6mm Egyptians v Hittites and Elamites

 We had another cracking game of 6mm Hail Caesar today with Phil commanding his large Egyptian army against the combined might of the Hittites and the Elamites led by myself and Ian, 600 points per side. The scenario was could the Egyptians get their baggage (Pharaoh's treasure?) safely across the table. We also selected one objective card each to help direct some of the action. 

 This is how the table was after deployment, Egyptian's across the top. 

Ian and I opted for a cautious advance trying to use the hills and rough ground to screen our troops from all the Egyptian missile troops. Phil also decided on a cautious approach but as the two sides got closer the Hittites in particular were grateful for Phil's bad luck with the dice early on.  

Ian's chariots which spent most of the game stationary but held our left flank. 

The right flank showing my Hittite Chariots starting to advance. 

Here the game is warming up nicely with all sorts of multiple combats happening. 

My main general achieved his objective here by capturing two Egyptian generals. 

Later in the game he himself was killed thus losing his two captives. 

An after battle shot of one of the complex melee's, the yellow counter denote Shaken units. 

Phil's Egyptians line one of the main hills.

 This helped him achieve one of his objectives to seize the high ground.

Ian's Shusan Archers did very well against the advancing Egyptian Chariots forcing them back as they  tried to charge home. 

Egyptian and Hittite chariots getting all mixed up after another epic melee. 

Look at all those damage and Shaken counters. 

The Egyptian chariots were pushed back in the melee, but with only two units surviving and both Shaken that division was Broken. 

The Elamites stood back and shot at the Egyptians on the hill. 

The Egyptian chariots (top right) were eventually broken by the Elamite archery. 

A defining moment of the game when Phil broke through with a triple move allowing him to get the baggage (on the left) onto the previously Hittite controlled hill. It looked certain Pharaoh was going to get his treasure across the table. An unlucky Blunder from Phil next turn sent the baggage and accompanying infantry fleeing back the way they had come. Elsewhere, with his army crumbling (now with over half of his 6 divisions broken) Pharaoh decided to admit defeat and the closely fought game went to the Hittite/Elamite alliance.