units i'd like to see

[Cousin Zoidfarb]

units i'd like to see:

timurid war elephants _used by timur-i-lenk at ankara in 1400's.
lithuanian cavalry _javelin-armed, pavise carrying light cavalry.
serbian knights _these were distinguished in several battles and had unique gorget armour
polish town milita_ 1st rank spears rest crossbows
naffatun _nafta on a lance cavalry.
war wagons _these used by russians as early as the battle of khalka, and famously by the hussites

[poo_for_brains]

what's a war wagon?

[JFC]

what's a war wagon?

Erm... A wagon... used in wars?

[Darth Nihilus]

Lol, I rember those things in Aoc. That would be a cool idea though, the more units the better (as long as they are portrayed somewhat historically).

[poo_for_brains]

Erm... A wagon... used in wars?

HA!HA!HA!

You really are hilarious.
I was just wondering what was so special about them that they wuld be in his top 5, and how they were so famously used by the Hussites.

[JFC]

HA!HA!HA!

You really are hilarious.

I am a comic genious and here all week.

I was just wondering what was so special about them that they wuld be in his top 5, and how they were so famously used by the Hussites.

And of course you said that in your first post.

[4th Dimension]

I think it looked something like a fully closed wagon with only openings through which to fire guns and through which driver to see where he's driving. Of course they were pulled by horses.

[SpencerH]

A Dragon.

[Kralizec]

The thread title could mean:
A) what units I would like to see in the next unit previews
B) what units I hope to see implemented in the game, that might very well be left out

I assume the answer is B...

Vlastlela cavalry (Serbian "knights")
Norman knights
Almughavars
Flemish militiamen, preferably in both pike and goedendag flavour
Huskarles (not the odd looking axemen CA decided to name "huscarls")
Italian knights (Italian cities didn't have "Gothic" knights, they used "Milan" style armour")

One that I have mixed feelings about is the Hashisin unit from MTW. They should have just been assasins, but in the game they essentially were battlefield ninjas. If they're in they should be named "Fedayhin" or something similar.

[Faenaris]

Like Kralizec said, Flemish militiamen or Flemish mercenaries. And Swabian Swordsman, but I think those are already in-game. At least, they were in-game in VI.

[monkian]

Ghost Pirates. No, wait... Pirate Ghosts !

[hoetje]

Like Kralizec said, Flemish militiamen or Flemish mercenaries. And Swabian Swordsman, but I think those are already in-game. At least, they were in-game in VI.

aye to that! ;)

[Little Legioner]

Serbian Knights! i'd like to see them in MTW 2. They fought in Ottoman Army against Timurids at Ankara (1402) Crusaders at Nicopolis (1396). If CA add the knights to game i'll give them honor of the first charge upon my enemy!

And off course famous Flemish mercenaries and militiaman, Timurid war elephants, Swiss polearm infantry...

[Lord Adherbal]

hussite war wagons:
http://www.allempires.com/articles/hussite/wagon_c.jpg

basicly mobile fortifications

[The Stranger]

yeah they were in AoE3 i hated those nasty [edit:] chaps. big attack and big hitpoints... and mass spawning by NOOB AI... nasty combination,

I'd like to see jannisaries but not one unit but an entire corps, that means the riflemen, the cannoneers and the heavy infantry.

also i want to see Vikings but i guess theyre outdated... that leaves only one unit CONQUISTADORES... yeah its a name for lots of people... and no unit but it would be cool

[Furious Mental]

I'm curious as to what sort of unit a "conquistador" would be. On the subject of conquistadors, I'd like to see Mesoamerican rebels fighting in the European style, as indeed they did relatively quickly.

[Slammer]

This is more of what if, how do yall think the Romans would do in this time period say 1250-1350 . Use the Legion at there height say 1oo AD

[Warluster]

Bad! because they would have bad armour!Bad weapons,and badder enemies!

[Furious Mental]

No it is not a "what if". It is 100% historically accurate. I'll even give you a quote straight from a Spanish Governor-General c. 1560: "The Indians have been allowed to have horses, mares and arquebuses and many of them know how to ride and shoot an arquebus very well" Lope Garica de Castro

[poo_for_brains]

He was talking about the whole Romans arriving in Medieval times thing as a what if.
As for your idea, it would be kinda strange to add to the tech tree - a sudden jump from clubs etc.
Mabye mercenaries?

[Slammer]

In one screen shot is shows 5 to 6 Hvy cavalry units in plate armour. there is a fortress on top of the hill with only a single casueway coming down the hill

[Tiberius maximus]

me i want lots of crusader units like crossbows, foot knights, mounted sergeants, spearmen, all in a specific order


or they could just have a units uniform changed to a orders uniform when it joins a crusade. just a thought

[Mikhal]

yeah that would be cool if they get crusader uniforms when fighting for the PoPE.

just like todays UN troops...

btw did Mr Annan send a crusade to libanon recently or is it just me?

[Kralizec]

I'm curious as to what sort of unit a "conquistador" would be. On the subject of conquistadors, I'd like to see Mesoamerican rebels fighting in the European style, as indeed they did relatively quickly.

Well, I suppose they could manufacture pikes on their own, but arquebusques and metal weapons in general would have to be supplied by Europeans wouldn't they?

[Tiberius maximus]

This is more of what if, how do yall think the Romans would do in this time period say 1250-1350 . Use the Legion at there height say 1oo AD

they would be torn to pieces by heavy calvary completely armoured foot soldiers it just wouldnt be pretty

[highlanddave]

i like all the ideas that have been posted.

one i did not see and i hated in the original game was how scottish clansmen were depicted. show me some kilted warriors not bland peasant rabble.

[Tiberius maximus]

i like all the ideas that have been posted.

one i did not see and i hated in the original game was how scottish clansmen were depicted. show me some kilted warriors not bland peasant rabble.

exactly the clansmen are supposed to be intimidating whose gonna be scared of peasants in skirts also i want some blue face paint that would be awesome

[Ringeck]

i like all the ideas that have been posted.

one i did not see and i hated in the original game was how scottish clansmen were depicted. show me some kilted warriors not bland peasant rabble.

Sadly, the kilt is post-medieval. A belted plaid could be possible, but more likely assosiated with late medieval irishmen! The classic claymore is also barely within the time period of the game, although of course they could always carry the 14th century hand-and-a-half longswords the claymore evolved from.

[Ph34rb0t]

TERCIO!!!! Seriously... they would be awesome.. disciplined Italian Pikes combined with firearms within the formation.. I gues they could impliment them kind of like the Legionaries in R:TW when they are on fire at will... muskets firing out of the blocks of pikes when they are stationary?

I'm new btw.. hi all :D

[Subedei]

Chinese engineers for the Mongol faction....could be solved with extra nasty & mean seige equipment with this faction has at the start of the game, but not rebuiltable in any city....