mystic brew
10-13-2003, 18:33
The mobility of Horse archers and the toughness of heavy cav.
I've been playing the Russians for the first time and they have been absolute stars.
As far as I can gather, my use for HA's in the past is to harass and pull units out of position, so that I can isolate and annihilate. But in order to do that properly you need to send out a couple of units of HAs, with a couple of units of heavies to deal with any counter.
But not with Boyars You pull a unit out of position and then kill it, they send out a unit of spears, even. but Boyars on Hold Formation/hold position don't take any casualites, while the second Boyar unit charges from behind breaks them double quick.
I've been killing halbardiers and spears with only a couple of casualties.
My steppe army has been running riot all over the place with just 6 Boyars and a couple of Halberds.
Does anyone else love 'em to bits?
I doubt they are much cop in MP, though, when the later, better units of knights kill em. Also, the Russian infantry isn't great.
I've been playing the Russians for the first time and they have been absolute stars.
As far as I can gather, my use for HA's in the past is to harass and pull units out of position, so that I can isolate and annihilate. But in order to do that properly you need to send out a couple of units of HAs, with a couple of units of heavies to deal with any counter.
But not with Boyars You pull a unit out of position and then kill it, they send out a unit of spears, even. but Boyars on Hold Formation/hold position don't take any casualites, while the second Boyar unit charges from behind breaks them double quick.
I've been killing halbardiers and spears with only a couple of casualties.
My steppe army has been running riot all over the place with just 6 Boyars and a couple of Halberds.
Does anyone else love 'em to bits?
I doubt they are much cop in MP, though, when the later, better units of knights kill em. Also, the Russian infantry isn't great.