Quote Originally Posted by konny
The best (early) army for Baktria is Pantodapoi Phalangitai plus archer-spearmen and FMs. It is cheap and effective against every (non-elite) enemy.
Really? I'm playing Saka now, and have had absolutely no problems chewing up any number of phalanxes with hit-n-run. I think it's safe to say I've killed 2000 phalangites and lost perhaps 40-50 horsemen against them (I'm having a lot more trouble killing other horse archers without losing my precious 150-200 man army). But you're right though, I'm using my FMs to a great effect, and they are definitely elite. Quite possibly my plain horse archers would be unable to rout them and have to retreat.