Britannia

[Pontifex Rex]

Its the GENERAL's heavy chariot that malfs.

Good evening, Seamus.

I am not so sure. The series of attached screenies show my preferences for massed chariots. In the battle shown, three British armies with a total of 6 generals attack a Roman (Brutii) legion in Tribus Iazyges. I would have liked to have actual Heavy Chariots but the few units in the army are either rebuilding, en route to the front or further south in Greece. I had about 1600 Britons in 3 armies facing a mixed legion of some 550 odd pre and post Marion cohorts.

Plate 1 shows the army I chose to command, it possesses 3 Generals and 2 Light Chariots (missile) and the only sarmatians I can get my hands on (plus infantry, of course):

https://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f...Offensive1.png

Plate 2 shows the charge and destruction of a Roman Cavalry unit by the generals heavy chariots, without loss. My army has swung around the Roman right and is driving them onto the other two armies seen approaching in the background.

https://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f...Offensive2.png

Plate 3 Shows the collapse of the Roman legion as one of my reinforcing armies charges forward with 2 Light Chariots, 1 General's heavy and its infantry. My own heavies have just been given the order to charge into the retreating Romans and my infantry and cavalry will follow immediately afterward.

https://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f...Offensive3.png

Plate 4 shows the result of the battle after the pursuit. I am not surprised that 30 Romans made good their escape (temporarily at least) as the map edge was quite nearby. The AI lost 1 of my generals but at least the unit went down taking out an entire Roman heavy cav unit. Overall, I find the use of massed generals from multiple armies has the effect of scaring the wits out of the Romans and leaving them vulnerable to a charge.

https://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f...Offensive4.png

Finally, Plate 5 shows the strategic situation in central Europe After the battle. The four Briton armies possess 7 of 9 leaders in the area with the other two scouting and hiring mercs as they move about. I am very much of the opinion that with proper care and organization the Generals heavy chariots can be very, very deadly against central and western based cultures (the need to fight the in the east is unnecessary.

https://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f...Offensive5.png

Cheers.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I'm playing vanilla, and I have read in another thread about their hit-points having been too low by mistake. This might be all the difference.

[jingofin]

So I take it that its not possible to make Huge Cities for Brittania?

My first campaign was with the House of Julii which I completed very easily, I am now playing as Brittania and have almost wiped out the Gauls but am a bit dissappointed that even though Londinium is at 15000 population it won't allow me to upgrade it any more. Indeed all the towns I hold are over 6000.

Just wondering if there is anyway of getting further upgrades to Brittanic cities, was gonna try and send a spy into Rome but he died enroute, is there any point in sending another one? Are spys even capable of learning military secrets from other factions?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

In Vanilla you have hit your limit.

If you feel daring, you can let the Romans conquer one, grow it through 4 and 5 and then retake it.....

[Craterus]

Some mods allow barbarians to tech up to huge city level. Mundus Magnus comes to mind, but IIRC I read that Terrae Expugndae (sp?!) includes Mundus Magnus and a lot of other cool stuff.

[Craterus]

Double post! Sorry!

[Avicenna]

In vanilla all the barbarians' towns can only be upgraded at the 6000 point and no more, to make them powerful early on, taming the Julii. Once the Julii's advantage comes up they expand like crazy into Barbarian lands.