Carrhae, 53 BC

CARRHAE, 53 BC, Lost Battles

M: x4. AL: 5.

Romans: 14 ALE (7 Legions), 1 LLI (Archers and Slingers), UL + VHC (Publius + Gauls), 1 VHC (Gallic), 1 ALC (Mercenary), 1 LHC (Allied), AC (Crassus). FV: 80.

Parthians: 2 VCA (Cataphracts), 10 VLC (Horse Archers), 4 ALC (Horse Archers), IC (Surena). FV: 72.

Marcus Licinius Crassus deploys his baggage in the centre.

Crassus has deployed first in my Solo game using the newly painted Parthians, fair enough I think, given the circumstances.  We know the Romans are formed up in a box, so it seems straight-forward.

Opposite are the Parthians.  Limited armoured cavalry, and Veteran light horse.

Lost Battles Notes:
Activity & Command cost
• Single unit activated for normal movement/attack
• Group of 2 veteran units activated for normal movement/attack
Light infantry or elephant unit activated for a double deployment move with no free facing change
• Attack bonus for an activated light cavalry unit
• Attack bonus for an activated lead unit of veterans or Indian elephants
1 Command
• Any other group activated for normal movement/attack
• Average, levy or elephant unit activated for double movement
• Veteran legionary unit activated for treble movement
• Attack bonus for any other activated unit
Veteran legionary unit activated for treble movement
• Attack bonus for any other activated unit 2 Commands

The Surena of Parthia vs Marcus Licinius Crassus

Crassus gets his Legionaries boxed in.

Publius Crassus charges out with his Gallic Cavalry, supported by three legions

The Surena closes in With a Cataphract charge

The end of Publius, and the Roman formation is broken

Parthian light horse run amok among the baggage

And it's pretty much a lost game from now on.  

An enjoyable game but it has an inevitability to it.  It only occurred to me afterwards that I was using the wrong grid, but the game ran just as well!