Welcome to my next BOR AAR! After strangling Rome in its cradle with the Samnites (which was very easy because of some strange AI actions), it is time to do the same with the Senones but this time I will play against Jim (jimwinsor2) and not the AI. Propably won't be as easy as last time!
Note that I only played a few turns of this scenario. I have no idea of the events and decisions. Which I think makes it double as exciting! It might however also mean that I say things that are wrong.
I'll try and include a few more pictures this time as well so it's not just a wall of text.
I put in Italic some questions I have and I would be very happy if there are people that can answer me those!
284 BC
I only included the upper part of Italy in my screenshot because there is not much to see in the lower half: as in the Samnites scenario there are several Greek colony cities and of course the rest of Italy is Roman or Roman allied. The Greek cities are again neutral, but let's see if it will stay this way!
As you can see, my territory is not as big as the Romans and even worse : only two of my provinces are actually enterable at the start of the scenario. Basically, I have nowhere to retreat. But who says I want to retreat! These are the armies I have or will have at my disposal:
Britomaris and his 40.000 men are eager to go to battle and I won't deny them the favor!
Turn 1: 284 BC, May
First of all, I am sending a weak infantry unit of Britomaris army into Arretium to besiege it. Now comes a very hard decision: go to the Romans.. or let the Romans come to me? If I stay out of the vicinity of Rome (which means: out of Spoletium and/or Perusia) they won't be able to call in a dictator. Dictators come with two legions. I will have a hard time against four legions so unless I have destroyed the already existing legions advancing closer to Rome would be suicide!
But it isn't as bleak as it looks. If I were to just hold all the provinces I have right now plus Arretium which should hopefully surrender soon (unless relieved) I'll get a lot more Victory Points than the Romans. Also, in a few turns I will hopefully be able to call in the Boii which would nearly double my strength.
So: Britomaris stays in Sena Gallica and will "hold at all cost". If the Romans decide to attack me they will be met by a dug-in army in wooded terrain.
I don't know which terrain is actually advantageous to me: clear, because it has a bigger frontage and allows me to employ all my troops at once? wooded, because it is better to defend? Someone able to explain this to me?