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[Arrowhead]

They look good, phalanx formation looks powerful, a wall of lance looks impassable, and they fight with style.

They look cool, looks powerful, and fighting with style?

They annoy me because I can't slaughter them with arrows. But I can slaughter them with cavalry

[Proletariat]

They annoy me because I can't slaughter them with arrows. But I can slaughter them with cavalry

...I'm not sure it's supposed to work like that...

[Baiae]

Don't you hate it when people use too many smilies?

[LordKhaine]

...I'm not sure it's supposed to work like that...

Spear walls may be impressive against horse, but in RTW it's an easy matter to beat them with cavalry. Flanking is an obvious one, and leaping over the spear points appears to be another. And if that fails just wait until the phalanx moves an inch, when half the guys will lift their spears up letting your cavalry charge in.

But at least Armoured hoplites are pretty arrow proof, so they're fairly immune to the main phalanx enemy.

[Proletariat]

I only remarked because cavalry seems an odd 'go to' device against phalanx units, not that it was impossible. Maybe I read too much into it.

[derF]

I only remarked because cavalry seems an odd 'go to' device against phalanx units, not that it was impossible. Maybe I read too much into it.

When you consider that the Phalanx is especially effective against cavilry it does seem odd. But the Caviltry IS the best weapon against phalanx.

The phalanx weaknesses is that it has poor mobility and that its sides are rear are exceptionally weak. Solution: Cavilry rear/side charge.