This often comes up when I'm "building" a stack for the AI when it sends some half-baked 3-unit-army to attack me. I spawn units in the stack to make it up to a proper, balanced force. Or at least I try.
I usually build a Hellenistic Successor army to be roughly thus:
1 x Argyraspides or some other elite phalanx
2 x Pezhetairoi or Kleruchoi or other medium phalanx
4-6 x Levy or Native phalanx
2 x Thureophoroi
Then add something like:
2 x Peltastai/Akontistai
1-2 x slingers
1-2 x Toxotai
Rest fill with cavalry (Prodromoi, Lonchophoroi, Hippakontistai). To me that seems a balanced force, with line infantry, skirmishers and cavalry.
Does it look even remotely like a proper Successor army? Too many skirmishers? Too many weaker phalangites? Not enough other infantry?
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