Both in my julii and Greek campaign (got 50 provs and rome in greek already) I have some troubles with Egyptians.
First of all, I don't know how but by the one or any way they mange to keep, really constantly keep sending full stacks. Commonly, even more than 1 in 1 turn.
= annoying. What to do?
Secondly, what's up with the Pharao's bowmen?? They're OVERPOWERED! Bug? I'll give an example.
I'm defending a city with wooden walls. The wall get's breached. Pharaos bowmen attack me WITH KNIFES. Who wins, my hoplites/or better spearman or the bowmen? The bowmen.
Even 2 VS 1
Even 3 VS 1
Even 4 VS 1! Recently, 4 of my hoplites were fighting 1 unit of pharaos bowmen, in a breached wall. 'defeat seems certain' was on my troops. One by one they routed. But all other units rout easily...
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However all this what I'm saying, I have managed to EASILY defeat all the stacks. If they attack a city, even on a rate of 1:7 in Egyptian advantage, I kick their behinds. How? I put in all my cities that are in a zone attacked by egypt, lot's of hoplites and such. You are sure that you are going to win, if you have 2 units of spearman for every ram. But 3 is excellent!
You put, where you can see where a ram is going to breach, a unit of hoplites in front of the wall, but with about - estimated- 7 metres in front of it. Then, you put the other unit, or two units, so that together with the wall they make a square (with the spears inside of course)
something like : .wallwallwallbreachwallwallwall... Put on guard mode, enemy will squeeze in, attack with 3 units, and very quicly they will rout. One by one... That is how I, and this is one of the 30 victories I had like that against egyptians, managed this : But still, Egyptians are annoying and I hate fighting them on the field. So thanks for your help =) [This message has been edited by TheKid951 (edited 01-09-2007 @ 09:50 AM).]
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