Quote Originally Posted by Severous
I like the battles when the enemy has reinforcements. Especially when I am outnumbered. Very interesting to have to race onto the battlefield and take out one enemy, then turn and face the other.
I prefer to take them both down as well, but there was an event about a year ago in which I was besieging an Egyptian city, and another Egyptian Army rang my shield from behind.

I set up to fight on battle map, and found myself at a bridge, with two large Egyptian Armies, one in front, and the reinforcements from the City behind me. They were well balanced with a lot of Desert Axemen and Cavalry with Pharaoh's Archers, all in "Gold" Armor.

I had my hiney handed to me, and kept re-fighting it, and losing again.

Now, as one of the Roman Factions, I have learned to use a minimum of 4 Urban Cohorts with minimum of "silver" armor when going against large Egyptian Armies with "gold." Six Urban Cohorts is better, and don't forget Archer Auxilia, and preferably Praetorian Cavalry. If you have a place which can get you Gold Armor, take the time and spend the money to get it.

When I got my hiney kicked, it seems that I was using the "obsolete" Hasatai, Principe, and Triarii, with Equites, all dragged and dropped to "full strength" and upgraded with "silver armor."

One may be able to get away with that with Thracians, or even Gauls, but I have learned to not use them against upgraded and superior armored Egyptians.

Strength and Honor

Celt Centurion