Perfect 16 unit English army

**BAD** · 11-02-2005, 16:42

1 Peasant and 15 Ballista's! xD

**King Kurt** · 11-02-2005, 17:05

Thanks for your thoughts. I want to keep an English feel - hence the longbow/ bill mix and I went for the Mtd sargents for pursing routers/ driving off HA/LC etc. The point re speed etc is well made, so I will use Jinettes instead. The question now is the last unit - 1 more ChKnt or 1 more CMAA or a merc HA. I will ponder and let you know tomorrow. The challenge is to see if the one stack can take down the whole faction. I am probably stronger unit for unit, but overall outnumbered.

**Vladimir** · 11-02-2005, 18:04

Do you mean one stack per battle? With the decent melee stats of longbow men that shouldn't be a problem and since bills aren't spears, stick 'em all in the trees.

**buujin** · 11-02-2005, 18:08

I versitile army which you might find in the competitive multiplayer battles is as follows :

1 Royal knights
4 chivalric knights
4 chivalric men at arms
2 billmen
3 pavise crossbowmen/arbs
2 Longbowmen

**Kekvit Irae** · 11-02-2005, 18:29

15 Longbowmen
1 General

Smells like cheese, works like gold

**Vladimir** · 11-02-2005, 18:48

Ya but how does it taste? I guess I'm too fond of light cav. Good step horse or Jinettes make me smile.

**Kekvit Irae** · 11-02-2005, 18:59

Originally Posted by Vladimir

Ya but how does it taste? I guess I'm too fond of light cav. Good step horse or Jinettes make me smile.

In a dense formation, hardly anything gets close enough into melee (they break and run). If something does get in, the general unit is there to mop up

**asilv** · 11-02-2005, 18:51

Originally Posted by BAD

1 Peasant and 15 Ballista's! xD

Rebel AIs idea of perfect army.

**yesdachi** · 11-02-2005, 19:09

Balanced with cultural flavor.
1 RK
3 best Cav you have
2 bills
1 gallowglass (for flavor)
1 clansmen (for flavor)
2 cmaa
4 longbows
2 artillery

**Vladimir** · 11-02-2005, 19:57

When playing the English I think Gallos are better than Highlanders. Am I smoking too much crack or does everyone agree?

**yesdachi** · 11-02-2005, 22:56

Originally Posted by Vladimir

When playing the English I think Gallos are better than Highlanders. Am I smoking too much crack or does everyone agree?

I agree. They are better. Their moral is the same but all other stats are higher.

**antisocialmunky** · 11-03-2005, 02:03

1-2 pavs so your L-Bows survive missile duels.

**ajaxfetish** · 11-03-2005, 03:54

My favorite English army makeup is 1 Royal Knight General, 3 Chivalric Knights, 6 Billmen, 6 Longbows. I have two wings hinged at the middle, each with three units of bills and 3 of bows backed up by the cavalry. Love the kill ratios I get with those guys.

Ajax