I just witnessed a retreating unit of 153 Iberi Velites (EXP 1), who just got shredded down to that number by a unit of EXP 3 Cretan archers, not only stop but crush a double charge of EXP 2 Lonchophoroi (99) and EXP 2 Hetairoi Aspidophoroi (98) cav (both units also with weapon/armor upgrades)...
They were part of a ragtag Lusotannan force that was pushing toward Emporion. No general. They managed to just make it to the edge of the woods before they got hit by the cav one-two. They lost only 40 men before literally destroying both cav units and making them rout.
Apart from their combat bonus in the woods, am I missing something here, or are these dudes some undercover cavalry killers?
Battle difficulty - medium
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