Why are Theurophoroi so weak?

[QuintusSertorius]

It would seem the stats in Unit Compare are still for 1.0, because I just pulled up the unit card for Thureophoroi and Keltohellenikoi during a battle. Both have equal experience and equal upgrades:





Keltohellenikoi don't have poorer armour. And slightly better attack and charge (even if their spears aren't as lethal). No wonder they're better at holding the line (even if that's not what Thureophoroi are designed for).

(2) A more radical way, used by Romans, Galatians and other Barbarian folks, can also be done by Hoplites. Fall with superior numbers on a single phalanx by ordering your men to run behind the phalanx. They will start fighting as soon as they are in touch with the enemy soldiers, what is allready behind the pikes! The phalanx is broken and I have seen levy phalanxes instantly routing with more than 200 men alive when beeing attacked that way. The AI tries the same from time to time but uses Pantodapoi and the like weak units for it, who all get slaughtered when trying to get through the pikewall. KH bodyguards, Roman Extraordinarii and heavy armoured Celts will survive the charge in sufficient numbers.

I might have to try that one with my Tindanotae.