Baktria is a curious mix of Hellenic, Indo-Hellenic and Iranian fighting styles, with some nomadic flavour thrown in for spice.
Basically, you can get some good Eastern Slingers and Archers for your army. They're among the best foot archers in the game, and they're cheap and versatile. Pantodapoi suck, but you can build them abundantly as garrissons, while the Pantodapoi Phalangitai will be the rock and backbone of your army.
Against nomadic foes, lots of Archer-Spearmen and Slingers, backed by a few Phalangitai and Medium Cavalry, will do the job against those pesky Horse Archers as long as you keep your archers safe from the enemy heavy cavalry. But then, the enemy cavalry will have to face your wall of pikes, first.
Against Diadochoi and later Western Greek foes, lots of cheap Pantodapoi Phalangitai, with Iranian Medium Cavalry and deadly missile troops will do the job very well. The Pezhetairoi will be the elite, holding the center of your pike line, followed by the Native Phalanxes and the auxiliary hellenic infantry and Iranian light infantry to harass enemies from the flank.
And you have another big bonus: heavily armoured Baktrian horse archers. You can stage ambushes and disrupt enemy Diadochoi armies with them, and still have another powerful unit to counter Nomadic threats from the North.
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