Quote Originally Posted by Invicta
What's your idea of the ideal make up of an army and how do you set them out?
Here are two examples of Roman legion formations that I use. The first is against western barbarians -


...[Cav][Cav]....................[-Inf-][-Inf-][-Inf-][Inf-]...................[Cav][Cav]
.......[Gen].......[-Inf-][Inf-][--Archer--] [--Archer--][-Inf-][-Inf]
......................................[--Archer--] [--Archer--]

.................................[-Inf-][-Inf-].........[-Inf-][Inf-]

The second is used against the more advanced eastern cultures -

[Cav][Cav]..........[-Inf-][-Inf-][-Inf-][-Inf-][-Inf-][-Inf-]..........[Cav][Cav]
...[Cav]......[-Inf-][---Archer--][---Archer--][--Archer--][-Inf-]....[Gen]
.........................[---Archer--][---Archer--][--Archer--]

One could drop two infantry and replace them with cavalry when taking on Egyptians or other highly mobile armies.

Cheers.