Trebbia OOB

Roman OOB
Sempronius
Velites: 4 x 12 man units
Hastati: 4 x 24 man units
Principes: 4 x 24 man units
Triarii: 4 x 12 man units
Cavalry: 4 x 8 man units

Total: 320 figures + command

Carthaginian OOB
Hannibal, Hanno and Mago
Libyan phalanx: 2 x 24 man units
Spanish scutarii: 2 x 24 man units
Spanish catrati: 1 x 12 man unit
Gallic warbands: 4 x 22 man units
African skirmishers: 4 x 8 man units
Balearic slingers: 2 x 8 man units
Spanish cavalry: 4 x 8 man units
Gallic cavalry: 4 x 8 man units
Numidian cavalry: 3 x 8 man units

Total 332 figures

There are, due to this being at reduced scale, some discrepancies with numbers. Proportionately, there should be a few more Spanish and Libyans and there should be slightly more Romans than Carthaginians. When the battle is played at full scale (roughly twice as many figures) these descrepancies will iron themselves out.

We will play out the battle on Wednesday night using re-jigged, hexless, Command and Colours rules. If the changes work out, including rules for manipular formations, command groups, etc., I'll make the bones available by email attachment - more annon.

My wooden Command and Colours dice arrived from Canada this morning and I can't wait to throw them in anger.

Phase 1 complete - Trebbia

After seven months of work my first battle has hit the table - The Battle of the River Trebbia. When deep into a project there is nothing like having a battle to boost the spirits and inspire greater output.

Although only half of the figures for this battle have been painted (it will be double this size by the end of the year) I can now imagine what the full size battle will look like. What is more, I can now start messing about and play-testing some ideas I have for rules.

Here are some snapshots of the armies deployed for battle (64 figures painted figures were not required).

Overview of the deployments:



Two shots of the Romans (see previous post for more shots):

The Carthaginians:




So there, we have it. At long last, phew!
Phase 1 is finished. Phase 2 will be painting figures for "The Battle of Lake Trasimene".