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| Armies deployed from the Epirot side |
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| From the Carthaginian side |
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| Epirot right flank |
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| Epirot centre all pike |
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| Epirot left flank |
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| Carthaginian right flank |
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| Carthaginian centre |
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| Carthaginian left flank |
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| Epirot attackers advance |
Last Sunday afternoon I played a solo early Carthaginians versus Pyrrhus of Epirus, in Sicily 277-275 BC, ADLG game out in the shed. I knew this would be a very one sided game so included some of the best early Carthaginian troops like the four horse heavy chariots and Sacred Band even though they were most unlikely to have been in use in this late period in Sicily. The chariots performed quite well but otherwise the Carthaginians proved to be no match for Pyrrhus' Epirot army and were slaughtered very easily indeed.
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| Carthaginians attempt to plug the gaps in their line |
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| Carthaginian left flank |
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| Carthaginian right flank |
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| Carthaginian centre is a mess |
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| Combat on the left flank |
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| Combat on the right flank |
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| Pike charge in the centre |
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| Carthaginians are slaughtered |
