The divine Camels!

[Lazul]

OK, here is my problem: I had about 80 knights templar charging DOWN HILL in to the side of about 80 beduin camels, at fist had winning easly but after like 2 min the beduins rauted my templar?
Ok i know that there camels couses fear to my horses but what the hell
Im talking 80 templars attacking about 80 beduins from the side... DOWN HILL...
i was so pissed of after that, that i had to turn the computer of and go berserk on my house

anyone else had this problem?

[Swoosh So]

Its not a problem camels are the counter for cavalry they are slower moving and not as good as cav against foot troops, so they balance out quite nicely http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[KukriKhan]

Yeah, sadly those stinky beasts make even warhorses blush after first contact. Even 80v80 downhill, attacking a flank, I've had to use follow-on spearmen & move the horses elsewhere after their initial shock.

Hope your house survived your rage http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Kongamato]

Against the camels, the only thing that will get you an advantage is the charge, and the Templars are not the best cavalry for that. If you must use horses against camels, make sure you are using cavalry with an Irresistible charge.

Do you have access to horse archers in this campaign? If so, they can really harm camels. Camels lack armor and speed.

[Lazul]

Thanx for the tips

Have just taken Palestina back, and i incircled those camels... and totaly destroyed them MUAHA... long live the knights templar (... and chivalric foot knights :-)

[Mithrandir]

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I've seen 2 units of lancers beaten by camels while they frontally charged the camels&in the rear. That's why I love camels, just got to know how to upgrade&use them http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif.

They die patheticly to infantry though... (hint)

[SmokWawelski]

Ah, camels, the sailors of the desert....

I find it hard to image that 1v1 battle like that would end up with the templars routing. Maybe there was something more in action, like high star general or giant morale bonus?

[Rageagainst20]

camels are about as determined as a middle age women on slim-fast .......id definately one scared knight of those desert brutes

[Goatus Maximus]

Oh, the analogies between camels and middle-aged women on slim-fast go much, MUCH farther http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Mithrandir]

aahhh desert, your heavy templars may have been exhausted too, but still, even if it were lush terrain and templars were fresh, they'd still lose http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif.

[Asmodeus]

Quote[/b] (Goatus Maximus @ April 28 2003,19:54)]Oh, the analogies between camels and middle-aged women on slim-fast go much, MUCH farther http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif ROFLMAO

I can picture it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif


BTW, Mithrandir what upgrades are good for camels? I thought it was best not to give them armour cause of the fatigue. And I dont think there is any iron in provinces for weapons where you can train Camels?

[Mithrandir]

I was talking about Multiplayer http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif.

They always need as much valour as possible, since their moral sucks, an additional weapon upgrade is nice too http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif.

But Valour is the most important one.