Phalangite armour?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Do you also find that Pantodapoi Phalangitai are total über-soldiers? I don't know why but I have had many problems with them, more than with other phalangites. It FEELS like Argyraspidai are more difficult to kill than theese poor guys with their funny phrygian helmets. Or am I just underestimating them and therefore having troubles? Fact is, you can charge in the back of a moving pantodapoi phalangitai unit in phalanx formation with your Hetairoi, and instead of cutting them into pieces, they regroup and turn their sarrissas against you and cut YOUR cavalry.

What do you think? Any problems with them?

[Fondor_Yards]

They die pretty easy for me. The only time they didn't was when a double gold chevron unit climbed up some ladders, and just murdered the full unit of Saka Hoplites waiting for them at the top.

[Watchman]

AP axes can be hurty.

[antisocialmunky]

I find that sometimes I run into unbreakable low-grade type phalangites that refuse to break and manage to bleed my men fairly well. It may be all the moral bonuses they get from where they get trained.

Anyhoo...

The whole 'rotate spears' things happens fairly often, to reduce the likely hood of it happening:

-Only cavalry charge engaged units.
-Have more than two units already attacking it
-Pull your cavalry out to reform and recharge