Ancient campaign beginning turn 4

I had a look back to find out when I last played a game from the Ancients, 2nd Punic War, campaign. It was way back in late October. After re-reading the posts of previous games to refresh my memory, I setup the campaign for the start of turn 4 covering the period 212 BC to 211 BC. In the previous turn two battles were fought and on both occasions the Romans were victorious. These wins were desperately needed as Rome was definitely on the ropes with Carthaginian forces invading both Northern and Southern Italy after a series of victories in opening campaign turns.

The campaign at the start of turn 4 covering 212 BC to 211 BC 

Campaign turns as always begin with a Naval battle to decide which side will get the advantage of moving first. One addition to the tabletop this time is the addition of a clear sheet or heavy plastic over my blue felt marked with hexes. The idea for the plastic sheet and information comes from one of the blogs I follow - http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.com/2021/09/pirates-in-dungeon.html

Using the plastic sheet has two advantages:

1. It provides a reflective look or sheen to the sea.
2. It is much easier to move the ship which being made of wood have a tendency to snag on the feld when moved.

Tabletop with the new clear plastic sheet over the blue felt.

The fleets face off.

A closer view

The sea battle will be fought over the weekend.