From the Ionian to the Indos: A Seleukid AAR

[QuintusSertorius]

I think that kind of win-margin while outnumbered so comprehensively is only possible with a phalanx army on the defensive. Not that it makes it any less impressive a feat, mind! That was one hell of a battle.

[Swordmaster]

I think that kind of win-margin while outnumbered so comprehensively is only possible with a phalanx army on the defensive. Not that it makes it any less impressive a feat, mind! That was one hell of a battle.

Despite me being the attacker, I just had to sit and wait for the Epeirotes to come at me. That made half of my victory. The other half was made out of the fact that there was no "royal Epeirote army" at all. That was just role-played. In fact their troops consisted out of 80% Thrakian light spearmen (who have 1 point of armour), with some thorakitai, two levy phalanxes, and a host of skirmishers. Any army consisting out of decently armoured troops could have won this, I think. But you are right in that with non-phalanx units, the losses would have been bigger at my side.

But then again, the heirs of Seleukos have the right to field that many phalangitai, as long as they find loyal men. I may be fighting with non-phalanx armies, too, later in the campaign, when the number of Greeks to fill the ranks have dwindled too much. Or I may not .

[Happy balroae]

again great aar and im looking forward to seeing the parthians in battle (i have never played a campaign in the east)

[Swordmaster]

again great aar and im looking forward to seeing the parthians in battle (i have never played a campaign in the east)

No sane human looks forward to seeing Parthians in battle! Nightmare!

[Reverend Joe]

Now that's a battle for the history books.

Man, one of your phalangite units suffered almost 90% casualties and didn't break... that's incredible! Were they the men holding the centre?

[Pinkkiller]

how did you enlarge the units to 10x normal? ...

[Swordmaster]

how did you enlarge the units to 10x normal? ...

I didn't. I play on huge unit size (if that's your question, you can change that in your graphics options menu), but for role-playing, I multiply them by ten when telling about it.

[Swordmaster]

Now that's a battle for the history books.

Man, one of your phalangite units suffered almost 90% casualties and didn't break... that's incredible! Were they the men holding the centre?

Yeah, those were the ones in the very centre, suffering the bulk of the attack. But to my experience, even levy phalangites will stand their ground when their flanks are secure, until they're forced to abandon the phalanx formation. Therefore, guarding the flanks is even more important for phalanx-based armies than it is for others.