Ambush tactics

[NeoSpartan]

No not really...

The point of an ambush is to attack the enemy when he is not expecting/prepared to fight. It gives your forces the "Element of Surprice" and you can defeat the enemy's forces more easely, and will less casualties.

Sometimes it can be done with fewer soldiers like Hannibal did, or not like Budica (sp) did.

[Tomik]

Very nice example, but - these Gauls do not have other cavalry? Too many enemies escaped - I am playing RTR, did not install EB yet, sorry - still enjoying Macedonian Hetairoi :-) I think, it is always useful to keep one or two units of light cavalry to pursue fleeing units...

[Watchman]

You don't always have along everything you'd prefer to. A good commander makes the best of what is available.

Oh, and the EB Hetairoi are hawt sexshy.

[Ludens]

Very nice example, but - these Gauls do not have other cavalry? Too many enemies escaped - I am playing RTR, did not install EB yet, sorry - still enjoying Macedonian Hetairoi :-) I think, it is always useful to keep one or two units of light cavalry to pursue fleeing units...

At the start of the game, the Gauls can only recruit skirmisher cavalry units (Leuce Epos/Curepos and German Ridohárjoz). However, after the reform they can recruit heavy cavalry (Brihentin, that also makes up their bodyguards) and a Belgae skirmisher and heavy unit (Taramannos and Remi Mairepos).

[Thaatu]

What determines weather an ambush succeeds? I have never succeeded in an ambush in EB. I've had maybe 10 (max) ambushes all in all, four of which weren't accidents, but in all of them the enemy discovered it before the battle, and most of the enemy armies were commanded by a captain.

[Wolfman]

will this work good with the Sweboz? seeing as they don't have any good calvary units.

[Thaatu]

What determines weather an ambush succeeds? I have never succeeded in an ambush in EB. I've had maybe 10 (max) ambushes all in all, four of which weren't accidents, but in all of them the enemy discovered it before the battle, and most of the enemy armies were commanded by a captain.

Correction to the last one, now five attempts, all failures. Do I need something like a "Good Ambusher" trait or what?

[Watchman]

That helps, but I think just having more command stars and such goes a long way. I recently rather by accident mugged a Seleucid column in those Mesopotamian woods with my Saba faction head/main warlord ("Hates clever-clever Greeks" for teh win ), by the virtue of the man having a few stars and having parked his army in bushes next to the smoking pile of rubble that used to be Seleukeia.

[Narhon]

Nice battle. I have to work on my tactics since I installed darth's mod. I do like to keep my General in reserve and us him to mop up the individual routing units. This seems to help increase his xp. I could be wrong, If so please let me know.