Are the Romans too Powerful?

[econ21]

Hmmm... how about pit them against... Gaesatarae then?

Fine, you can have your Gaesatae if I can have my Camillan triarii.

We would be in for a long night.

OK, after such a feeble offering of mine, I feel I must redeem it by providing some data:


If kill chances depend on the attack-defence differential, as in STW/MTW (and further assuming one point =10% change in kill chances), I make that:

RTW
hastati attack Gaul at -3; Gaul replies at -7 and 37% less lethality
=> Gaul disadvantaged by 80%
early cohort attacks Gaul at -1; Gaul replies at -10 and 37% less lethality
=> Gaul disadvantaged by 130%

RTR
hastati attack Gaul at -11; Gaul replies at -17 and 33% higher lethality/slower swing
=> Gaul disadvantaged by 30%, but have not quantified swing
early cohort attacks Gaul at -9; Gaul replies at -26 and with 33% higher lethality/slower swing
=> Gaul disadvantaged by 140%, but have not quantified swing

EB
hastati attack Gaul at -2; Gaul replies at -12 and 4% less lethality
=> Gaul disadvantaged by -100%
early cohort attacks Gaul at -1; Gaul replies at -14 and 4% less lethality
=> Gaul disadvantaged by -130%

The maths is ropey (particularly the "=>"), but I think my hunch was right: relative to the "realism" mods, Roman infantry in RTW do not seem overpowered when matched up against low grade Gauls.