Hello there.

When I have playing against Rome with Averni then I have noticed that the only good infantry which can stand up them in the long run are a Gallic heavy swordsmen and Averni nobles, but the problem with the latter unit is that they take too little space on the battlefield in comparison to other units and can thereby be hard to make the formation intact with them. However if I should invest in elites then I would thereby have to buy a cheap units (like Boi swordsmen) which are too vulnerable to javelins and lose morale too soon agains the legionaries, so by investing in one side then it recoils upon the other in whole.

Mine hitherto best combination is about 3 Gallic noble cavalry, 3 Averni nobles, 8 Gallic heavy swordsmen, and 2 Boi swordsmen for a 36000 minai, so I have to forfeit mine ranged units because they don't seem to accomplish much against too many Romans units with a 100 men each and that the enemy ranged units are much better then mine own. When I have been fighting with mine cavalry against the Roman cavalry then I always lose against them, because the Romans have a better attack and defense and a better selection of auxiliary cavalry, while if I invest in more cavalry then it recoils upon mine infantry selection.

So I will ask whether you have any good tips about beating the Romans with the Averni or other western barbarian factions. What is a proper unit combination for such faction against them. Also I dont want to credit the victory merely to some elite naked fanatics but I am rather speaking about a good approach in regard to formations with mostly a medium/heavy units