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June 28, 2006, 01:25 PM
#1
Foederatus
Granicus River
Hey Folks
Can anyone lay out a sound strategy for the Granicus river battle. I'm playing on hard & I just can't seem to get over that darn river, I know...I suck, but I'd appreciate any advice
Thanks
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June 28, 2006, 01:29 PM
#2
Re: Granicus River
Use your long pike phalanxes to engage their stationary phalanxes, then use your cavalry to run around the phalanx and kill their horsies.
Use your archers and skirmishers to eliminate the horises aswell. All your non-halanx units can be used to rush around and engage their non-phalanx infantry and horsies.
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June 28, 2006, 02:38 PM
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Campidoctor
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June 28, 2006, 09:05 PM
#4
Re: Granicus River
I did fine by just spreading out my attackers to get all parts of the wall to encompass the persians on teh wall
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June 29, 2006, 06:46 PM
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Campidoctor
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June 29, 2006, 07:44 PM
#6
Miles
Re: Granicus River
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...7&page=1&pp=20
Check that out, post #18
I will sumarise what i did again though (on VH btw):
- Sent peltasts to fire at teh cav on the RIGHT crossing only. Also set archers (flaming arrows) to fire at the cav in the right. Alex was near the peltasts so they wouldn't run.
- After a while (the second perisan army is getting close now) i sent all 3 of my cav units down the right crossing and quickly routed that cav.
- I sent my cav behind the persian phalanx units and their general engaged and i killed him (obviously the general may not come in your battle).
- Now i sent my phalagnites over asap (their spears were upright so they could run faster - phalanx ability off). I got everyone over as quick as i could and i smallish battle ensued. I routed a few of their units. The bulk of their army was all near the left crossing now.
- I knew how important my phalanx units were but in the end they actually did little fighting. They formed a line with eth river at th left flank - phalanx ability back on now.
- Becuas etheir general was dead they routed at the mere sight of my approaching wall of spears and so i won with minimal fighting.
I think it is obvious that if you do not rout or kill the general then the battle will be a lot harder and will turn out very different.
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