Quote Originally Posted by Puzz3D
Historically, it was very good to the front and could fight for a long time, and I don't think that capability is reflected properly in RTW.
Perhaps that weakness is due to phalanx/cavalry charge interactions that CA has said it will patch for BI?

Against, infantry, the frontal phalanx seems pretty strong in RTW. I recall in a PBM German, my spear warbands could wipe out whole stacks of AI hastati with virtually no loss just by marching through them.





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