Grriffon
09-13-2008, 20:47
I'm playing a new carthage campaign. Previously with them I relied solely on the elite liby-phonaecian axemen and the sacred band cavalry to grind all opponents to dust. I conquered Sicily early, and dove right into war with Rome.
This time, I am staying allied with Rome. Instead of going for Sicily first I am intent on conquering Spain and wiping out Lusotana. I sent a young general, 4 units of balaeric slingers, 2 units of Sacred Band Cavalry, 10 units of axemen, and 2 units of Forest Elephants into Spain early.
Now, normally I don't train elephants with Carthage. I usually don't train them with any faction unless I can get armored elephants. But having these elephants along has turned that army into an unstoppable juggernaut. Almost every town in Spain is defended only by wooden walls, which means my elephants can batter down the gates and walls quite easily, and once the slingers have cleared out a space, they do it without any casualties. This leaves me able to conquer cities almost as fast as my army can move, no waiting around for battering rams or anything. I'm limited only by movement and how quickly I can subdue the populace. Aside from battering down walls for me, the elephants just stand behind my axemen and cause fear in the enemy, resulting in even easier routs.
Basically I can't beleive I never brought along at least 1 unit of elephants when I could, as a highly mobile battering ram that inspires fear and can fight back in a pinch and I thought I'd share how awesome they have made my campaign so far :beam:
P.S.- I've been just occupying most conquered settlements, because I am afraid of getting so undesirable trait on what is shaping up to be a spectacular young general leading this army by Exterminating the populace. This makes getting public order under control a problem though, even when I leave behind a trail of client rulers. I know often when I am a "barbarian" faction I exterminate populaces willy-nilly, leaving a trail of destructiion and death, and usually receive no negative effects from it.
Are certain factional leaders able to exterminate populaces without negative effects? If so, which ones? Any way to predict what kind of effect this may have on your General based on what faction he is?
Thanks!
This time, I am staying allied with Rome. Instead of going for Sicily first I am intent on conquering Spain and wiping out Lusotana. I sent a young general, 4 units of balaeric slingers, 2 units of Sacred Band Cavalry, 10 units of axemen, and 2 units of Forest Elephants into Spain early.
Now, normally I don't train elephants with Carthage. I usually don't train them with any faction unless I can get armored elephants. But having these elephants along has turned that army into an unstoppable juggernaut. Almost every town in Spain is defended only by wooden walls, which means my elephants can batter down the gates and walls quite easily, and once the slingers have cleared out a space, they do it without any casualties. This leaves me able to conquer cities almost as fast as my army can move, no waiting around for battering rams or anything. I'm limited only by movement and how quickly I can subdue the populace. Aside from battering down walls for me, the elephants just stand behind my axemen and cause fear in the enemy, resulting in even easier routs.
Basically I can't beleive I never brought along at least 1 unit of elephants when I could, as a highly mobile battering ram that inspires fear and can fight back in a pinch and I thought I'd share how awesome they have made my campaign so far :beam:
P.S.- I've been just occupying most conquered settlements, because I am afraid of getting so undesirable trait on what is shaping up to be a spectacular young general leading this army by Exterminating the populace. This makes getting public order under control a problem though, even when I leave behind a trail of client rulers. I know often when I am a "barbarian" faction I exterminate populaces willy-nilly, leaving a trail of destructiion and death, and usually receive no negative effects from it.
Are certain factional leaders able to exterminate populaces without negative effects? If so, which ones? Any way to predict what kind of effect this may have on your General based on what faction he is?
Thanks!