Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 3: Strange Ordnance

Added to the stench of battle is a foul new reek, the stink of sulfur! Now small formations of light gunners armed with the early Arquebus, and heavier formations of Coronelias and Tercios can lay fire across the field of battle. But they are not alone, for early cannon such as the Culverin, clumsy as they are, have also been introduced. Now as these strange ordnance add a thick smoke to the battlefield and hasten the twilight of ancient battle tactics.

This expansion kit the the Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder series of tactical warfare introduces early gunpowder units: Light Hand Gunners, Heavy Hand Gunners, and early Cannons plus the rules for integrating these into the game system.

Complexity: 4 on a 9 scale

Solitaire Suitability: 6 on a 9 scale

Time scale: Each Game Turn equals 45 minutes

Unit scale: Dozens to hundreds of men, beasts and equipment

Scenarios (41-56):

41. Megiddo (Thutmose III vs the King of Kadesh, 1457 BC)

42. Issus (Alexander vs Darius, 333 BC)

43. Pydna (Perseus vs Paulus, 168 BC)

44. 2nd Adrianople (Valens vs Fritigern, 378 AD)

45. Catalaunian Plains (Aetius vs Attila, 451 AD)

46. Lechfeld (Bulcsu vs Otto I, 955 AD)