What's the best way to use javelins?

**Colovion** · 02-02-2005, 09:12

I find javs work best if you can swing them around the enemy's flank and pound them from teh sides or the back. Generally I leave them in reserve, harassing the enemy with arcing shots - and then being there to fill gaps or flank the opponent while they're pinned

**Bob the Insane** · 02-02-2005, 09:58

Personally I always found them a little underwhelming in MTW compared to the archers and crossbow men, with the exception of the Spanish mounted type. It is one element of the game that is simply much better realised in RTW...

**Somebody Else** · 02-02-2005, 10:21

Personally I stick them out in front of my lines, usually a cav unit or fast infantry or whatever will try to swat them away... depending on how many swatters there are, and how close the rest of the enemy force is, I either envelop the chasing unit with the rest of the javelinmen - or let them retreat to my lines, great for isolating and slaughtering the enemy's faster units, thus allowing me to flank at will when the rest of the opposition turns up. The javelinmen can then either stay behind the lines throwing over friendly heads, or zip out to the sides and carry on throwing until empty, when they hit the rear of the enemy as needed.

**Colovion** · 02-02-2005, 10:33

Wither MTW and RTW - I find skirmishers take a loooong time throwing their javs. This is one of those things which annoys me the most about the series - the way skirmishing doesn't really work all that great most of the time. I love in RTW how the jav length of throw is extended, but it still needs some work.

**Kraxis** · 02-02-2005, 11:12

As opposed to RTW you can actually throw the javelins over the head of your battleline in MTW. It works.

But as mentioned earlier it is better to have them in the rear or at the sides of the enemy. If at all possible try and get them to throw at cavalry. I had a unit of Kerns almost wipe out a unit of Royal Knights (locked in a fight with Feudal Sergeants).

**Oaty** · 02-03-2005, 10:10

In MTW my number 1 use was against horsearchers or jinettes. Against jinettes you are going to take some good casalties but you are making them exhaust ammo on a cheap unit. They are deadly against horse archers, you can usually cut the horsearchers in half with maybe 10 percent casuaties and even if they skirmish away and shoot your javelinmen up you made them expend there time and ammo on them while your main army was able to do it's job.

My secondary purpose was those cataphractoi's

**Colovion** · 02-03-2005, 10:17

Oh I hated those katatanks - only Javs or a load of HA running about could whittle them down to a reasonable size - and then the Jedi generals to boot.