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    Master Procrastinator Member TevashSzat's Avatar
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    Well, if you charged the ballista head on and the ballista fired head on into your general, and then the artillery machines broke up the charge, I wouldn't be surprised at high casualties at all. You need to wisely choose your approach to artillery in order to minimize as much casualties as possible while getting to the unit. Once you get to the unit and has a good charge, finishing them off shouldnt be a major problem, but it is the approach that does the most damage
    "I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton

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    You're at least partially right. They lost 4 knights earlier when a flaming pot crashed on them (from a catapult), that's why I ran them around the formations in the first place. After that they had 16 heroes left, and after circling they reformed into a double line, aligning perfectly. For some reason the siege didn't respond (no ballista fire), but the charge was bogged down by the siege equipment, and their retreat failed due to another (already destroyed) piece of artillery. It was unlucky, and for someone used to chase artillery off the fields with Steppe Cavalry, a shock as well.

    Lost the battle, even though the last four knights did marvellous deeds of arms, that there was none did so well as them that day. And king Marino was wonderly wroth, and sent a host led by sir Balsamo Saunce Pité to meet the treacherous Polish...

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    Unless you have an onverwhelming superior force, it is recommended to charge into an artillery unit on one of its flanks so the artillery machine won't break up your charge and to reduce the chance of an artillery shot of hitting you
    "I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton

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    im not saying they are a uber unit im just saying they are awfully tough for guys with short swords and daggers.

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