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Could Carthage send extra troops to Hannibal and triple the size of his army? The obvious answer is that they probably couldn't because such a fleet would be intercepted by the Roman navy.

But hey, there is no beyond visual range targeting in Roman times, so maybe if the Carthaginians underestimated the Roman navy and their own fleet got lucky, they could slip help without being intercepted.

Could Carthage triple the size of Hannibal's army after his victory at Cannae? Manpower requirements shouldn't be a problem since Tunisia back then had a population comparable to Italy (more stuff grew and there was more rainfall just 2000 years ago!). And I'm explicitly ignoring the problem of the Roman navy. But getting reinforcements to triple Hannibal's army and having enough food to survive the trip is a challenge. Let's be generous and say they try three attempts to land help and each time the Roman fleet juuuust misses them. I still think this is beyond their organizational capability.
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