And I thought I was pushing it just fighting the Aedui and Carthaginians at the same time. The thought of having to throw Polybians at overpaid, overarmored Hellenic phalanxes on top of it is horrifying.
And I thought I was pushing it just fighting the Aedui and Carthaginians at the same time. The thought of having to throw Polybians at overpaid, overarmored Hellenic phalanxes on top of it is horrifying.
"History only tastes bitter to those who expected it to be sugar-coated." - Chris Marker, Sans Soleil
Polybians? Just send Neitos thereOriginally Posted by Severian Huizi
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(joke aside, they are extremely effective; you can even charge phalanxes from the front without too much risk in you want :P Not much historical though, I would guess :P)
(from keravnos, for correctly recognizing the shield design of the Indohellenikoi Eugeneis Hoplitai as a hippocampus)
Polybians can actually cut it, though, as long as they are principes/triarii. And that is if you have lonchophoroi/brihentin doing the outflanking.
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