Full stack unit rosters

**Kagemusha** · 08-30-2005, 18:58

As Romans I use for a full stack combination of:
10 line infantry(Hastati,Principes,Legionary cohort,Praetorian Cohort)
3 archers
6 cavalry
1 general

Its easy to break up for three smaller armies.:
first section:
4 line infantry
1 archers
2 cavalry

two other sections:
3 line infantry
1 archers
2 cavalry

When i play Romans i dont use spear infantry at all.

**Brutus** · 08-31-2005, 11:19

As post-Marian Romans, I usually use:

1 General
11 Legionary Cohorts
4 Archer Auxilia
4 Roman Cavalry

But I may vary. The minimum of Legionary Cohorts (or infantry equivalents like Praetorians or Urbans) is usually 10, though. (I have two stacks currently when I have Mercenary War Elephants taking up one Legionary slot)When standing still legionaries are quite capable of stopping cavalry so I don't like to use Auxilia infantry. Roman Cavalry might be replaced with Legionary cavalry or Praetorian cavalry, but I usually only use them to catch routers so I can't be bothered with their long training periods (besides the fact they're difficult to retrain).

Starting setup is usually like this:

L= Legionary Cohort
C= (Roman) Cavalry
A= Auxilia Archers
G= General

AAAA
L L L L L L
CC__L L L L L__CC
G

**Garvanko** · 08-31-2005, 13:02

Pretty much what I would do with Roman elite units, Brutus. Probable wouldn't have so many Archer Auxilias though..

1 General
8 Legionary Cohort
2 Archer Auxilia
6 Roman/Praetorian Cav
3 Mercs (Usually skirmishers of any kind, but hoplites or basternae can be useful)

**Hold Steady** · 08-31-2005, 15:17

Originally Posted by kagemusha

As Romans I use for a full stack combination of:
10 line infantry(Hastati,Principes,Legionary cohort,Praetorian Cohort)
3 archers
6 cavalry
1 general

Its easy to break up for three smaller armies.:
first section:
4 line infantry
1 archers
2 cavalry

two other sections:
3 line infantry
1 archers
2 cavalry

When i play Romans i dont use spear infantry at all.

How do you handle heavy chariots then? just with flanking cavalry?

**lars573** · 08-31-2005, 15:25

Originally Posted by Hold Steady

How do you handle heavy chariots then? just with flanking cavalry?

Easy line up three cohorts to soak them up. Heavy chariots are nothing but charge once that's over they are easy to deal with.

**Hold Steady** · 08-31-2005, 15:52

Originally Posted by lars573

Easy line up three cohorts to soak them up. Heavy chariots are nothing but charge once that's over they are easy to deal with.

Hmm, at the time I conquered egypt with the scipii I was still pre-marius. I had to soak em up with hastati. That's harder I guess. The charge indeed stopped somewhere down into my units, but soon they started swirlin' round INSIDE my units, IF they didn't rout allready. You know, the thing that happens when the unit you charge with cavalry hasn't got enough 'body' to effectively 'hold' the horses/chariots. I allways took one or two merc hoplites along, before I got triarii. And still got whacked a few times in the middle of libya. Best opposition I ever had in RTW. except maybe the battle at Cordoba Hill against the Iberians. Still don't know what hit me there..

Oh yah, mind you, it was both on 'very hard'.

**lars573** · 08-31-2005, 16:14

I never play higher than medium. But I've killed Egyptian gnerals with hillmen as Parthia. It's not hard you just have to take the initial charge, whitch can be killer.

**scorillo** · 08-31-2005, 17:07

because i play mostly Julli & Parthia here's my formation

Romans post Marius

1 general
1 archer auxilla
2 praetorian cohort
8 first legionary cohort
2 legionary cavalry
2 praetorian cavalry
4 onagers

Parthia

1 cataphract general
2 cataphracts
15 horse archers (persian cavalry)
2 eastern infantry (just for holding the enemy in place)

**Orda Khan** · 08-31-2005, 17:10

General, 4 Scythian Noble Archers and the rest all Horse Archers. Though my faction leader that conquered Rome had a mixed bunch...
Himself, 4 Barbarian Mercs, 4 Barbarian Merc Cav, 3 Merc HA, 2 Scythian Noble Archers and the rest Horse Archers.
I also had fun against the Senate with my Ladies army....5 Head Hunters and 15 Scythian Noblewomen

.....Orda

**scorillo** · 08-31-2005, 17:23

yes....many horse archers units (over 10) offers you victory for sure if u know how to use them....with a horse archer army is possible to win a battle without taking any casualties