questions on carthage.

[chairman]

Sorry, Edourius.

I'm kinda jealous since your lists look better than mine. Of course I'm using limited modern history books (still great though) while you must be using primary sources or the most accurate modern calculations of period armies. Guess that's what you get when you're in charge of the Historical Battles section of the mod. Did I mention that I was jealous?

Chairman

[Emperor Burakuku]

Also note that the carthaginian Sophets had no military duties (regarding realism). So I guess the Sophet must remain in your capital and not go on the battlefield himself. As for the armies I would stick to Edorius' version and I would repeat what Konny said: the armies of Carthago were the exact opposite of Rome's - composed of lots of different units but with a liby-phoenician (or lybian) core. Good luck with your campaign!

[QuintusSertorius]

There wasn't really a "standard" Carthaginian army, each one was different. One thing they often did was ensure troops weren't operating in their homelands - you try to avoid using Iberian troops in Spain where they could defect or mutiny, Numidian troops in Africa and so on.

If you were sticking to straight "realism" it might even be more appropriate to hire generals to lead your armies, rather than using family members. There were some Carthaginian noblemen who lead armies, but they weren't politicians usually. Instead politics and religion were paired.

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

Only change I'd make to Hannibal's army in northern Italy is to give him one unit of Forest Elephants (preferably heavily depleted after fighting it's way through Gaul) and one less Gallic Noble Cavalry.

Just so you have a few elephants in Hannibal's first battle with the Romans.

Once the elephant unit is destroyed another Gallic cavalry unit can be hired (heavy or light) to replace it.