Art De La Guerre

ADGL is as much about having the best troops more than anything and the main ones are elephants, cats, pike, armoured impact for starters (certainly in the Classical period) and if you haven't got the ...

I've found all those things to be exactly right in theory, but not in practice. I've munched through plenty of HI and also had light bow supported Elephants shoot me to pieces whilst I have been unabl ...

I've found all those things to be exactly right in theory, but not in practice. I've munched through plenty of HI and also had light bow supported Elephants shoot me to pieces whilst I have been unabl ...

Surely you don't have to state that as the flank march doesn't arrive until the next turn?

If there are only 4 bases in the command say and all are in the ambush would it then be up to your opponent to decide if there is a flank march or if they are in ambush?

To me, it is an oddity that the elephant stops before hitting the terrain

The oddity to me is that it's so full of blood lust after trampling you to your death it goes on a rampage and pursuits f ...

To me, it is an oddity that the elephant stops before hitting the terrain

The oddity to me is that it's so full of blood lust after trampling you to your death it goes on a rampage and pursuits f ...

I would assume the attacking unit is the active unit.

I think the DBM/A/HoTT way is that the attacker in the open is penalized - which, if that is the case, seems unduly harsh (IMHO)

But that' ...

Impact zoomies are incredible.

Yes I appreciate that, DBA doesn't have any penalties for Pike or Cats as far as I remember so it's not like it is that outrageous. You can wheel 90 degrees into a flank without any added penalty is t ...

Yes like the Macedonian Phalanx created by Phillip II easily had the organisation and still to achieve wheels, 90 and 180 degree turns with no issue, more so than a Greek Citizen Militia Hoplite Phala ...

Yes like the Macedonian Phalanx created by Phillip II easily had the organisation and still to achieve wheels, 90 and 180 degree turns with no issue, more so than a Greek Citizen Militia Hoplite Phala ...

You would have won by +1

There is a thread below this with a more detailed discussion missile support I believe that is the conversation being refreshed to

In a wheel everyone naturally remains in the same rank. That means the heavy hitters, who are in the front rank, stay there easily, along with rear rank closers, officer positions etc. Much harder w ...

But as Kevin states, wheels are generally treated more favorably Very Happy

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Ain't they just, but considering they are three of the biggest hitters a tad unfair Evil or Very Mad

cheers man