heavy infantry vs complete battle formation

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Riou

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Friday, November 6th 2009, 1:28pm

heavy infantry vs complete battle formation

Hey guys I was wondering if you were to attack one player and he has 2500 hoplites guarding his town
and you had 500 hoplites, 240 swordsmen, 250 gunsmen, 40 mortars and 30 bombers.

Who would win? I think the one with the complete battle formation would win but what if we take out the air units?
And if the one with complete battle formation still wins, will great damage be done to it?

senzafine

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Friday, November 6th 2009, 1:38pm

You had better chances of winning that war because you can maximize the troop space in the battlefield wherein he cant because he can only put 210troops in front line ( im not really sure if reserve hoplites go into the flank division) but still, you have gunsman, bombards, mortars, they can do enough damage to make the enemy loose because of lack of morale. The only advantage he have is that he can stay longer in the fight because he have a lot of reserves. but if he is loosing a drastic amount of morale per round than you do, then having a lot of reserves doesn't give any advantage at all.

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Riou

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Friday, November 6th 2009, 2:00pm

That's really good to know, that way it won't be as hard as the last version

Poseidus

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Friday, November 6th 2009, 2:39pm

Only swords and spears go into the flanks.

You would win, because you have ranged units, artillery units, flanking units, and bombing units... apparently all of these units can terrify the opponent and make them flee.

Just be careful with the wall.

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Riou

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Friday, November 6th 2009, 3:40pm

Oh, so I guess in other words you can surround them also.

Squiffy

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Friday, November 6th 2009, 6:49pm

As soon as you take down the wall completely you will slaughter him. Your swords will devastate his phalanx, his army will run from casualties. Just get the wall down as fast as possible, and you have an easy win on your hands there.

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Riou

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Saturday, November 7th 2009, 4:08am

Yeah, since Mortars are the best and fastest way to take them down.

Mr Blue

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Saturday, November 7th 2009, 4:27am

I've got a personal confirmation for you.

I just attacked a city with 799 hoplites. I sent in enough to fill all my zones. The battle lasted four rounds. I only killed about 260 of his/her hoplites before they all scattered. I lost about 40 hoplites in the mix. But I didn't lose ANY other units.

So...happy pillaging.

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Riou

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Saturday, November 7th 2009, 8:34am

Quoted from "Mr Blue"

I've got a personal confirmation for you.

I just attacked a city with 799 hoplites. I sent in enough to fill all my zones. The battle lasted four rounds. I only killed about 260 of his/her hoplites before they all scattered. I lost about 40 hoplites in the mix. But I didn't lose ANY other units.

So...happy pillaging.

-Mr. Blue

Wow Thanks,
that saves me the trouble of finding a target with with an army composed of hoplites

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Saturday, November 7th 2009, 12:33pm

I would expect the battle to be close. The bombers give you a bit of an advantage and your swordsmen and gunsmen will kill about 1200 of the hoplites. I would make more just in case.