Swarming

[Cataphract_Of_The_City]

I have been playing MTW for a year now so I know that no tactic will work in every battle. I was just wondering about how you can use swarming. Have been reading some stuff on the subject lately and thought i would give it a try.

[katank]

swarming isn't ideal for attacking entrenched position at all.

in fact, that's what you hope for as an entrenched defender, for the enemy to mount frontal assaults using huge numbers that will only increase your kill ratios.

I suggest using artillery etc. to pound away at the enemy so as to force them to either take the casualties or come after your arty. the latter usually occurs.

[Colovion]

using HA's try to pester the flanks as much as possible, get some units to give chase and then crush them when apart from the main force

when they just don't budge or your HA's start getting under fire from their archers I usually go with the small wedge/large flank maneuver. Sometimes you have to tweak a bit depending on the troops you have/facing but it's basically like this:

Advance with a small wedge with a reasonably strong unit at the front, not something whimpy. THen have that flanked and diagonally spaced backwards from it and advance on the enemy. This will ensure that your units aren't outflanked as quickly. Then have one or two units march around the enemie's flanks. Just having one on the enemie's weakest flank works the best as after slaughtering their weakest troops you can sweep into their rear. This has worked a number of times for me but it has failed obviously when I should've used a different tactic. Basically you're just trying to get them to concentrate on your main force in the center first, so those units should be pretty hardy so they can stand fast and wait; having your general in teh center works well for giving extra Moral.