Which Units Do Better On Walls?

**Fisherking** · 12-25-2007, 22:51

When it comes to this one I have no idea how the heck it works. I have had DFKs eaten alive by crap units when I was defending. I have had good units eaten alive by archers on the walls when I was attacking. If the darn stuff is coded in then it must be that the human player loses.

The units I have had the best luck with defending the wall with are pavise crossbows and Almughavars. Other than that peasants seem to do about as well as anything else.

I hear people saying that defenders get a boost, but I have not seen it in a fashion that proves it to me.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 12-26-2007, 04:37

I'm mostly auto-resolving seiges. I'm sick of getting good units destroyed by a few town militia.

**Cheetah** · 12-26-2007, 05:33

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

I'm mostly auto-resolving seiges. I'm sick of getting good units destroyed by a few town militia.

In theory that is the point of sieges.

In practice though one unit of arty is enough to minimise casualties.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 12-26-2007, 06:24

Originally Posted by Cheetah

In theory that is the point of sieges.

Yes, if it were casualties going up to the walls. I'm talking about on the walls, where double the units the enemy has and those units being superior should carry the day.

**Fisherking** · 12-27-2007, 12:37

So it seems we have some partial agreement that the units who do best on the walls are the AI’s units.

**Vladimir** · 12-27-2007, 19:22

A catapult is indispensable when both attacking and defending a settlement.

**Alpedar** · 12-27-2007, 19:38

How does catapult help on defense? For me, it tends to hit my own walls.

**rvg** · 12-27-2007, 19:39

Originally Posted by Vladimir

A catapult is indispensable when both attacking and defending a settlement.

Couldn't agree more. pre-gunpowder, the catapult is the great equalizer, especially for the factions with poor archer capabilities (like danes and scots).