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[Jebivjetar]

Created Pahlava's own category.

What does Qarthadast have more in common with Romans than Hellenes? Sure, the African Heavy Infantry are essentially legionnaires, but look at the following parallels

African Pikemen - Argyraspidai/Chaonion Agema/Klerouchon Agema
Sacred Band Cavalry - Hetairoi/Molosson Agema
Sacred Band Inf - Hypaspistai/Epilektoi Hoplitai
Libyan Spearmen - Thureophoroi
Heavy Libyans - Thorakitai
Liby-Phoenician Inf - Hoplitai
Iberian Assault Inf - Pheraspidai

The other, native Iberian units don't count, they're essentially foreign natives.

In that case, Kart-Hadast can be put together even with nomads because of their Iberian Lancers (something lke armoured h/a's without archers), and with barbs because of their hard-core ap troops like elite liby-phoenican infantry (barb: naked fanatics or wildmen) and so on.

Anyway, Carthaginian pikemen are elite, and strategy of Carthagian army on the field is supposed to be very different than Hellenic pike-phalanx-based field development. I know that in mp battles many users (including myself) are acting very similar as Hellenes with pikes as a core troops, but this is just an example of searching for best-suited strategy for Carthaginians, and not a definite Carthaginian strategy. If you take Hannibal as an example, you'll see what i'm talking about: their mix of various types of infantry makes them specific.

Because of that Carthage must be in its own category.

Carthage deserves that


EDIT: i have also developed mechanism for breaking phalanx line, but it works only with AI... tried that on Maion in mp , but it doesn't work. Damn And its not about encirclement: with some mix of Carthaginian troops one can beat any phalanx you like- from the front: without cheating (like running through phalanx).

I'll post a picture very soon. It may be useful for some players.


EDIT No2 (a picture)