Favourite Unit

[Emperor Mithdrates]

The classic Greek Hoplite, for its wall-of-spears battle line use and because it sums up ancient warfare, for me.:

It sure does, but without regular infantry (who can actually run with their weapons out) your flanks would be destroyed by flanking.

[Spartan198]

The Greek City-States.

While I just love those vanilla Spartan hoplites for their stats, I've always thought they looked like priests in bronze caps. So my favorite vanilla unit would be Armored (or Armoured, for all you U-loving Brits out there) Hoplites.

[Quirinus]

The Greek City-States.

While I just love those vanilla Spartan hoplites for their stats, I've always thought they looked like priests in bronze caps. So my favorite vanilla unit would be Armored (or Armoured, for all you U-loving Brits out there) Hoplites.

Agreed. The armoured hoplites, with their Corinthian helms and bronze hoplons, look cool and is relatively useful-- unlike a lot of GCS units, the armoured hoplites actually fare pretty well in auto-resolve.

Other than that, my other favourite unit is probably Parthia's Persian cavalry. Awesome horse archer that works equally well as light cavalry, and not too high-tier either.

[Darkvicer98]

I can't decide on my favourite unit so i'll split it into 2.

My favourite Infantry unit would have to be either the Head Hurler or The Greek Cities Hoplite selection. The Head Hurler has a good missile and attack and the good old phalanx is just good against any unit.

My favourite Cavalry unit would be the Chariot or Cataphracts. Chariots slice the enemy into 2 as well as rout them. The Cataphracts are heavily armoured and have a good charge.

[Quintus.JC]

I actually really likes the Roman Legionaries, very ordinary, but very effective and a good all-rounder with few weakness.

I also have a thing for Cataphracts, they're the only cavalry in RTW with the ability to break a unit with one thunderous charge, with their lance and shear weight. These guys are turely the forerunners of Medieval Knights.

[Dafuge]

I just love Balearic Slingers, no idea why but I love them.
I use the obvious tactics of running them behind enemy line and killing them, or smashing phalanxes up.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

My favorite faction would be the Seleucians .. They have a very challenging start and later they can fight against romans with their own weapons.. what could be better than that??

My favorite unit would be actually Cretan Archers. In all my campaigns, no matter what faction, I just need to get them!

I remember when I sent my Carthaginian FM from Lilybaeum for mercenary hunting in Asia Minor.
He went back after 10 years or so with 10 Cretans and 10 Balearic slingers!

[Shieldmaiden]

It sure does, but without regular infantry (who can actually run with their weapons out) your flanks would be destroyed by flanking.

Yes, and isn't it exactly why the Phalanx gave way to more flexible formations and tactics historically?

[Emperor Mithdrates]

Yes, and isn't it exactly why the Phalanx gave way to more flexible formations and tactics historically?

true.

[Abokasee]

Although in these "favourite X" threads, I'd usually say something about armenia, so I will, armenians only good because its Jack of all trades, but no of units are the best ...except cataphract horses archers because they have a little bit longer before there cut down by spears, and there still useful even after they've ran out of ammo, just because of there armour.

[Emperor Mithdrates]

Although in these "favourite X" threads, I'd usually say something about armenia, so I will, armenians only good because its Jack of all trades, but no of units are the best ...except cataphract horses archers because they have a little bit longer before there cut down by spears, and there still useful even after they've ran out of ammo, just because of there armour.

good choice. They're my favourite horsemen after the carthagiian Long Shields.