weren't javelines more affective

**king hannibal** · 01-18-2007, 00:26

hi just woundering why the javeliners have such low attack points as they won some victorys on there own not sure what battle but athens deverstated a spartan army with them and the macedons made up an army of just skrimies and a few horsemen I think to send at the greeks

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**BigTex** · 01-18-2007, 01:40

Originally Posted by king hannibal

hi just woundering why the javeliners have such low attack points as they won some victorys on there own not sure what battle but athens deverstated a spartan army with them and the macedons made up an army of just skrimies and a few horsemen I think to send at the greeks

can get qutoe if needed

The basic peasant miltia's armed with javelins suck. But the peltastai, which seems to be what your refering to are quite effective in game. They can decimate light infantry by the dozens and can stand their ground against heavy infanty. The thracian peltasts are simply amazing though, they will destroy almost any other medium infantry, and even some heavy infantry.

**sages** · 01-18-2007, 03:01

I find them extremely effective -- even just levies with javelins. If possible, get flanking or rear shots -- this can totally brutalize even top notch infantry or calvalry.

**Thaatu** · 01-18-2007, 11:12

In reality one effect of javelins was that you couldn't use a shield that had one stuck in it, at least not without great difficulty. It is a little hard to emulate in RTW, but I do believe javelins should make more damage than arrows.

**Vorian** · 01-18-2007, 14:37

Playing as Saba, which has mostly javelin users, I think that indeed they don't do a lot of damage. Example: Fighting the Seleucids (treacherous scum, they betrayed me while I was trying to help them against the monstrous Ptolemies), I had three units of King's elite throwing a rain of javellin against a phalanx and they killed 4-5 men.