How do you use the Carrichio standard?

**homefry** · August 30, 2007, 01:08 PM

I can't use it to attack the enemy.

Is the proper tactic to just have them walk right into the thick of battle?

**Caerid** · August 30, 2007, 01:41 PM

You can "drop" the standard like how you would drop a ram or ladders to attack.

**homefry** · August 30, 2007, 01:44 PM

I see.

So how are the troops in battle?

**Caerid** · August 30, 2007, 01:52 PM

On an M/M campaign, I have only used them once when I was given three for doing a mission. I suicide attacked an enemy leaders city and let them sally out and the three units managed to hold back and kill the suicide king, (who was the last one standing of his guards) one unit of arrows shooting at them, one group of light cavalry and two groups of spearmen. They eventually died at the hand of the spearmen but held out long enough to kill the king and cavalry.

So in other words, I don't know....

**Shaun** · August 30, 2007, 01:54 PM

I usually take it up to the front line, but then drop it and let the men fight - they are often the best infantry in the battle!

**Caerid** · August 30, 2007, 01:58 PM

Your troops do get a morale bonus when the stand is around right? Whether the men are attached to it or not..?

**Shaun** · August 30, 2007, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Caerid

Your troops do get a morale bonus when the stand is around right? Whether the men are attached to it or not..?

I'm not sure ... I hope they do get a morale bonus when the thing is not manned!

**Kogen** · August 30, 2007, 02:13 PM

Wow, you people seem clueless... All you do is keep it in the back of your line and all the troops get bonus moral. You do not engage it in battle unless you desperately need the crew - as they are elite soldiers who will never rout. I'm sure the bonus still works when they're away from it, though their purpose is to guard/move it. The great cross works the same.

**delra** · August 30, 2007, 02:47 PM

I don't use them. Too slow, too expensive, they give no real bonuses. It's better to take another cavalry or heavy swords instead.

**JethroNull** · August 30, 2007, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by delra

I don't use them. Too slow, too expensive, they give no real bonuses. It's better to take another cavalry or heavy swords instead.

They can be useful for defending settlements. Deploy them just behind the defensive lines behind your gate and you don't have to move them, so you can detach their handlers. Its not worth going out of your way to build them, but if you get some for free you might as well.