Kretan BodyGuard

[Ghaust the Moor]

Well, If I make it cavalry, which unit?

[NickTheGreek]

Lonchophoroi Hippeis, regular Hippeis are too naff for bodyguards and xystophoroi would be iffy at the very start of the game

[Maion Maroneios]

I agree with Ludens. I don't believe archers would be used as a Bodyguard unit by a Stategos. Plus, the archers were mostly just filthy brigands and pirates Either stick with the Epilektoi Hoplitai (Krete did produce decent hoplitai), or change them to Lonchophoroi.

Maion

[paullus]

a bumped up unit of regular peltastai would be suitable as well--kretans were known as good skirmishers, not merely as archers. 272 is really too early to have a unit of thorakitai or something, and to emphasize kretan character you can do better than epilektoi hoplitai or some sort of cav unit.