Debat about time limit... THE ANSWER!!!

[DaciaJC]

do not be so sure, when they run out of arrows, they are piece of cake, I do not mean cataphract archers, though.
Plus they are worthless in frontal arrow rain against phalanxes.

Frontal fire, yes. However, HA can easily flank the phalanx line (providing that there isn't a great deal of missile support), fragment it into individual units, and then cut them down with fire from the rear. I did this multiple times in my first Getai campaign against the Makedonians.

[Andy1984]

I don't think you are supposed to take all their missiles. When I face these HA's in the open, I always make sure I can outshoot them. There's little need for expensive phalangites to stop lightly armoured horses.

[Atraphoenix]

I don't think you are supposed to take all their missiles. When I face these HA's in the open, I always make sure I can outshoot them. There's little need for expensive phalangites to stop lightly armoured horses.

When I face them. I pin them with phalanx and massacre with medium cavalry. Because of them medium greek cavalry was formed by AS and others. also cataphract archers loves charging your phalanxes from front by AI after running out of arrows. fresh meat with metal souce

As I get tired of hit and tactics of nomads I started to play with mixed faction that has both heavy medium cavalry plus phalanx. If the macedons did not ignore their role(cavalry) they could easily vanquish romans. they ignored it then legions enveloped them. so in reality you need heavy infantry to support cavalry and vise versa .

battle should need variety, think about football no strikers just 10 defenders would be phalanx tactic while romans would be all offence and nomads would be just countrattacks

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"battle should need variety, think about football no strikers just 10 defenders would be phalanx tactic while romans would be all offence and nomads would be just countrattacks"