The opponents and their troops:








The battlefield:





Initial deployment:







The battle, main phases:











































The result:

A bloody battle that ended like the real one: with the victory of the Ptolemaic army. Score 15 - 10



Army lists:

Great report, thank you! 

Quote from: mad lemmey on April 16, 2020, 12:39:29 AM
Great report, thank you! 

Thank you! 

great pictures.

two points : the Seleucid had more elephants , a third group ?

The seleucid  catafracts : they appear for the first time around 200 BCE at the battle of Panion . So I fear they were not there at Raphia as is seems Antiochus III will create that kind of unit after having met them when fighting the Partian guys .

Quote from: badhabum on June 19, 2020, 01:37:04 PM
great pictures.

two points : the Seleucid had more elephants , a third group ?

The seleucid  catafracts : they appear for the first time around 200 BCE at the battle of Panion . So I fear they were not there at Raphia as is seems Antiochus III will create that kind of unit after having met them when fighting the Partian guys .

I know for the elephants but it would be better with Maximus version. As for the cataphracts, its interesting, I should reconsider my lists.

The battle of Raphia happened in 217 BCE ...the fully armoured cav is allowed from 204 BCE 

Quote from: badhabum on June 22, 2020, 01:15:54 PM
The battle of Raphia happened in 217 BCE ...the fully armoured cav is allowed from 204 BCE 

You are correct. I'll fix my list for the next refight.