a question on elephant survivability...

**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...

**Vasiliyi** · 06-12-2009, 19:36

Originally Posted by Cute Wolf

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...

hmm, i wouldnt call them pesky. Indian elephant generals are the reason I have only once tried to invade India. Those guys are tanks.

**Maion Maroneios** · 06-12-2009, 19:45

Originally Posted by Celtic_Punk

do slingers do anything at all?

Niet, not much. You need lots of patience for that to actually work.

Maion

**MerlinusCDXX** · 06-12-2009, 19:51

The best option for dealing with them has already been posted. Skirmisher cav and Peltastai combo, with decent cav and fast spearmen to keep Taxilan Agema cav busy. The Dahae sk. cav. are a bit cheaper than the Arachosians, but the Ara. have a bit better survivability.