Originally Posted by
Geticus
To me the math is there, if the Gauls are filling their mass with 0.225 lethality and the other guy has 0.13 then the Gauls should do well as long as their morale holds up. So 20 celtic axemen will never really show the strength of the Gauls. To run the Gauls right a few things have to be in place: 1)at least one gaesatae; 2) some cavalry, skilled leuke epos micro on the flank separates the men from the boys; 3) big battalions of longswordsmen for general lethality, this means bataroas and botroas; 4) some + morale effects to bolster the Bataroas, in SP I just use strong druid generals with good +command/+morale or Teutatis worshipping shieldbiter/berserker types, but in MP without strong generals British druids are the most cost effective since they are tough and affordable.
Burebista Prima cohort spam seems pretty strong but Rhaetian axemen and Northern Gallic swordsmen are both cheaper, have equal numbers, and cover more space (1.2 vs 1), so Gauls vs Romans I think a gaesatae/AP Rhaetian axemen warhead would overpower most any flank, and the Bataroas, while inferior, should hold up long enough if supported by the general, druids, and/or nakeds. The key with Gauls is to be qualitatively overpowering at the flank and to start the chainroute, if you win the cavalry contest and start routing down the line, I don't think there is any infantry that can withstand -morale from gaesatae fear, friendly troops routing, cavalry charge/ javelin volley from the back, pressure from the front, and getting a little tired, they pretty much all route. I might add that leuke epos are great at killing generals. Basically the thing about EB is that a lot of people like bombproof infantry, rectangular formations, and frontal assaults in line, and this favors Hellenistic phalanx based factions and Romans. If you like surround/slaughter horde tactics then then longsword/javelin troops are for you and gaesatae are the kings.
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