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    Member Member Lichgod's Avatar
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    Default Re: How to use Hastati and Principes effectively?

    Why use Hastati at all? Just use Principes instead? Only draw back seems to be cost. Oh, and maybe finding replacements in newly conquered small towns.

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    Exclamation Re: How to use Hastati and Principes effectively?

    A bid OT, but talking about the alt key and leftklick: with warelephants it changes the sword to a bow eneables you to select you ranged target of choice... Marius told me

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    Default Re: How to use Hastati and Principes effectively?

    I find using them as one would use javs in MTW is very effective. Pin a unit and then send Hastati/Principes around the back-chuck the pila in and you'll cause huge casulties as their shields won't be facing you-only their backs! Also Because they are stationary and involved in combat with the pinning unit it doesn't matter that they take a little while to throw. If that doesn't make the unit under fire rout, then you can just follow up the throws with a charge. Game over.

    Throwing at the front of the enemy is also a viable option when you're taking on a phalanx-they're slow, so you can throw, cause death in their unit, and charge while they're trying to recover formation.
    Last edited by HicRic; 10-15-2004 at 15:26.

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