Rhodian invasion of Sicily in the 222BC campaign. The object of this ongoing operation is the destruction of Syracuse, a revolting client of the Roman Republic. The admiral grew impatient when a dispatch vessel reported that the Syracusian fleet had left the harbor of Syracuse and was moving north up the coast by easy stages.
All land masses block direct line of sight from rear zones.
Syracusians defend south. Orders of battle. This squadron protected the transport vessels that were placed immediately behind it. The smaller squadron was placed on the seaward flank of the larger in a double line. King Hieronymus of Syracuse placed his personal squadron in line directly south of the principal Rhodian command with his flagship alone attached to the rear of the line in reserve.