
Originally Posted by
ichi
I use pavs out front, which is the way they are used in MP. Usually 3 units, deployed two ranks deep, so they form a thin line out in front. I protect them against small charges by enemy cav with my cav, and when the main inf line attacks I pull my pavs behind and off to the side if possible.
In MP pavs are primarily used as anti-pav, and if one gets lucky and kills a few melee soldiers than that is just gravy.
It helps to upgrade pavs with armor, at high valor with some armor they can take a pretty good charge and still do OK, for a while.
One thing I forgot to add about arbs and archers, they can be fairly useful as flankers (they will give a flanked unit morale penalties) and as speed bumps. In MP when things are going badly and the enemy is threatening to flank, a group of pavs on Hold and 4-5 ranks deep can slow down a cav unit long enough to make a difference sometimes. But that's pretty desperate.
ichi
