I have played several battles, the original and mods, where the Roman army sets up in the historical three ranked formation. Every single time I have done this, the Roman formation has been reduced to a rabble of disorganization within a minute of first contact. It seems to me that the old MTW methods of lining up spear-style defensive units in front and sword-style offensive units in back with cavalry on the flanks is more effective. I am concerned that using the traditional Roman formations (that served the Republic/Empire so well) will only result in defeat in RTW. Has anyone found an effective way to make use of the layered Roman formation?
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