Best/Favourite Missile Unit

[Fondor_Yards]

Balearic are real good, but there is one thing that kills them for me, their range. At 151, it's the 3rd lowest next to Iaosatae *148* and Accensi. *133.2* I'm not sure if it really was that low*was that really their max range?* since everyone says they were the very best in the world. So I bumped them up to 180 in mine, the same as greek/eastern slingers.


The best imho are the Rhodian Slingers. Highest range of all non-artillery missile units, same attack as Balearics, and some armour and shield so they can take some return fire.


Horse Archers are all more of less equal, I guess my favorite not-cataphract would be these guys, the Saka Riders. Actually have some armour and a shield, wide recruitment, decent enough in meele, and higher range then most other HA.


Like normal HA, cata-HA are all pretty much equal in the fact they will destroy everything in their path. That said, I like the Saka Armoured Nobles.


While Kretans have better stats, these are my favorite and the best imho. 2nd best range of archers, good attack and a cool skin. But what makes them the best for me is that the Saka can recruit them in any and all provinces. That's to put it mildly quite handy. Yes I'm a big Saka fan, what can I say?



As for skirmishers, I really don't use these guys at all in my army. In almost all non pikemen based infantry armies, most infantry carry javelins so they don't seem needed other then in the very beginning. As for cavalry skirmishers, I've only used a few of these in large enough numbers to say, but my vote has to go to the Leuce Epos. Fast moving, Very good stamina, plenty of javelins, good in meele, wide recruitment, good armour and total defense. What more can a man ask for?