What was your most heroic victory?

**Cute Wolf** · 05-17-2009, 06:28

Why HA army didn't count? Using them is an art form....

waaa.... wrong Pics...

Surround your enemy, shoot them and kill them...

Sorry... I just made an photobucket account and get confused

**miotas** · 05-17-2009, 08:08

Originally Posted by Cute Wolf

Why HA army didn't count? Using them is an art form....

I think he was just saying that all the heroics seem to involve either a phalanx or HA's and it would be interesting to see one with sword/short spear based armies.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 05-17-2009, 16:33

Originally Posted by miotas

I think he was just saying that all the heroics seem to involve either a phalanx or HA's and it would be interesting to see one with sword/short spear based armies.

Yeah, heroic battles are pretty easy with a phalanx, which can only be penetrate by heavy cav, and not for long anyway. Same with a cavalry based army, especially HA bow&lance wielding horsemen. They pepper with arrows and charge with spears, which gives them a powerful charge, unlike the sword or the overhand spear.

Just try to win a Heroic Victory with non-pike phalanx infantry. Unless they are elite, it is pretty difficult to do so.

**miotas** · 05-19-2009, 09:59

I had just taken the rebel city of Patavium and the aeduei decided they would break our 40 year alliance
to try and take it from my battered legion.

I bloody well showed the buggers how much gumption good roman soldiers have!

We sallied forth and sent em packing.

**duncan.gill** · 05-21-2009, 06:50

The reason that was interested in non-phalanx/HA battles is that given the AI's stupidity it is often possible to get heroic victories with these armies (as the number of enemies is less important as usually you don't get into proper melee where the enemy can hit you). Scoring HV's with heavy infantry armies is a lot harder as it is very difficult not to be overwhelmed by the mass of numbers.