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    Default Whats your fav. RTW or BI unit?

    Thread title says it all. Well in RTW i like Spartans really strong and in BI Francsica Heerban for their axe throwing. (it kills a lot!)

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    For RTW, I like the bezerkers the best, they just absolutely chew through units three times their size.

    For BI, I'm gonna be cheap and say Sassanid Immortals.
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    Well I only played Bi twice so I cant really say anything for that game, but in rtw my favorite would have to be arcani. They work wonders on walls during siege battles and are very fast.

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    RTW: My top 3 units
    1.Cappadocian Cavalry
    2.Falxmen
    3.Night Raiders

    BI: I haven't played it
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    Thracian mercenaries/infantry. Damn versatile semi-basic unit, and just look very cool on the battlefield.
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    Default Re: Whats your fav. RTW or BI unit?

    For the usefulness and killing power, the Roman Legionaries (for obvious reasons).

    For just looking good, the cataphracts.

    For being plain funny (routing so much) the peasants
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    Plumbatarii in BI - They are a fantastic unit - best Infantry Ive ever used.
    Pharoah's Bowmen or Cretan Archers in RTW - I love Archers, and these are simply the best.
    Hunnic Elite Cav - Best Cavalry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvanko
    Plumbatarii in BI - They are a fantastic unit - best Infantry Ive ever used.
    Pharoah's Bowmen or Cretan Archers in RTW - I love Archers, and these are simply the best.
    Hunnic Elite Cav - Best Cavalry
    Even better than immortals or Graal knights?
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    Immortals are actually Generals - so they don't really count. Graal knights are good, but slow.

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    Cataphracts/Companions are my favourite unit.

    Love Light Lancers for the early game though.

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    Default Re: Whats your fav. RTW or BI unit?

    favourite unit is Hastati... 2nd are the Spartans

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    rtw..Falxmen......bi saxon keel

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    RTW - Roman legionaries
    BI - Paladins

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    RTW ~ Sacred Band Infantry
    BI ~ Saxon Keel

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    RTW - Spartan Hoplites, Sacred Band infantry, Cataphracts
    BI - Sassanid Immortals
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    Default Re: Whats your fav. RTW or BI unit?

    RTW- berserkers and cretan archers
    BI- Francisca Heerban and Hounds of Culan

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    Quote Originally Posted by roman pleb
    Hounds of Culan
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    RTW - FALXMEN ! FALXMEN ! the FALX is a LARGE SCYTHE WITH A LONG WOODEN HILT

    BI - Herban Axemen
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    Scythian Noble archers are a great unit in battles. They can hit the enemy with arrows and then run away. Or they can hit em with arrows and then charge them down and cut them to pieces.


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    Default Re: Whats your fav. RTW or BI unit?

    For RTW
    1. Cataphracts- best heavy cavalry in RTW for plain slogging through the enemy
    2. Cretan Archers- I send so many to the ferry man (Charon of Greek Mythology) with these guys
    3. Scythian Mercs- I just love using these guys for skirmishing

    For BI
    1. Cbiirii Immortals- Gah! Almost nothing can take these guys out
    2. Francisca Herban- human lawnmowers
    3. Graal Knights- King Arthur anyone?
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    Oh yeah, i forgot the head hurlers! They are one of the best units to have!
    Although i still don't see how you can be killed by a flying head.

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    RTW- Onagers ask my clanmates.
    BI - Burgundian Lancers!
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    RTW - Arcani, they look a bit like ninjas from an 80s sega game, but cool
    BI - Hun chosen cavalry, love watching them cut through fields of peasants

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    Total war: Gladiators in general
    BI:it's a toss up between the chosen axemen and the Comitatenses, I'll have to go with the coms: so many memeries of me and the boys restroring rome to it's forme glory...many long sieges, many great battles against the hated barbarians
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    i also like principes and triarii. falxmen look cool but their stats dont look too impressing to me. anybody know why they are so good?

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    Cataphracts. If you need to fight the Roman legionaires (or any other heavily armoured infantry), those are the ones you´ll want. If their charge doesn´t crush the foot guys then their armour-piercing secondary weapon makes short work with the survivors.

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    My favorite unit in RTW would have to be the Armoured Elephants, just because they were simply unstoppable. In BI i would say that the GallowGlasses because they can really hold their own against almost anything.

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    my favorite unit is German spearmen warband,they are first level unit but they can win a batle against some 5level unit,if used corectly and if they are suported with screaching women they can destroy prety easily even the strongest Roman army.MY favorite cavalry is Light lancers.

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    RTW: The Armenian Heavy Spearmen (coolest looking phalanx)

    BI: Saxon Hearth Troops and Saxon Keels (good combo + look cool)

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