Quote Originally Posted by Pontius Pilate View Post
but my tactics alway work for me.
That's the most important thing. Using tactics that are useful to other people, but at which you do not excel does not make sense. One should do whatever they are most comfortable using.

have one or two units you dont like, and put them in loose formation, and let them stand in front of your lines and take all the enemy fire
That is also possible, but what will end up happening is that when the battle ends, most of of those units that you "don't like" will heal, due to the fact that their casualties were so large and all from missile fire, while the rest of the units will not heal at all, because there is only so many menthat will recuperate after a battle. If you are fine with this, than its no problem, but if you're not, usually, using a high armour/shield unit in loose, two-line deep formation is your best bet. Gaesatae/Galatikoi Tindanotae are especially good for this role as their two hitpoints make them extra resilient to missiles.