Quote Originally Posted by VikingPower View Post

Averni high units (middle-high technological units, reform units, and units over 2000 minaii):

2 Gallic heavy swordsman
2 Gallic Noble infantry
2 Averni Nobles
2 Gallic Naked fanatic infantry
2 Helvetii Phalanx
4-5 Gallic slingers/Archers (Averni lacks a good ranged units so any can belong to high)
1 (General) Noble cavalry
2 Gallic noble cavalry
1-2 Belgae heavy cavalry
2 Celto-Germanic cavalry/ Gallic light cavalry


Now an example about the Carthage faction:

Carthage High units:

2-4 Elite african Pikemen
1-2 Sacred band infantry
1-2 Elite-Liby Phoenician infantry
2 Iberian heavy infantry
2 Iberian Medium Spearmen
1 General cavalry
1 Sacred band cavalry
1 Liby-Phoenician cavalry
1 Iberian heavy cavalry
2 Iberian Medium cavalry
2 Numidian archers
2 Baeleric slingers
IMHO those are unbalanced elite armies. And things would get very boring very quickly if everyone could field such elite armies.

Tactically things are more fun when you have core of line infantry (levies to medium infantry), backup by 2 ranged units, 2 flanking units, 2 elites, 2-4 cavalry. That way you have to pick your units with care and place them on the battle field with care.