties on the barbarian cavalry on the hill.
The barbarian 3rd turn saw them hitting the Romans infantry but good saves and good roman steel brush these off. Whilst the barbarian cavalry charged the Roman cavalry but was pushed back the roman cavalry didn't follow up but used its turn 4 to recognise itself.
Turn 4 saw the Romans going toe to toe with the barbarian hordes. One legion was pushed back and the other held in a hand to hand.
The barbarian 4th turn saw it loose its fanatics onto the retreated Romans, mashing them and pushed onto the Romans artillery, sitting at the back, mashed them as well.
Turn 6 saw big infantry attacks across the board by the Romans killing off the fanatics troops and breaking 2 more barbarian hordes thus that infantry division was broken and the last one was going to be caught in a pincer by the Romans. Thus Romans were declared winners.
How the battle played out.
Romans set up turn 1, 2 divisions of infantry, 1 of cavalry.
Cavalry division has 1 light cavalry 1 medium cavalry.
Each infantry had 3 Romans legions, 1 auxiliary, 1 artillery and 1 light bow.
The 2 armies coming together, in the distance the cavalry have already clashed.
Romans formation refused flank in case barbarian cavalry units pushed over the hill after Romans lose a cavalry battle.
Roman infantry press the attack
Barbarian infantry pushed into the Romans ground troops but they hold them.
Romans pressure the barbarian hordes.
Big cavalry battle on top of the hill, Romans lose.
The auxiliary troops turned to face down the barbarian fanatics beating them but not before the fanatics beating a legion and artillery.
The legion turned to face what's left of the barbarian hordes after breaking one infantry division.
Romans bows hitting the barbarian hordes.
Photos curtesy of Andy and Gary.
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