Quote Originally Posted by Thaatu
Too bad you can't charge a unit that's in skirmish mode.
Yes that seems to be the beef. Its a dissapointing moment when the charging cav falters and then trots to engage fleeing slingers, who promptly turn on their pursuers and inflict casualties.

Double teaming works a treat: I find a quick skirmish cav and a FM are ideal. The fast moving cav goes past the fleeing skirmishers, and doubles back for a failed charge. The trailing FM slams into the rear of the pinned skirmies and Bobbio's your uncle. Of course it means holding light units in reserve for the pursuit phase which is rather Napoleonic, but maybe its Diadochiocally authentic too.

I like the overall effect that if you go for a heavy army, you do few pursuit losses, and that light infantry "screen" a retreat well. EB gives a nice balance on cav power: I'm finding the HA rebs a pain as Baktria atm and am sorely tempted to autoresolve police actions (completely against house rules). I'm just too tight to fork out for a decent elite HA.