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    Default Re: Tips to save the West

    Without testudo, your units are pin cushions for archers, javelinmen, slingers (well not pins really), etc. With testudo, all those missiles are like a light rain.

    Personally, I find that limitanei, etc. don't kill as fast as the comitatensis do. I like to stack 1 unit of spears in front with 1 unit of swords right behind. Both testudo. The enemy breaks on the spears and when the limitanei tire or waver, i send the swords in.

    I destroy all military buildings at start though, but recruit heavily from hordes and puppet states. Getting axemen to run around the enemy and charge them in the flanks or back really does the trick while your testudo'd spears hold the line.

    Javelinmen (of all sorts) are also insanely powerful. Never let them fire from behind your guys - too much friendly fire and it will kill your morale. Have the javelinmen run around the enemy and take position behind them. They massacre all sorts of units, even generals, and will also kill morale.
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    Real pity garrisons dont get any, by god would I love to trade in the useless medium infantry for some javelins.

    Have any of you guys had any sucess avoiding getting your garrisons outflanked in siege battles? My problem is that the only way to keep the capture point from being taken and ruining my morale is to cover 3 or more alleys and seing as only 2 of my 4 units can actually last any length of time the Ai usually just walks through my medium infantry and beats the crap out of my testudos.

    Aparantly the last patch made the attacking testudo usless as it falls apart the second it's charged.

    Edit: doesnt seem to be happening on my game, I do notice that it turns off when you tell them to atack but it holds when they are charged themselves.
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    I'm having some luck this third or fourth attempt. Burned Africa and Gaul except for the Provincia. Lost two provinces in Iberia and one in Britannia but they were swiftly retaken. Best part was the haul of gold from all the dismantling. Bout 60k allowing me to run in red for a few turns while getting the food situation in order by removing taxes from the worst provinces.

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