Gaesatae defeated!
I really dislike these naked guys, running around naked and all. I am still playing Kart Hadast, it is 193 BC and I have been dealing with Aedui Gaesatae for years. There is no end to them. They are a most annoying adversary.
Well, the other night, I had my revenge. There was an armed camp southeast of Tolosa, commanded by two generals, and roughly half and half Gaesatae and other infantry units. I moved my army up and laid siege. My army was not really up to the task. I only had 3 heavy infantry units: 1 African elite phalanx unit and 2 heavy libyan spearmen (which are quite good). 5 units of balearic slingers (why not?) and 5 units of iberian skirmishers, which are my favourite unit. I also had one heavy and one light iberian cavalry unit plus some elephants. I set up a defensive position and waited for the Aedui to attack, which they did - piecemeal.
They concentrated on my right libyan spear unit. My superiority in missile units was overwhelming to the Gaesatae and they were driven back on my left. I wheeled my phalanx around and started digging into the Gaesataes' backs. They broke shortly thereafter, when I threw my heavy cavalry into them. After a long drawn struggle, where I used my cavalry to good effect, I had wiped out the entire Aedui army. My losses were relatively heavy - about 300. Each army had started with around 1300 men, with Aedui considered superior according to the computer.
Lessons learned:
1. Iberian skirmishers can do serious damage to a Gaesatae unit, and can even hold them for a short time.
2. Phalanx units with long spears can hold Gaesatae at a distance and slowly whittle them down.
3. Elephants do not make good cavalry units against Gaesatae.
4. Even relatively light troops can win a battle when propery used, and supported by a couple of heavy hitting units.
/Sygrod
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Originally Posted by Leon Blum - For All Mankind
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