Surprisingly Good and Bad Units 1.2 Edition

**antisocialmunky** · 06-26-2009, 17:42

Originally Posted by Apázlinemjó

Now that's a good question, few thousand naked women on the battlefield...Jesus.

You'd have that one guy that would totally ruin that moment by going on the homocidal rampage. Plus, if the enemy decided to Sun Tzu it, all those women would be preloaded with all the social diseases that could be imagined. Then you soldiers would take that home and give it to their wives and their future kids and thereby undermine your population with horrible painful genital warts.

**Apázlinemjó** · 06-26-2009, 17:46

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

You'd have that one guy that would totally ruin that moment by going on the homocidal rampage. Plus, if the enemy decided to Sun Tzu it, all those women would be preloaded with all the social diseases that could be imagined. Then you soldiers would take that home and give it to their wives and their future kids and thereby undermine your population with horrible painful genital warts.

Biological warfare ala ancient times?

**antisocialmunky** · 06-26-2009, 18:20

Epic wall hax results in "I'm in your base killing you doodz"... with Siphillus

**Aemilius Paulus** · 06-26-2009, 18:54

Originally Posted by Apázlinemjó

Biological warfare ala ancient times?

Oh, but that happened. The only problem is, I cannot recollect when or where

**Brave Brave Sir Robin** · 06-26-2009, 23:05

Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus

Oh, but that happened. The only problem is, I cannot recollect when or where

I recall reading that during the siege of Hatra by the Romans, the inhabitants flung pottery filled with scorpions into the ranks, I suppose hoping the startled creatures would sting Roman feet.

Also remember something about Carthaginians doing something similar with poisonous snakes during naval battles with the Romans. No idea on how legitimate these claims are.

**Watchman** · 06-26-2009, 23:30

Where beekeeping was widely practiced, I understand people could get quite creative with the little buzzing things. Hurling nests - or bees in jars - into enemy camps was apparently a popular means to be a nuisance, and AFAIK hives were sometimes purposefully added into earth walls and ramparts to help deter assaults - the insects being rather territorial, after all.

**Cute Wolf** · 06-27-2009, 10:59

Originally Posted by Watchman

Where beekeeping was widely practiced, I understand people could get quite creative with the little buzzing things. Hurling nests - or bees in jars - into enemy camps was apparently a popular means to be a nuisance, and AFAIK hives were sometimes purposefully added into earth walls and ramparts to help deter assaults - the insects being rather territorial, after all.

Ancient version of Scrin buzzer hives....

But at least I know the Hellenes have some kind of insecticides.... and if they are common practices, Peltastai will also equipped with spray cans....

**godsakes** · 07-09-2009, 14:28

surprisingly bad unit:

Ambakaro Epones (Lusotannan Elite Medium Cavalry)

cost: 3804
upkeep: 951

these guys only seem to be good for skirmishing and moping up routed units (completely usless at charging), it's a role done just as well by light cavalry units half the price (numidian cavalry)

for just slightly more you can get a unit of Iberi Lanceari (Iberian Heavy Cavalry)

cost: 3815
upkeep: 954

AFAIK these are the heaviest cavalry you can get in western europe