a question on elephant survivability...

**Aemilius Paulus** · 06-11-2009, 16:02

Skirmishers in all my experience, will rout/make the elephants run amok in at least four volleys. I suggest you try Peltastai, or even the Thrakian variants, and see how much better then levies they do. Less javelins, but stronger.

**A Very Super Market** · 06-11-2009, 16:16

I don't think he can get Thrakians in Baktra.......

Elephants should be in the roster for several of the Eastern factions. You do know how to change from Single Player to Multiplayer, right?

Open up Start Menu, the folder "Europa Barbarorum" and play multiplayer to get the proper faction roster.

**ARCHIPPOS** · 06-11-2009, 19:55

thank you all, some very useful tips... i think i'll go for the mounted skirmishers ... they're quite expensive but i bet they'll make elephant-killing a seek and destroy operation... skirmishers behind pikes sound like a plan but if the AI decides to flank my pinned down phallanxes with his guild slayers i'm done for !!! only problem is my somatophylakes will have to kill of the taxillan agema first to secure my mounted skirmishers... sounds quite complicated already, no???

and btw i certainly intend to starve them out and make them come out of their walls... i have nothing that could stand a chance of routing or killing guild warriors on a wall fight!!! this is gonna be close

**ARCHIPPOS** · 06-11-2009, 19:56

and btw i never realised i could access a faction's full roster in "multiplayer"!!! Thanx i'm gone off to some practice!!!

**Maion Maroneios** · 06-12-2009, 09:40

Indeed, you will be just fine don't worry. Use around 2 javelineers. A couple of volleys usually means the elephantes will start falling. Also, use HunGeneral's advice and deploy skirmisher cavalry against them. They are trully very effective.

Maion

**Celtic_Punk** · 06-12-2009, 10:01

do slingers do anything at all?

**Cute Wolf** · 06-12-2009, 10:21

Sadly, I never kill an elephant with slings... Hippakontistai and other javelin cav is enough.... Daha skirmisher cavalry comes in handy against those pesky indian elephant generals...