Quote Originally Posted by Elthore
I found it best to use a combinations of theuropoi and peltasti, maybe some thoraktai type unit if you have access to them. Also, celts if you can get some.

The trick is managing their formations, watch how you group them. You can put theuropoi(sp), and peltasts in one group and put them in column at the edges. This lets you quickly put them in position with either one at the front depending on the situation(scrim or melee)
How do you/any reader generally deploy a phalanx based army? Is there more to it than just a line of phalanxes with, before I switch to a different unit, Akontistai behind them and calvary on either edge? Should I put my infantry on the ends or just spread out behind my phalanxes? Is there much more to attack with phalanxes than just keeping the line together and swinging your calvary into the back?