Gaul

[wooly_mammoth]

Thanks for the illuminating info guys. Obviously the dacians were inferior to the romans in most, if not all, military respects. They did score one sound victory with the help of a well-executed ambush (the first battle of Tapae, iirc), but that's about it.

[Vincent Butler]

Thanks for the illuminating info guys. Obviously the dacians were inferior to the romans in most, if not all, military respects. They did score one sound victory with the help of a well-executed ambush (the first battle of Tapae, iirc), but that's about it.

Oh, Rome had problems with them, it wasn't till Trajan that they were finally subdued. And my brother and I have noticed that Dacian Warband seems to fight better than other Warband, though that is probably our imagination~:confused:. Realistically, outside of Parthia, who really could stand up to Rome in the end? And Rome even burned Parthia's capital, so Parthia fell to Rome as well. Even Teutoburg, another ambush, was partially due to the Roman commander's stupidity in trusting Arminius. He was warned about him. And Rome did recover those eagles that they lost.

[ReluctantSamurai]

There is a picture on this forum, I don't know where, of a reenactment of a falx cleaving a scutum.

Here's a few:

https://www.google.com/search?q=falx+vs+roman+shield&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=XzqDVe2qEIzZtQXAoYGYDA&ved=0CCUQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=947


Problem in the game? Need a specific temple, same for Gothic Cav, though I believe same temple as Berserkers. But this is more suited to a Germania thread.

'Tis no problem at all. Playing Germania....you crave those two units. Zerkers own Cohorts (even Urbans are no match one-on-one), and Gothic Cavalry are amongst the finest outside of Macedonia and Armenia:yes:

I'm sure we'll be moving to the Germania thread after Wooly gets in a few seasons in the deep dark forests of Central Europe~;)

[Vincent Butler]

Here's a few:

https://www.google.com/search?q=falx+vs+roman+shield&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=XzqDVe2qEIzZtQXAoYGYDA&ved=0CCUQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=947



'Tis no problem at all. Playing Germania....you crave those two units. Zerkers own Cohorts (even Urbans are no match one-on-one), and Gothic Cavalry are amongst the finest outside of Macedonia and Armenia:yes:

I'm sure we'll be moving to the Germania thread after Wooly gets in a few seasons in the deep dark forests of Cental Europe~;)

I don't know that I have ever seen the computer train Berserkers. Germania is usually wiped out by the time I get there, unless I am Julii or Barbarian. Germany is a unique style, it would probably require some experimentation. Of course, a checkerboard would probably still work, being as flexible as it is. But no line infantry in the German roster, barring Spear Warband. The other barbarians excluding Scythia all have decent line infantry.

[ReluctantSamurai]

I don't know that I have ever seen the computer train Berserkers.

Depends on the difficulty level played:yes:


Of course, a checkerboard would probably still work, being as flexible as it is.

Spear Warband become increasingly obsolete as a campaign progresses. 9/11 just doesn't cut it against Cohorts, but 11 is still the highest you're going to see in the way of defense. Germania is all about shock troops, nasty archers, and heavy horse....

.............of which Gaul has little of~;)

[Vincent Butler]

Depends on the difficulty level played:yes:



Spear Warband become increasingly obsolete as a campaign progresses. 9/11 just doesn't cut it against Cohorts, but 11 is still the highest you're going to see in the way of defense. Germania is all about shock troops, nasty archers, and heavy horse....

.............of which Gaul has little of~;)

Right. If you use checkerboard, don't use Spear Warband. Gaul does have nasty archers. Don't know how effective Naked Fanatics are as shock troops, and their horse is only medium at best. Of course, it is better than Britain's cav and archers~:cool:.