You will not have to trick the enemy into attacking you to maintain your defense advantage. The ballista ensures that the Enemy Ai will always march to you even in an offensive battle Making the key issue of maintaining formation easy and allowing for an aggressive play style on the campaign map.
Tactical Readiness Goals in the Grand Campagne -so far-ġ. I find that having 5 S-hoplites, 6 S-pikes, 5 H-archers, 2 Cav, & 1 BallistaĪrrayed in the above-mentioned standard formation accomplishes a number of So yeah, that's my initial observations of Spartan tactics. Perhaps I'm exposing them too much to cavalry, but whenever I seem to get hit by even a small chunk of cavalry, chunks of my phalanx just go splattering everywhere - more so than when I played as the Romans. I get the impression Spartan tactics are designed for close knit, brutal and inch-to-inch combat, so throwing even your most experienced sword and spear units against phalanx units is going to be a disaster, because on top of running the risk of being bogged down by their spears - you run the even greater risk of being overwhelmed.Ĭavalry units are also devastating to Spartan units for some reason. This is my *first* time playing as Sparta and I am only a little into a grand campaign, but from the battles that I have had with the Romans, Athenians and the Daorsi, I can tell you that avoiding units like Foot Companions (phalanx spearmen) and cavalry (even if they are light) is a must. This should give you time to slowly but gradually draw your flanks inwards on the enemy and encircle them I would also stress the use of your war cry, demoralization and morale buffs to really up the anti when you face skilled opponents like the Romans or the Macedonians. The aim is to push against the bulk of your enemy's force with your pikemen, holding a strong phalanx, before the sword units press through and drive them back.
So I tend to place three Spartan Hoplites/Pikemen units in a single line in the center, with two or more Spartan sword units behind each hoplite row and slingers or archers behind those sword units to support. I found that adopting a strong phalanx tactic helps, and as Mithrandir said, using hoplites to form the bulk of your forward position. This is Sparta :)Ĭame across this and thought I would add my bit, considering I was grimly stuck on playing Sparta with Rome and the Daorsi jabbing at me every which way. Again, don't think of them as killing offensive machines, they're more like a wall that refuse to fall and slowly wear down the opposition. I use a few in each army and they're the final rock when the odds get very bad. They're the opposite of a rushing faction using swords or cavalry. Sparta is all about the phalanx formation with high morale and defense in my opinion.
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If you counter flanking and patch elite made holes with hoplites, Sparta is a formidable defense rock on wich even the barbarians break themselves.īut, you must keep formation so expect to move slowly on offense, and if you're intercepted out of formation or flanked. Then you work morale with building upgrades, agents and generals and you get spartan pikemen who will fight almost to the last man without retreating, giving you an incredible strong front to use tactics like flanking, missiles or artillery.Įxcept elite units, enemies usually can't pass the pikemen formation wall. Hoplites in the sides to flank or counter flanking and behind the pikemen to patch holes. I can tell you that Pikemen in formation are your friends. It's the faction I'm experimenting on at the moment.