How to use chariots? or elephants?

[Slaists]

Thanks Slaists! After the early game where I usualy commit my generals as part of a reserve, i mostly choose high armour/shield bodyguards (e.g. Hoplites) rather than an offensive unit and don't use the general for much fighting - just to keep him alive.

Have you ever used elephants ("native" Carthaginian, or Roman auxiliaries) against Gauls or Celts? Some of their skirmishers are a bit tougher than your average Italic/Hellene.

Yes, I have used them aplenty against Gauls and Celts while playing with Carthage. Don't use them against skirmishers though. That's what your fast moving cavalry is for.

As to generals: Carthage has only 2 general types: elephants and cavalry (no armored infantry). The cavalry bodyguard unit is abysmal for Carthage since it is a half-sized unit of medium tier cavalry. Elephant generals though become staple of my Carthaginian armies.

As to autoresolves: cannot do those with chariots and elephants, period... Even regular cavalry suffers disproportionately in autoresolves unless you have a 100% cavalry army. I have long stopped using autoresolves in RTW2 unless I have an army full of one type of unit...