Re: Elephants still too weak?
i agree, i think armoured elephants should be a LOT harder to kill, depending on the stregth of their armour, but non armoured ele's are always wasted by the AI. The best was to use them is to hold them back, have all the infantry engage in the centre so theres a big mass of people, then move round the flank with the ele's and plow into their backs...they can finish a fight, they're not much use starting one
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Re: Elephants still too weak?
I've found it an excellent tactic to use them as the first-wave charge in a cavalry engagement though.
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Re: Elephants still too weak?
I beg to differ, I usually send in my elephants right through the enemy lines in the beginning of the fight, to demoralize the enemy and disrupt the formations as I move in the heavy infantry. I only let them run through however, and do not let them stay in the fray...Originally Posted by the Bean
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Re: Elephants still too weak?
that works sometimes, but your army have to be close behind...tbh i dont use them often...they are hugely expensive and not usually worth it...they wud be useful early on, but by the time you can afford any they are outdated
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Re: Elephants still too weak?
Dose it matter what facing you hit the beasties on, then you toss the javes? I mean is it better to hit them in the rear or flanks than head on? Recently, I tried a massive headon and it seemed to have no impact at all? Well, no impact other than them tossing my men around like ragdolls (the toy not the dog).
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Re: Elephants still too weak?
it hurst to be hit by indian elephants, but if they get stuck in a mass of ur troops they die pretty quick...but like i said the ai use them badly
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at least the EB team spared you the horrors of the legendary "syrian" elephant...
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Re: Elephants still too weak?
Elephants are too strong, they destroyed 2 units of ptolemaic elite phalanxes, that shouldn't happen, 500 guys with pikes should easily kill 22 elephants.
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