Well, its pretty obvious is it not?
Its just not funny.
Hence my use of
I was shruging at Mouzafphaerre in amused sympathy for being inflicted with such an apaling almost joke.
Sorry![]()
Well, its pretty obvious is it not?
Its just not funny.
Hence my use of
I was shruging at Mouzafphaerre in amused sympathy for being inflicted with such an apaling almost joke.
Sorry![]()
Last edited by Pharnakes; 11-30-2007 at 10:30.
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The wedge is superior to the line in terms of control, which is why (probably) Philip II introduced it. Move in Wedge, charge in line; unless you are trying to break light troops in shallow depth.
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I agree. I beg Mouzafphaerre for forgiveness.Originally Posted by Pharnakes
The wedge formation is primarily a maneuver formation. If a line of enemy is heading towards you and you want to outflank them with cavalry you want your horses to advance in a wedge formation so they can pass through the enemy line without making contact and becoming tangled up in battle unnecessarily. Imagine trying to insert a drinking into a cup of Coke-you wouldn't hold the straw horizontally because it will never pass through the little hole in the lid. Once you're behind the enemy lines you revert back to normal formation. I've never used wedge to actually engage.
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But in RTW, the wedge actually slows your manoeuvering.
That said, I've just had a great victory over the accursed Roman scum thanks to my cavalry. But all my charges (well, almost all) were en haye and I didn't use wedge even once. They ended up routing my infantry thanks to their superior numbers, but my elephants rampaging through their ranks held them up and it took them long enough for my cavalry to annihilated their flanks. Then, my victorious, but depleted, cavalry regrouped at one edge of the field and their victorious heavy infantry at the other...the game kept telling me it was hopeless but I knew better. I occupied a good position, slightly higher than the Romans, but with open and relatively level ground all around, so my horsemen to manoeuvre. Then I waited and rested my horses, while the Romans marched against me...I charged their units as they came up, attacking from every direction but always keeping part of my cavalry at rest, charging and retreating until they broke and were slaughtered. They tried to receive my charges on spear-points, but I halted the cavalry facing them while other squadrons slammed into their flanks. In the end they brough up four mostly-intact battalions as a single body, a force that could defeat me if it wasn't rapidly routed. But their generals were fallen, they were exhausted and my cavalry charged them from all directions at once, routing their allied spearmen first to cause a chain rout. My squadron of Carthaginian citizen cavalry were the real heroes of the battle, killing 750 Romans; but the Numidian nobles also did well, claiming 534 kills!
Sorry, just wanted to share the glory.
Sounds pretty good.
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My red balloons, as red as the blood of he who mentioned Galatians.
Roma Victor!
Yous ee gishes?
.Originally Posted by Thaatu
3 red balloons in advance and 1 blue balloon per turn in tribute for a year please.
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Mouzafphaerre is known elsewhere as Urwendil/Urwendur/Kibilturg...
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