Surprisingly good units

**Ravenfeeder** · 08-25-2008, 13:15

Ok so no precursor missile and lousy defence, but they are cheap and there's lots of them. Once pinned to the front by the Chalk Spiders these guys absolutely mince KH bodyguards and Spartans - that armour piercing axe is great!

**machinor** · 08-25-2008, 23:28

Yeah, gotta love Eastern infantry. Die like flies but are cheap and come in nice big formations and with a handy armor-pierching axe. Eastern Axemen are even better because of their javelins.

**Codyos Vladimiros** · 08-26-2008, 03:05

Originally Posted by machinor

Yeah, gotta love Eastern infantry. Die like flies but are cheap and come in nice big formations and with a handy armor-pierching axe. Eastern Axemen are even better because of their javelins.

They really remind me of the Ghazi infantry of MTW1. I use them the same way, mostly as flankers. They're like antimatter-they annihilate both themselves and the enemy forces.

**machinor** · 08-26-2008, 11:31

Hahaha! Great comparison! :D Yeah it's true, now that you mention it, they really are similar to Ghazi infantry.

**strategos roma** · 08-29-2008, 04:10

Thessalian heavy horse are good if you can't get heavy calvary yourself.

Southern gallic swordsman are cost-efficient and are quite steady.

Curepos are great foe chasing down routers but don't use them for melee.

Caucasian spearman are cheap but steady. Crushed Pontos with these.