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    RTW V1.5 & BI V1.6 Member Severous's Avatar
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    Default Re: The use of pillum...

    tadswana

    I play as Romans and have often have the same issue you describe...being charged before I can fire off a round of pilum.

    I dint think there is any solution to prevent this.

    I tend to play like you do...double click my roman infantry into attack, fire, then manual 'halt' before issuing new orders. My targets tend to be an enemy who is distracted with another target. This way I dont risk the counter charge whilst my troops throw their pila.
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    I usually have my first line set at fire-at-will. I'll march them close towards the enemy. Then I will stop good distance away and try to lure the enemy into attacking me, then I tear them up when they charge me.

    If you go straight up to the enemy, then you can really only get one volley of pila off before the enemy will charge. Sometimes, though, if you outnumber or just have better units than the enemy, you can get all 3 volleys off.

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    Default Re: The use of pillum...

    The pillum are VERY useful in decimating enemy formations. It brings down their morale.


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    Default Re: The use of pillum...

    Well, I put Yakobu's tactics to the test last night in my RTW VH/VH campaign!

    Was attacked by the Gaul's in the north, and held a defensive line with two grouped hastati formations and a triari on the flank. As they approached the first line fired their pillum off which actually made them hesitate and slowed their attack down, that let my second group take a shot. By the time we were on melee my second group were launching over the front line into the Gallic reserves... worked very well.

    I also noted how much of an effect the pilla has on their morale, they were quite shaken by the time it came to the melee charge. The simple 'hammer and anvil' strategy with my general hitting them from the rear easily routed the Gallic army - despite their large superiority.

    Thanks for all the advice! It may be a little trickier when on the assault however I'll play around with this tactic over the next few days and post the results!

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