The idea for the scenario, include force ratios and terrain, comes from the book 'Scenarios for Wargames (C.S.Grant)'

A small advance guard has sallied out of a town and seized a commanding hill. Before the main body is able to come up, the enemy, who outnumber the defenders, launch an attack to take the vital hill (perhaps it contains the only good water supply in the area).

The defenders have 360AP of troops, of which one third (one command) start on the hill or anywhere else on the table. The remaining two thirds (two commands) enter through a built-up area at the other end of the table along the road.

The defender's baggage is deployed in or next to the BUA.

The attackers have 480AP of troops (three commands), which deploy within

200p of the short table edge at the opposite end from the BUA.

The objective is to be in possession of the hill at the end of the day (say 32 moves). In the event of possession being disputed, the player with more undemoralised EE on the hill will have won.

The terrain looks like this (there will also be a few bits of scrub & rocks scattered around):

On-table defenders deploy west of here ^

(All the Roman Ax and the Numidians are in the advance force for obvious

reasons)

Advance force:

Sub-general 1 Reg Cv(O) @28

Auxilia 10 Reg Ax(S) @5

Archers 2 Reg Ps(O) @2

Numidians 3 Irr Lh(O) @5

15EE, Dem 5

CinC

General 1 Reg Cv(O) @28

Equites Alares 5 Reg Cv(O) @8

Legion I 12 Reg Bd(O) @7

Archers 2 Reg Ps(O) @2

19 EE, Dem 6.5

Sub-gen

Sub-General 1 Reg Cv(O) @28

Equites Sagit. 1 Reg Lh(F) @4

Legion II 10 Reg Bd(O) @7

Archers 2 Reg Ps(O) @2

13EE, Dem 4.5

Total AP 359, 47 EE, Defeat 23.5

(I realise that the scythed chariot serves no useful purpose, but it's

been sitting painted but unused for almost a year now, and if you can't

use it at 480AP, when can you use it?)

CinC:

General 1 Reg Kn(F) @31

Companions 1 Reg Kn(F) @11

Scythed chariot 1 Irr Exp(O) @10

Elephants 3 Irr El(O) @16

Scouts 2 Reg Lh(O) @5

Phalanx 16 Reg Pk(O) @4

Agyraspides 4 Reg Pk(S) @5

Cretans 4 Reg Ps(O) @2

Asiatic Archers 12 Irr Bw(I) @3

Thracians 3 Irr Ax(S) @4

44.5EE, Dem 15

Rough terrain force:

General 1 Reg Kn(F) @21

Agema 1 Reg Kn(F) @11

Scouts 2 Reg Lh(O) @5

Asiatic slingers 4 Irr Ps(O) @2

Theureophoroi 6 Reg Ax(S) @5

Agyrasides 4 Reg Pk(S) @5

16EE, Dem 5.5

Mounted force

General 1 Reg Kn(F) @21

Line cavalry 6 Reg Kn(F) @11

Scouts 2 Reg Lh(O) @5

Horse archers 3 Irr Lh(F) @4

12EE, Dem 4