Hannibal's Libyan Infantry

[Al Amos]

Fair enough, but what is the tactical organization for his African MI/HI?

I suggest that the phalanx org is flexible depending upon the weapons used. With Pike it has to be monolithic, not suitable for Italy at all. With spear and shield it is still not the best, but if armed as Romans, or Spanish, as you say, then the basic structure lends to a strong formation to withstand the charge of a Roman army, and hold it until the cavalry has the opportunity to defeat the Roman cav, and circle around to hit the Roman inf in the flanks and rear.

16 files x 10-12 ranks may be a better use of manpower, and armed with sword and shield the individual stygmas don't have to worry about gaps appearing as severely as a spear or pike armed ones do.

I can see the simple phalanx org being a good base to make an army for PW, just arm it with sword and shield. I'll have to look in the editor to see how to build it that way.

The supporting LI, peltasts and cavalry I listed in my long post support your theory of combined arms usage nicely. Which incidently would point to Alex of Macedon introducing combined arm warfare then, wouldn't it? ;-)