Britannia

[Darkvicer98]

If any type of chariot goes near a phalanx,its suicide. One touch of a spear and the chariot's dead. Since britannia is all chariots,germania have an advantage against them. I don't bother with chariots because they don't like me and i don't like them so i just keep the warlord back while the rest fight the battle.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I agree with the thoughts about brit chariot generals. They are WAY too fragile. You really need to keep them out of the fight until its time to mow down routers.


Chariots hitting the front of a phalanx are usually trashed. Mind you, this can be of value if you're willing to lose your heavy chariot unit solely for the purpose of breaking their formation. The spear boys will not take many casualties and you will lose 2/3 or your chariots, but there will be gaps and bends in their formation. Followed quickly enough by cavalry or sword infantry, this can result in a breakthrough -- but its going to be hard on your chariots.


Light chariots are a must with Briton for their missile ability. They're nice in that they can usually outrun anyone who can really hurt them and their scythes hammer the light cavalry that can catch them. It's a pity nobody in England ever considered using a bow while standing afoot rather than in a moving chariot. Must be something to do with "being sporting."

[Iñnsomñni]

Another thing about German Spear Warbands, i have finally gathered enough info to decide that an infantry assault in their front is the best thing, maybe flank. Just hit them with every single infantry unit you have and watch them crumble, and the flanking of the enemy begins, as do the mass routs

[RLucid]

German spear warbands have little armour, their weakness is against missile attack and their slow speed in phalanx mode. Light Infantry (& Light Missile Chariots) who can kill at a distance, are the way to destroy German AI armies, which tend to be based on spear phalanxes. Sometimes you can tire out inexperienced phalanx units, having them chase light chariot first, they'll take heavier losses faster when engaged by swordsmen and rout sooner.

[Praetor Rick]

German spear warbands have little armour, their weakness is against missile attack and their slow speed in phalanx mode. Light Infantry (& Light Missile Chariots) who can kill at a distance, are the way to destroy German AI armies, which tend to be based on spear phalanxes. Sometimes you can tire out inexperienced phalanx units, having them chase light chariot first, they'll take heavier losses faster when engaged by swordsmen and rout sooner.

The problem with Briton Light Chariots is that they spread out into such a huge formation that they are likely to brush the speartips of a Spear Warband and die even when trying not to. Foot archers or skirmishers or slingers are, IMHO, a better solution to the Spear Warbands. Or just mass flank action, like most phalanxes they are terribly unsuited to dealing with non-frontal attacks.

[RLucid]

A balanced army is always better; Slingers & Archers are Light Missile Infantry so a good solution to soften up poorly armoured spearmen at a distance.

Now in some situations, Light Chariots are even better. If you wait till you can get Archer units along, or extra slingers then you'll take towns a turn or so later than someone who's more flexibly minded, and willing to use cavalry to full potential.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Britons can not recruit any foot archers

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Another thing about German Spear Warbands, i have finally gathered enough info to decide that an infantry assault in their front is the best thing, maybe flank. Just hit them with every single infantry unit you have and watch them crumble, and the flanking of the enemy begins, as do the mass routs

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