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    The Maiden Member Jeanne d'arc's Avatar
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    Default Re: What do you guys think about elephants/cavalry charging?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tamur
    Agreed Blodrast, on both the tight-packed formation and the armour. The cavalry should be able to plow into a tight-packed formation, though with less effect, but then they're very, very stuck and will probably get chopped down.
    Not really , beiing on a horse is still a considerable advantage and lets not forget the horse itself that can be used as a weapon even when charged in tight formations.In other words an attack from rear or flanks with a cavalry charge should result in loads of losses to the unit that is beiing attacked no matter how tight its formation is.
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    Default Re: What do you guys think about elephants/cavalry charging?

    Well, you know TC where they constantly said the withdraw and crap, well why don't you do that with infantry. Slam them into the Hastatii rear, have them turn, pull away the cavalry and have the Ponei charge into thier rear. While disorganized
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