I think Syria can also produce them
I think Syria can also produce them
Oops. You are correct. And Syria.Originally Posted by [b
"In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns."
I tried abyssian guards a bit more today.... they are pretty decent acturally if you don't consider their rigged upkeep..... their damage is slightly less than ghazi on paper but since more of them would be likely to be acturally alive and wacking the difference is minimal while they do survive MUCH MUCH better than ghazi.... (4 point difference in defense does add up to a lot....) i had a pack of mongol heavy cav charged into the back of one group of my abyssian (although i send some spear to help him out within a few seconds....) i was still quiet surprised that the abyssian only lost about 2 guys from the charge.... (they had silver armor though i think)
Another note.... fighting the hoard is ridiculasly frustrating when it's 2000 men vs 3000 things like that -_-.... i had 3000 land in georgia and armenia (i purposely let the byz have the stepps so i don't have to take the full blunt) but stil... the fight in georgia went on for a whole freaken hour if not more (well i pause a lot yes... but if u don't do that vs so many horse archer/heavy cav ur formation will break real fast....) then i realize i have ANOTHER such fight in armenia and just decided to auto solve (good thing it was lead by a 8 star 9 dread general there :P :P :P)
their charge and attack are both weaker than ghazis.
I frankly use ghazis to flank.
if you ask the unit to get charged in the rear, ghazis aren't for you.
ghazis are more powerful but require better tactics.
My first ever encounter with the horde was with the turks, in Armenia. By then i had half a dozen of JHI, and Saracens. I had to keep them in the woods at all times but i did won that battle. Abyssinian guards might pull it off, i imagine, in bigger numbers and with even more casualties.
On the other hand, as turk i had no arbs...
But i never did an Egypt campaign. My next project, thats why i'm browsing around here.
abyss guards aren't slugfest units but can do well in forests I suppose.
they don't have much armor though and might get shot up even in the trees
This is off topic, but katank you go over 200 post in a week I thought life in NY was a little more fast paced? When do you have all this time? I read posts every night but I don't have a lot of time between working and playing the game.
Alea Iacta Est
dude, they call it the city that never sleeps for a reason.
welcome to the life of an insane insomniac.
Love the city I want to move there whenever I can afford it
Alea Iacta Est
nice...
interesting if people can found like TW clubs throughout the country.
LAN party
That's a pretty hefty thing to never consider, though. You can train a new Ghazi for the cost of upkeep on one Abyssinian Guard.
"In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns."
so true.
turkish ghazis are even cheaper.
they have no access to abyss guards but it's not a great loss.
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