What was your most heroic victory?

[Mikhail Mengsk]

Agree with the fear-factor, but i prefere a more versatile and less risky cavalry force. I fear very much the "running amok throughout your own army" factor ;-). Of course you don't risk very much against Romans because of their lack of good and long-range archers.

[DaciaJC]

Agree with the fear-factor, but i prefere a more versatile and less risky cavalry force. I fear very much the "running amok throughout your own army" factor ;-). Of course you don't risk very much against Romans because of their lack of good and long-range archers.

Meh, I recall one battle as the Getai in which I ambushed the Carthaginian captain (sitting on an elephant) with a unit of Drapanai. Within maybe 10 seconds after making contact, he was dead, the elephants starting running amok and crushing their own men, and a result, the entire army routed. Only three of my units actually fought (all Drapanai), and a full stack routed. A lack of archers doesn't necessarily mean there's no risk of those elephants running amok.

[Mikhail Mengsk]

Sure, but is more risky against heavy missile armies. In a melee you can drive them amok too, but you will risk that they run amok troughout YOUR lines.

[Dafug3]

Yes, but usually you would use elephant armies against mainly infantry assorted armies, such as the Hellenes, Romans and Celts.

[Maion Maroneios]

Sure, but is more risky against heavy missile armies. In a melee you can drive them amok too, but you will risk that they run amok troughout YOUR lines.

A well-aimed spike hammered into their skulls will take care of the latter.

Maion

[Mikhail Mengsk]

It's a bit hard to hit an elephant in the head with melee weapons...

[Maion Maroneios]

You know there's an option to kill the elephants after they run amok right?

Maion

[Mikhail Mengsk]

Yes, YOUR elephants.

But we were talking about engaging and routing enemy elephants in melee, who is possible, but too risky.