The Dreaded Steppe

**Titus Marcellus Scato** · 03-15-2010, 01:17

Originally Posted by HunGeneral

If you get to the point of conquering them: always fight in there cities and don't let them fight you on open terrain.
Exactly!

I wouldn't worry TOO much about that. Best way to kill horse archers on the open steppe is with your own horse archers. Just move a family member into the region and then hire as many mercenary horse archers as you can. Problem solved.

**Fluvius Camillus** · 03-15-2010, 01:29

Originally Posted by Titus Marcellus Scato

I wouldn't worry TOO much about that. Best way to kill horse archers on the open steppe is with your own horse archers. Just move a family member into the region and then hire as many mercenary horse archers as you can. Problem solved.

Or fill your army up with dirt cheap archers (persian, sarmatian, caucasian, subeshi)! About 10 groups in loose formations will defeat HA's, however armoured enemies can be tricky.

~Fluvius

**HunGeneral** · 03-15-2010, 01:46

Originally Posted by Fluvius Camillus

Or fill your army up with dirt cheap archers (persian, sarmatian, caucasian, subeshi)! About 10 groups in loose formations will defeat HA's,

That certanly is true.

Originally Posted by Fluvius Camillus

however armoured enemies can be tricky.

That even more - especially if we remember that Sauro FM bodyguards seem to be wearing Kevlar and or more armor then a T-34...

**vartan** · 03-15-2010, 01:49

Originally Posted by HunGeneral

That even more - especially if we remember that Sauro FM bodyguards seem to be wearing Kevlar and or more armor then a T-34...

IIRC Sauro FM bodyguard armour value is over 9000.

**WinsingtonIII** · 03-15-2010, 06:26

Originally Posted by vartan

IIRC Sauro FM bodyguard armour value is over 9000.

Yeah, those guys are crazy. I'm terrible with horse archers, and yet I once managed to win a Sauro v KH battle because these guys simply refused to die. They were the last unit I had left and they routed three units without losing a single man. This included three frontal charges into a Greek General hoplite unit (I had basically given up and decided glory was the best option), and not a man fell.

**HunGeneral** · 03-15-2010, 10:52

The only ggod thing about Sauro FMs under AI command is the AI itself - too stupid o use them right. And ususally a half stack of Slingers friring at the same time should take these Riding Tanks down after a few volleys. (I wonder wether nomad horsemen in EBII will be as deaadly as they are in EB...

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**Duguntz** · 03-15-2010, 11:36

Yeah, as deadly, or to have some trigger! i love to play as sauromate, but no reforms and always using same tactics, is nice but can get long. I'm not saying to add a reform to give them legionarries when they conquer Barbaropolis, but some kind of trigger... revolting cities, or anyway... you all got to the point! making some different colors for the gameplay!