Problem with Sassanid Empire

**ineedatarget** · December 23, 2008, 09:50 PM

Hello everyone. I am playing WRE campaign(VH/VH). Sorry for my poor English.

This time I have a serious problem with Sassanids. The savaran is so fast to build and so cheap that nearly 70% of their army are savarans. Unfortunately savarans are too strong that even if I use only comitaneses and onagers there is still no hope to win. At first savarans usually attack the comitaneses but once the infantry line gets weaker they concentrate their arrows on onagers. Without onagers I cannot win.

I can only build more onagers and replace comitaneses with gothic spearman ( 0 turns to recruit) to hold the line. Now ERE allies with Sassanids and seems recovered from my attack and has 7 stacks ready to take asia minor back.

Any idea on how to beat them?

**SeniorBatavianHorse** · December 24, 2008, 12:27 AM

I'm not sure but I think I remember reading in another post a while ago that Hunnic horse archers were the answer. Cheap and disposable - chuck them at the advancing Sassies while you build up your front-line comitatenses . . . or develop some tactical nuke ability . . . Good luck!

**ineedatarget** · December 24, 2008, 02:23 AM

Thanks but the hunnic horse archers' armor are pretty thin compare to savarans'. I will try it anyway.

Maybe you will have the same problem soon.

**PSEUDO ROMANUS** · December 24, 2008, 03:40 PM

Now that we are in christmas time, take the opportunity to beg the Christian god for his help on your campaign

.

**HeroSK** · January 04, 2009, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by PSEUDO ROMANUS

Now that we are in christmas time, take the opportunity to beg the Christian god for his help on your campaign

.

LOL!

My suggestion is using onagers in large numbers. Guard them with heavy spears and shoot the savarans to death.

**ineedatarget** · December 24, 2008, 10:27 PM

In fact I converted my whole empire to Christianity, even Germania.

Now I am thinking about having a rest and end this WRE campaign. The BC 1.5 and IJ 3.0 will be out soon so maybe it's better to start a new campaign.

**Gäiten** · December 26, 2008, 05:35 AM

A more defensive strategy and tactics are recommended you.
Build forts, hold your cities, do not risk open field battles till you has recruited strong field armies.

Against the Savaran heavy cavalry the Comitaneses Armatus and Auxilia Palatinae are excellent chioces. However, do not place them into the front ranks. Let these do the Gothic Spearmen and use these elite Roman nits to execute flanking attacks.

**SeniorBatavianHorse** · December 26, 2008, 05:51 AM

Or go with nukes. . .

**PSEUDO ROMANUS** · December 26, 2008, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by SeniorBatavianHorse

Or go with nukes. . .

That's the SBH I know, always taking radical measures.

**julianus heraclius** · December 26, 2008, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by SeniorBatavianHorse

Or go with nukes. . .

And what's wrong with peace and love

**Gen.jamesWolfe** · January 07, 2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by julianus heraclius

And what's wrong with peace and love

nothing, unless you live between 350-750 AD

**Hound of Ulster** · January 07, 2009, 06:53 PM

Or simply surrender to the awesome power of the ShahinShah

**PSEUDO ROMANUS** · January 07, 2009, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Hound of Ulster

Or simply surrender to the awesome power of the ShahinShah

NEVER!!!!

**ineedatarget** · December 31, 2008, 07:11 AM

In VH/VH love & peace always cost much money. One peace treaty may cost more than 100000.
Now I am playing Rio's Beyond Roman Glory. It seems to be more difficult than the original one especially when your neighbour start to send spies to your cities. The rioting cities need many soliders to control. The revolt of important cities cause more serious problems. When Carthage is under my control, my income is +30000 but when it revolts, my income is -7000.