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    Always trailing off... Member Arrowhead's Avatar
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    Default Battlefield tactics.

    Well, what are you waiting for?
    Mine is this:

    As Germania:

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    Default Re: Battlefield tactics.

    Why don't you put your archers up front ?

    As the Romans I tend to use three lines: archers, skirmishers and legions, with cav at either side and the general center back.
    I haven't really experimented with the other factions enough to really have a strategy for things like spearmen and elephants.
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    Default Re: Battlefield tactics.

    Quote Originally Posted by doc_bean
    Why don't you put your archers up front ?
    Good idea!

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    Default Re: Battlefield tactics.

    After takeing your advice, doc bean, this is what remains of siris's grand army of hoplites after facing a germanian army...

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    Default Re: Battlefield tactics.

    Another formation for germans:

    AA AA AA
    SS SS SS
    SS AX women* AX SS
    NR chosens NR
    CAV CAV

    AA=archers
    SS=spears
    AX=axemen
    NR=night raiders
    *general's harem. (NOTE:general should be deaf)
    etc.

    Use your chosen archers to win any ranged duals before their archers kill your lightly armored soldiers, then force them to attack by harassing them with archers. Lay back and watch them run to your spearwall. Get your women shouting and flank them with night raiders and/or chosens.
    Voilá: instant rout.

    Hoplites, even spartans (they tend to be the first ones to rout, for some reason they are really afraid of women), don't stand a chance. Actually it will beat the hell out of almost any infantry army, although phalangites will just walk over the spearmen.

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    Default Re: Battlefield tactics.

    argh. formation screwed. Here's how it should be:

    .........AA . AA . AA..................
    ........S.S . S.S . S.S ...............
    ...SS AX women* AX SS...........
    NR ..... chosens ......... NR........
    ...CAV ............... CAV.............

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