Foot skirmishers

**Velho** · 07-27-2012, 16:52

If youre using koinon helleon you could try the ektromoi hoplitais they were made to catch the skirms like peltastai
(i dont remeber the name correctly)

**Brave Brave Sir Robin** · 07-27-2012, 17:23

Lol I can almost guarantee that Erkdromoi will lose to Thracians. They should beat regular Peltastai though.

**Lazy O** · 07-27-2012, 18:42

Because ignoring a problem will make it go away, this is true in EBO .

**-Stormrage-** · 07-27-2012, 21:01

I vote we admit, Foot skirmishers are highly under powered with their absurdly low accuracy and significantly low attack.

Now someone might say, we gave them low attack becuase theyre supposed to kill light infantry. My reply to this is, Guys lets face it we dont have light infantry.

Must i also remind you just about everything in eb has 4 to 5 size sheild infront of it. Not to mention high armour values.

On one side we have most units with 4/5 sheild with an average of 8 armour. On the other side we have skirmishers with 6 attack low accuracy.

You be the judge.

**Arjos** · 07-27-2012, 21:15

Storm, shields for heavy infantry were designed mainly to stop missiles, among other things...
To even think that skirmishers are supposed to kill frontally heavier units is ridiculous...

Little tip for those who don't know how to use skirmishers: try flanking XD

**BelisarAUT** · 07-27-2012, 21:37

You can flank with archers too and they have more range + way more munition. Pick Cretans for instance and you have almost the same melee capability like Peltastai or Thrakoi Peltastai have at similiar costs.

**Arjos** · 07-27-2012, 22:10

You picked one of the archers unit (together with Syriakoi and Thureopherontes) that is more of a melee unit...
Sure it can work, but unlike Peltastai, you need to extend your front a lot and provide protection with your cavalry, far from your infantry...

Skirmishers also kill faster and usually have better melee weapons and bigger shields, but archers are more consistent...
Point is no one is forcing you to use one, you have choices...

**-Stormrage-** · 07-27-2012, 21:57

Originally Posted by Arjos

Storm, shields for heavy infantry were designed mainly to stop missiles, among other things...
To even think that skirmishers are supposed to kill frontally heavier units is ridiculous...

Little tip for those who don't know how to use skirmishers: try flanking XD

yah my problem with that is everything is heavy infantry.