Battle Of Palm Hill - Turn Three

Situation at the end of turn two

I win the dice-off (5-2) to go first.

Although the Egyptian royal squadron fell back last turn after suffering hits, it is still within range of my left-flank Benjaminite slingers, so the latter again shoot at the charioteers, scoring a hit. Pharoah's saving throw is no good, and the hit resolution causes the squadron to lose a base. However this time its morale holds steady, fortunately for my opponent as otherwise the person of Pharoah would have been lost, with likely catastrophic effects on the rest of the army.

My Benjaminite slingers on the hill shoot at the left-flank Egyptian chariots, scoring two hits, one of which is saved. The other hit causes the squadron to fall back 3cm, rather than lose a base.

The rest of my men stay where they are.

Looking from above the eastern rocky ground towards the Egyptian right-flank chariot squadrons

Pharoah pulls back the one-base royal squadron, but sends the other right-flank squadron to shoot into the palm grove, while being sure to stay out of range of my slingers. The charioteers score two hits, but these are halved as the target is in cover. My saving roll fails, but the hit is resolved by the Gadites falling back 3cm.

All the Egyptian infantry units advance 8cm, putting the archers in range of some of my men, but the archers cannot shoot as only open-order troops and light chariots and move and fire.

The left-flank chariots skirt round towards the west of the hill and shoot at the Issacharite javelinmen, but fail to register a hit.

The surviving chariots of the royal squadron lick their wounds at the rear of the Egyptian army