Canea Hanbnibal has them Boxed in?
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:22 am
Companions hi.On mumerous occasions I call into a sight dedicated to war and tactics and more than once get involved with debate wether Hannibal would be better than our guy. There was even a bbc programe where 2 high minded generals of today took the roles of them both and had Alexander losing.
I have studied aund understood Hannibals tactics of basically faint and ambush. To be totally honest Alexander has been criticized for fightging bumbs. WEll i really gotta say the Roman armies and generals upto Scipio were totally useless and crap.THe way Hannibal drew the Roman army into a box then anhialated them was provem point. No way on earth would Alexander have allowed such a trap and never got surrounded. AS Andrew said Alexanders Cavalry were up to the job of doing anything outside the Phalanx formation.Alexander had the ability to spot a trap as with the Illirian carts so im sure he'd second guess the Carthaginian. all the same these debates are always good and really dont understand why an ambush merchant can so easily be put above an all rounder like Alexander.I maintain Hannibal was a one trick pony as soon did Scipiuo understand. Also on reflection its a marvel how Rome everlasted spo long it had its fair share of crap armies and inept commanders.RegardsKenny
I have studied aund understood Hannibals tactics of basically faint and ambush. To be totally honest Alexander has been criticized for fightging bumbs. WEll i really gotta say the Roman armies and generals upto Scipio were totally useless and crap.THe way Hannibal drew the Roman army into a box then anhialated them was provem point. No way on earth would Alexander have allowed such a trap and never got surrounded. AS Andrew said Alexanders Cavalry were up to the job of doing anything outside the Phalanx formation.Alexander had the ability to spot a trap as with the Illirian carts so im sure he'd second guess the Carthaginian. all the same these debates are always good and really dont understand why an ambush merchant can so easily be put above an all rounder like Alexander.I maintain Hannibal was a one trick pony as soon did Scipiuo understand. Also on reflection its a marvel how Rome everlasted spo long it had its fair share of crap armies and inept commanders.RegardsKenny