Gaul

[RollingWave]

You can beat the Romans early on, the key is you need a lot of barb cav and dogs, swords are helpful but warband will also make do, the thing is early on Romans don't build many equities, and in equal numbers barb cav >>> equities anyway. while they also don't have many triariis, the thing is you beat their flank first and then charge ur infantry with warcry, while ur flank cav and dogs join the charge, the Hastati/Principles will fall apart like rotten wood against such a attack.

[pezhetairoi]

Wardogs aren't given enough credit, and too few people know how to use them. I was most amazed at the effect they had when I tried out a custom battle against Roman principes with a handful of warbands (only half of which eventually joined battle), about five units of wardogs and four barbcav. Wow. I'm definitely using more warhounds in future. Sending wardogs in, then charging your warbands after them straight at the beleaguered enemy units is an almost instant rout.

[Craterus]

Wardogs aren't given enough credit, and too few people know how to use them. I was most amazed at the effect they had when I tried out a custom battle against Roman principes with a handful of warbands (only half of which eventually joined battle), about five units of wardogs and four barbcav. Wow. I'm definitely using more warhounds in future. Sending wardogs in, then charging your warbands after them straight at the beleaguered enemy units is an almost instant rout.

I think warhounds are given the credit they deserve. They were an option in the "Most annoying unit" poll because when they attack one of your units, your men tend to defend themselves and if you tell them to attack the dogs they target the handlers.

I like warhounds, any advice for me because I hope to use them when I attack Rome.

[tibilicus]

I never really use them in seiges Craterus. If i use them i normaly send them in to a nice piked line of men and them suport that with a wave of swords men. ~d Compleatly gets them every time in battles.

[Craterus]

By Rome, I mean the Roman Factions, apologies, my post was unclear.

[cunobelinus]

i find that charging dogs in to pikes just kills them and charging into pikesmen is not a very good idea i find hold them with men and then hit in flanks or round the back is one of the only way to beat pikmen u can fload them with men but u lose quite alot of men

[tibilicus]

I tried something against Carthage once. I charged wardogs into the lybian spearmen and they got absolutley miced. Maby it might work for swordsmen aswell........