Hail Caesar: Syracuse 1st Try

Syracuse Clashes With Rome

After a quite extensive painting project, we finaly had enough images to field a Syracuse army against the Republican Romans as we were getting tired of seeing them facing off against the Seleucids. When you talk about Syracuse, then you know that there are going to be a lot of mercanry hoplites, which was the case here. The Syracuse army was arrayed in two large infantry divisions plus one division of cavalry, while the Romans had four divisions, including one of Italian allies (Oscans & Campanians). The commander of the largest Syracuse division failed his first command roll of the turn for 8 consecutive turns, which must be some kind of record! When it finally got going it crushed the Italian allied division and turned towards the center where both sides had been fighting a slow war of attrition. With their center flanked and both sides grinding each other down, the game was called as a tactical victory for Syracuse. We just need to add some Etruscans and a few more unarmored hoplite units and we should be done with this project.

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