They are cheap, numerous, and their stats are actually a good one, even without javelins. Use them to hold the center of your early and mid game battle line (but don't forget to have some family members watching them closely :p so they won't rout soo fast). Giving enough time, as well as guard mode, they are quite useful to keep those pesky pedites extraordinarii pinned and useless (due to their 1 armour means that they don't get punished at all by ap weapons). Beware against javelins and arrows though, you'll often found that some Leuce Epos are nice to have arround and kill those missile skirmishers before they start to deplete your poor lugoae.
Never use them to guard the border with lusotann anyway... their gaesamica and insane javelin throwing milites will easily decimate them in no time, use them to guard the border with their numbers against Romaioi and Sweboz, giving proper support with cavalry and slingers, they could keep a good performance each time they fought a battle. With a chevron or two, they can actually hold the line as true line infantry anyway, but don't forget to switch to Gaelaiche when the latter are available, unless you have a playstyle that emphasizes manpower rather than quality (and their difference in quality is rather acceptable).
Re: EB-pedia?
Originally Posted by vartan
If anybody finds time, please edit out the emoticons Cute Wolf has so eagerly shared with us, such as the infamous :p
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