Elephants

[Amaris]

Quick and dirty answer to the historical issue. Elephants were present quite often in Hellenistic battles, and their efficacy is generally overestimated. When they were first introduced they were terrifying, but there are several easy (as easy as anything can be in a life or death situation I suppose) ways to limit their use, most of which are not built into RTW and EB. Caltrops being an example. They were very vulnerable to all forms of light infantry, and after a few encounters were most often used as a cavalry screen. The usual suspects on Hellenistic warfare give the appropriate ancient citations. Bar-Kochva, Sage, ect. Also, try Scullard's The Elephant in the Greek and Roman World.

Thanks...that's pretty well what the book I'm reading says, too.

Of course I don't expect that elephants are changed only in result of my word. It was simply a suggestion, because I wondered about elephants being as powerful as in vanilla RTW.

Greetings,
Amaris

BTW:

What was the matter with the forums yesterday ?
I wanted to read the FAQ and suddenly the software had changed, my account erased, and reading postings impossible if not logged in!