War Wagons

[Cousin Zoidfarb]

Too bad there are no war wagon units such as those used in Eastern Europe like the Russian 'gulay gorod'or the wagons made famous by the Hussites (Czech protestants). Hopefullly they'll be included in an expansion.

[HardRock]

This is an old time war game. Not a shot em up game! I like it the way it is.. you have to think and not just shot! http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/eek.gif

[Emp. Conralius]

No Protestants in this game...what woul youdo with a unit of 60 war wagons anyway?

[Nelson]

I'd like them too, Beavis. Jan Zizka's Hussite wagons were used like open field fortifications to provide cover for crossbowmen, firearms, and polearms. They were successful enough to be copied by the Holy Roman Empire for a while. If siege engines can be done so could these. They would be a neat addition and quite correct for the 15th century.

[Choco]

War Wagons as used by the Hussites were not some kind of static fortification.

Hussites war wagons were used with great success (especially loaded with flammable material and set on fire) as "assault secret weapon" to hit and disrupt enemy units.

Just imagine a slow moving unit of Pikemen suddenly facing a burning war wagon coming down the hill at full speed with a band of bloodthirsty fanatics running behind http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif

So bad war wagons won't be in the game http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif