My Mounted Archer Tactics

**marodeur** · 12-17-2007, 09:58

Even though I have to admit that I also find horse archers quite enerving (especially because of the above mentioned stupidity of the ai's reaction to them, for example chasing them with a unit of phalangitae and breaking formation) I guess they are realistic in so far as for example the parthians destroyed quite a lot of roman armies by using them, the most well known battle is Carrhae for example, but they also defeated Antony and a lot of other roman armies

. Same thing about the huns and - later on - the mongols. Horse archers are simply a pain in the a...

**Reno Melitensis** · 12-17-2007, 11:32

Sorry to say, but I hate to see roman armies deployed this way, there is not one roman unit. Every one likes to win and every body knows how lethal horse archers are, as the AI is dumb. But for the mercy of Jupiter Maximus and Mars, try to play historically accurate armies as possibly, even if fighting away from the Italian peninsula. EB is not only about wining, but for having fun.

Cheers.

**Conradus** · 12-17-2007, 13:00

If having fun means winning to the threadstarter, who are we to complain?

**Pharnakes** · 12-17-2007, 17:49

Yeah, if he was to try and pull that army in mp I would not be pleased, but in SP the whole point is just to have fun, so obviously you do whatever you find to be fun.

**Intranetusa** · 12-17-2007, 21:24

Recreate the Mongol invasions of Poland :D

Full stack of hold chevroned horse archer lancers vs full stack of heavily cavalry + heavy infantry.

**Hooahguy** · 12-17-2007, 21:51

well, i will be facing the yehuzi(sp?) invasion in 90 (game)years or so...... that will be interesting.......
any ideas how to fight purely HA armies? im thinking many heavy HA.....

**Intranetusa** · 12-17-2007, 22:00

Originally Posted by hooahguy14

well, i will be facing the yehuzi(sp?) invasion in 90 (game)years or so...... that will be interesting.......
any ideas how to fight purely HA armies? im thinking many heavy HA.....

The only people ever to defeat the Mongol HAs in battle (w/o getting wiped out the next year) were the Mameluks of Egypt...and because they adopted Mongol tactics.

My suggestion is hire as many horse archers as possible yourself and brace foe the invasion - fight fire with fire.