Carthage
Carthage’s home policy interfered with its attempts to expand its influence. The ruling nobles were split into conflicting factions, which is why Carthaginian generals fighting overseas didn’t receive support from home and had to rely on foreign soldiers and mercenaries.
Although war elephants were the backbone and ultimate force of the Carthaginian army, generals made extensive use of the Hippeis, Greece's mounted warrior class, fast but lightly armored Numidians, and recruited skirmishers from Gaul and Iberian tribes.
Commanders
Hannibal
Hannibal’s great strength as a commander was in the speed and the decisiveness of his actions. Again and again he caught the Romans unawares, appearing where they least expected. We’ve tried to capture this by making Hannibal a heavy yet mobile commander, capable of getting slow, tough units like elephants and heavy infantry into position much faster than anybody else.
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal is a support commander with access to powerful, single-target buffs and debuffs. These abilities work best with fast, light units, who can move quickly around the battlefield to deliver support where it’s needed most.
