Horse archers - How to deal with them?

[Hax]

Slingers.

Other horse-archers also help, especially the Baktrioi Hippotoxotai. Against the more heavily armored horse-archers I really, really advise slingers (not the sphendonetai though, the regionals, they have way more ammo).

I've also heard that the Indian archer units are pretty good against them, outranging them. Still, I prefer slingers.

[Che Roriniho]

Slingers.

Other horse-archers also help, especially the Baktrioi Hippotoxotai. Against the more heavily armored horse-archers I really, really advise slingers (not the sphendonetai though, the regionals, they have way more ammo).

I've also heard that the Indian archer units are pretty good against them, outranging them. Still, I prefer slingers.

Right. Slingers. Any particular reason? or is it just because I can't get camels?

But yeh, thanks. As discussed in 'Surprisingly Good Units', slingers rock.

[Hax]

Because slingers have:

1) More ammo than most (if not all archers)
2) AP
3) Longer range than most archers.

[Che Roriniho]

Because slingers have:

1) More ammo than most (if not all archers)
2) AP
3) Longer range than most archers.

Ok, thanks very much. Here's a balloon for your efforts:

[Hax]

Put it in the car.

[Swordmaster]

Because slingers have:

1) More ammo than most (if not all archers)
2) AP
3) Longer range than most archers.

I thought horse archers outrange most slingers?

[Hax]

They don't, AFAIK. Maybe the same range, but even then.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

My advice on fighting HA: Retreat to a walled city with lots of foot archers. The steppes don't have any resources worth invading them for, so when I'm at war with them, I just stay on the defensive.

If you have to face them in the open field, use cheap archers and slingers in loose formation. Also, make sure to keep a few spearmen handy.

[Fondor_Yards]

I've also heard that the Indian archer units are pretty good against them, outranging them. Still, I prefer slingers.

Actually, Indian Longbows, despite whatever their description says, only have 153 range. HA have 187 and up. Which means Ha will dominate them something fierce.