But if your deployment zone is in the woods you are hurting. I remember I had 500 men with 500 reenforcements and knew I was against a strong phalanx army. Well original plan was to deploy in the back of the zone wait to group up and then take them on. Well seeing woods right in front of me I took full advantage and deploye forward and charged right away. I barely got into the woods to engage them. Well anyways the phalanxes got destroyed.