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    Default Strangest Battle Win

    I just completed my Julii campaign. I needed just 3 regions to win when I invaded England. After London I moved north with 4 Town watch scouting ahead of my main army. I encountered 3 units of Heavy Cavalry (including a General). Expecting the worst I rammed the Town watch into them headfirst and to my biggest surprise the Town Watch routed 3 Heavy Cavalry Units They even killed the General who was the current faction leader.

    Granted I was playing M/M but I found this a little strange. The very next turn a single unit of woad raiders smashed the Town Watch and sent them back so I feel that atleast the stupid roman bonus doesnt extend to Infantry vs Infantry.

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    Strategist and Storyteller Member Myth's Avatar
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    Default Re: Strangest Battle Win

    I think it's more related to the spear unit attack bonus vs. the low armour barbarian cav.
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    Interesting about the town watch routing the heavy cav, though if they were chariots I could almost see it. Town watch do not get a bonus vs cav, but chariots are next to useless if used improperly, which the computer does. Even warband can take out chariots, just try to keep a compact formation. Chariots are the only heavy cav you see in England, if I remember correctly. What is that about a Roman bonus?
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    Default Re: Strangest Battle Win

    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent Butler View Post
    Interesting about the town watch routing the heavy cav, though if they were chariots I could almost see it. Town watch do not get a bonus vs cav, but chariots are next to useless if used improperly, which the computer does. Even warband can take out chariots, just try to keep a compact formation. Chariots are the only heavy cav you see in England, if I remember correctly. What is that about a Roman bonus?
    The Breton donkey carts are classified as heavy cav on par with Armenian Cataphracts?
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    factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,
    when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.

    These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
    (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
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    The Breton donkey carts are classified as heavy cav on par with Armenian Cataphracts?
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