Carthaginian army template anyone?

[Marku]

What do your armies usually consist of? do you have different variations if your rich or poor? etc
i havent got a very solid template for them, i wanted a template true to history but its difficult.


usually i have 1-2 generals, 4 african infantry, 4-6 numidian skirmishers, 4 numidian cavalry, 4 libyan heavy spearmen & the rest are mercenaries or whatever is locally recruitable.


currently i own spain, north africa and sicily(only just got it back off romans)

EDIT : Heres piccie

[Owen the Mighty]

Well, the thing about the Carthaginians is you can pretty much play whatever battle style you want, as their unit roster is so deverse.

I usually use, for a full stack, 6 Liby-Phoenicians, 2 Elite Africans/Sacred Band, 2 African Pikemen, 4 Skirmishers, 2 Light Infantry and 4 Cavalry. I like to call this the "Jack of all Trades" army setup, as it includes a variety of different troop types.

There's also the "Successor" army setup (mainly Pikemen and Heavy Cavalry), the "Guerilla" army setup (mainly Iberian/Balearic troops) and the "Roman Legion" army setup (excessive amounts of Heavy Infantry, such as Liby-Phoencians and Elite Africans)

It all depends on how you like to play, and which unit type you are proficient at commanding in battle.

[CaesarAugustus]

Using EB units, what would Hannibal's army that he brought into Italy be composed of? Is there any guid that gives historical compositions of famous generals' armies (I'm pretty sure I saw something like that a month or two ago, but I can't find anything now...)

[LordCurlyton]

I must be the only real fan of the Libyan/Heavy Libyan Spearmen. Far more vaersatile and deadlier IMO than the Liby-Phoenician line of spearmen. I generally mass-produce Libyans and anchor them with either Elite Afircan or Sacred Band pikemen. I prefer Numidian Skirmishers of both cavalry and infantry stripes and you can't go wrong with the Carthaginian Citizen Cavalry. Damn solid cav they is. If you can spare the cash, a Sacred Band Cav or two works wonders.
Of course, if you are in Iberia, use the locals. Solid infantry and cavalry, and the Iberi Lancaeri may just be the best heavy cav in the game (no offence, Hetairoi and eastern cats).
My exact makeup depends on what section of the world I'm in and how rich I am at the moment. The numbers I give below are just ranges and do add up to more than 20 (since it can vary over time)
In Africa proper:
1-2 General
8-10 Libyans
2-4 Heavy Libyans
2-4 Numidians (Cav or Inf)
2-3 Carthy Citizen Cav
1-2 Sacred Band Cav
1-2 Sacred Band Inf or Elite African Pikes
1-2 Elephants if you desire 1-turn sieging or cav killers
In Iberia:
1-2 General
8-10 Libyans or Scutarii
2-3 Iberi Velites
2-4 Iberian Assaults
2-4 Iberi Lancaeri
2-3 Gaesatae (if N Iberia/S Gaul)
In Sicily/S Italy:
1-2 General
3-4 Lucanian Light Inf
2-4 Carthy Citizen Cav
4-6 Elite African Pikes or Sacred Band Inf (Libyans or Heavy Libyan if no MIC high enough)
2-4 Liby-Phoenician/Heavy Liby-Phoenician (or local Hoplites)
2-4 Samnite Spears
2-4 Samnite Milites or Iberian Assaults

[Fondor_Yards]

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=79234

[Marku]

thank you guys, good templates posted so far!