Chasing down routers

[Ard-Ri McCullaugh]

When using mounted archers and I want to run down some routing infantry, how can I get my cavalry to get in close and cut down the routers. I mean, I'm sure that my Sipahis of the Porte would be able to handle routing peasants in hand to hand, but they just shoot at the routers. Is there a way to toggle between melee and ranged combat without running out of ammunition?

[Pyrit]

Yup, I think the default is the alt button. Hold alt and click on who you want the archers to attack.

[discovery1]

alt+left click to attack while ammo still left. And any old light cav will suffice. Din't worry about melee much(unless you have the old version where routers had a large charge bonus). They even might be better than med and heavys b/c they are faster and don't tire as quickly.

[Ard-Ri McCullaugh]

Discovery1, Pyrit, Thank you very much.

[Doug-Thompson]

Another, better way is to double-click a spot that will make the cavalry run through the routing unit.

That will net more prisoners even with non-missile cavalry.

[katank]

having the cav in 1 rank and loose formation is also good to spread the net as wide as possible and double click at the ends of the map.

a few huge nets this way will capture huge amounts of routers.

[nick_maxell]

Quote[/b] (Doug-Thompson @ June 17 2004,08:23)]Another, better way is to double-click a spot that will make the cavalry run through the routing unit.

That will net more prisoners even with non-missile cavalry.
in this case don t forget to disable skirmish - gets frustrating if you forget and concentrate elsewhere on the battlefield http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif

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nick

[katank]

so true.

I always turn my HAs to engage once the enemy is running.

also, if they are close to the enemy, sometimes they will turn to engage by default.