Quote Originally Posted by katank
For my current english army,

AAAAAA At At AAAAAAAA
(BB)SSSSSS At At SSSSSSSS(BB)
CC G CC

A is archers, At is artillery (ballista out front and catapult in back) S are spear units (militia/levy, merc if possible), B is billmen, G is general, C is cavalry, usually heavier ones closer in and light ones further out.

I mix in armored swords/dismounted knights as reserve to back up my infantry line in center or to flank.

Nice formation. Does the Artillery at front pose any problems for calvalry charges? I usually never use Ballistae (should I be?) since they seem too weak for the exposed risk.

Often I have the classic Spears, Archers dual layer with calvalry on either side along with shock troops.

My armies tend to be pretty long and rather thin.