Maratha CAN dominate Europe!

[petsman47]

As Maratha , I conquered all India , Persia and Ottoman Turks.
By the time I step in Europe the Prussians had 1 province and the Austrians were eliminated by the Polish. So Europe had 3 major powers. British, France and Poland.
Russia was having a hard time fighting Sweden who have expanded east.

Maratha was underpowered ,military speaking, BUT i used their military Pros:

1. FULL STACK armies with 5+ star generals.
2. Army composition: Sikh Musk. , Swordsmen ( excellent to outflank the European elite infantry), Great - Organ Guns and Heavy cavarly to surround them (India have good cavarly) and Hillmen as light infantry.
3. Have yours thugs assassinate their multistar generals before you fight them.
4. Sabotage their advanced barracks.
5. Use Afghan/Kurdish Hillmen as light infantry( not jaegers but they do their job well if used wisely)
6. Fight defensive battles mostly.
7. Finally, remember that human intelligence is always superior that any CPU A.I.....!

I crashed the Polish and French (yesterday I took Paris, now the french are starving in low level provinces like Alsait-loraire and Flanders). Now I will fight my way with the British....

[Fisherking]

Welcome aboard!

Monster Nations! Have you gone into the Americas yet?

[A Nerd]

I was tempted to try Maratha in my next campagin. Up to now I have never made an attempt to take any of India, just trade with it. Also, the lack of gunpowder infantry units had been turning me off.

edit: I also thought they couldn't raise much of a navy. But from reading several posts it would seem that I was wrong...

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I was tempted to try Maratha in my next campagin. Up to now I have never made an attempt to take any of India, just trade with it. Also, the lack of gunpowder infantry units had been turning me off.

edit: I also thought they couldn't raise much of a navy. But from reading several posts it would seem that I was wrong...

They cannot recruit Heavy First Rates, Rocketships, or Steamships. With the new tech tree, this means that going for the Steam Drydock is not as important for the Marathans. Naval hospitals are available earlier and do fine for the Maratha side. If you want any of the Heavy 1Rs etc., you'll have to acquire them. They'll be rare as the AI builds them very little.

[petsman47]

I want to add something. I play the Maratha campaign ,described in first post, on H/H difficulty. I believe that Europe for Maratha is a no-go..

[petsman47]

I want to add something. I play the Maratha campaign ,described in first post, on H/H difficulty. I believe that Europe for Maratha is a no-go..

I Mean is a no-go for VH/VH difficulty..

[petsman47]

Paris is good staging ground and a rich one...

[Ratwar]

They cannot recruit Heavy First Rates, Rocketships, or Steamships. With the new tech tree, this means that going for the Steam Drydock is not as important for the Marathans. Naval hospitals are available earlier and do fine for the Maratha side. If you want any of the Heavy 1Rs etc., you'll have to acquire them. They'll be rare as the AI builds them very little.

They also lack a shipyard without either first ripping out a trade port or waiting for a new port to develop, which can hamper them in the early game at sea. Still, they can be the equal of any European Navy with a large enough investment.

[petsman47]

Welcome aboard!

Monster Nations! Have you gone into the Americas yet?

I have taken both pirate islands. When i conquer in europe the last 2 french territories I will go for their holdings in America. But i have to decide if first i start a war with the British in europe. Its tough!