Britannia

[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

[Good Ship Chuckle]

I wouldn't complain that they can't recruit foot archers, because light charries fill that role easily enough.

You should really complain about the fact that they can't recruit a single horseman (not counting barbarian mercs). That's the real problem.

[Celtic_Punk]

i dont like britannia...the historical inaccuracies (head hurlers Heads were considered TROPHIES to the Celts, not missiles) and crappy unit selection make this faction lame and terrible to play...


btw someone needs to give the celts some archers in barbarian invasion...

[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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