Jaret
10-07-2002, 14:19
G´morning !!
Last night I had a real nice MASSAKER !!
I was Playing the Spanish and had just pushed into Egypt and Palestine (Byzantine).
The Byz retreated from both provinces, but only one year later they tryed to break my siege upon Palestinen .... with more than 6500 Men !! I had 2000 of my most elite soldiers and an 7 star general lying in wait for them, + 2 Culverines (the big ones !!).
I deployed my forces, having decided to play a little "king of the hill" with the byzantines.
I set up my 2 culverines on the top of the hill, but as I hit the start battle button ... they where gone http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif ... replaced by a unit Pikemen and an unit Halbadiers http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif.
[Bug ? Devs !]
The Battle lasted longer than 1h ... my Arbalesters where of no real help since after a short while they where exhausted and didn´t fire at all ... having only used about 1/4 of their ammo http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif .
It was the Cavelery that saved the day. My Civ. Knights charged into the enemy time and again. My Jinettes rode down about 6 units of Archers/Arbalesters/XBowmen.
End results : 1200 Spanish Crusaders died as heros in the hot desert sun. 3350 Byzantine Heretics are now rotting upon that hill and 1300 Prisoners where executed after the Byzantines refused to pay for them !
The once so glorious Armies of the Byzantines are defeated and scatered all over the Map now.
Glory to his Majesties of Kastille and Aragon !
PS: Those Culverines would have killed hunderets of enemies and gained valor without end ... to bad they didn´t deploy http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif .
Last night I had a real nice MASSAKER !!
I was Playing the Spanish and had just pushed into Egypt and Palestine (Byzantine).
The Byz retreated from both provinces, but only one year later they tryed to break my siege upon Palestinen .... with more than 6500 Men !! I had 2000 of my most elite soldiers and an 7 star general lying in wait for them, + 2 Culverines (the big ones !!).
I deployed my forces, having decided to play a little "king of the hill" with the byzantines.
I set up my 2 culverines on the top of the hill, but as I hit the start battle button ... they where gone http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif ... replaced by a unit Pikemen and an unit Halbadiers http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif.
[Bug ? Devs !]
The Battle lasted longer than 1h ... my Arbalesters where of no real help since after a short while they where exhausted and didn´t fire at all ... having only used about 1/4 of their ammo http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif .
It was the Cavelery that saved the day. My Civ. Knights charged into the enemy time and again. My Jinettes rode down about 6 units of Archers/Arbalesters/XBowmen.
End results : 1200 Spanish Crusaders died as heros in the hot desert sun. 3350 Byzantine Heretics are now rotting upon that hill and 1300 Prisoners where executed after the Byzantines refused to pay for them !
The once so glorious Armies of the Byzantines are defeated and scatered all over the Map now.
Glory to his Majesties of Kastille and Aragon !
PS: Those Culverines would have killed hunderets of enemies and gained valor without end ... to bad they didn´t deploy http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif .