Units You Never Use......But Should

[Roark]

Expensive elite swords and axes (eg: CMAA, Swabians, Varangians).

Those guys are utter carnivores against pretty much all infantry, but my own infantry tends to be spears, polearms, and archers/skirmishers, and I invariably use heavy horse as my hammer units.

I guess I just can't get my head around using slow (read: infantry) units as a hammer unit.

But seriously, if I was to hypothetically face my own line-up used by a hypothetical opponent of precisely equal skill, EXCEPT with a couple of heavy swords/axes swapped in for spears/halberdiers, I would probably quite easily route the opposing army (as used by said hypothetical opponent).

Does that even make sense??

Anyway, short answer as to why: I guess it's just habit.

[Martok]

With the notable exception of Spanish Jinnettes, it's pretty rare for me to employ mounted missile units in significant numbers. (I do make use of Faris and Byzantine Cavalry to some degree, but not extensively.) It's probably a major reason why I've hardly ever played as the Turks -- which is a little ironic, given that they're most people's favorite faction.

[m52nickerson]

Expensive elite swords and axes (eg: CMAA, Swabians, Varangians).

Wow.....no CMAA!

[Mithrandir]

This thread is silly. I'm considering closing it.





Everyone knows camels are the only unit one should use. I never used much of the tactical units on the map.