Ladders!

[Andytheplatypus]

Is there any way to kick them off the wall of your city with the infantry that are on the wall? Only time ive seen them knocked down is by a cannon.

[k/t]

You can target them with your infantry and they will start hitting them until they eventually break. I don't know if that can be done from the top of the wall, though.

[Polycarpe]

Never happens to me, they didn't recognize that they could break ladders

[newt]

You can only bring them down from outside your walls.

[Polycarpe]

You can only bring them down from outside your walls.

Wow..CA did a superb job for ladders

[Kael BloodMoon]

You can only bring them down from outside your walls.

Seriously? Wow, that sucks major dic..tionary.

[newt]

And if you're really unlucky it will fall on your men and kill some of them.

[Polycarpe]

And if you're really unlucky it will fall on your men and kill some of them.

That's the best, I need to try this

[Babri]

And if you're really unlucky it will fall on your men and kill some of them.

Really ?

[chris7ian]

And if you're really unlucky it will fall on your men and kill some of them.

I never noticed that before, but yesterday I saw a siege tower that caught on fire fall over on my troops admiring the pretty fire. Then I remember what you said about the ladders.

[Ichon]

Yes- I learned that the hard way. Sent my Heir out and killed the few infantries not entered the city and then decided to break the ladders so the routing infantry couldn't escape... only to have the ladder fall on him.

[Lord Humungus]

It's easier to just steal the ladders, destroing them is problematic.

[szelbisz]

problem is as a defender you cant capture enemy ladders, you can only destroy them, and this always ends with casualties on your side :/

[Polycarpe]

problem is as a defender you cant capture enemy ladders, you can only destroy them, and this always ends with casualties on your side :/

I love ladders, just put one stack of heavy infantry and the guys who climb the ladders will be killed really quickly.

[Cheomesh]

Yep. Using ladders is neigh foolish as a single unit with good armor will butcher anything coming up them.

M.

[Abyrvalg]

Using ladders is neigh foolish as a single unit with good armor will butcher anything coming up them.

M.

After playing orcs in TATW for a while I adopted mongol 'kharash' tactic.
I gather weakest and cheapest units and send them on the walls to be massacred. When enemy units become tired I send elite heavy infantry to finish them.
Stack or two of peasants or another lowest-tier units under AI control would not hurt too.
It is not solution for brilliant tactician, yeah, I know

[Legio XV Apollinaris]

In late era games are mortars very useful against ladders and siege towers! but beware.. the chance that you break your own wall is also high!

[Polycarpe]

After playing orcs in TATW for a while I adopted mongol 'kharash' tactic.
I gather weakest and cheapest units and send them on the walls to be massacred. When enemy units become tired I send elite heavy infantry to finish them.
Stack or two of peasants or another lowest-tier units under AI control would not hurt too.
It is not solution for brilliant tactician, yeah, I know

That's why I do love militia

[midget_roxx]

Yep. Using ladders is neigh foolish as a single unit with good armor will butcher anything coming up them.

M.

Hmm, I thought that ladders were better because there are 4 of them instead of the 1 with the seige tower and they can't be burned down

[newt]

Trebuchets!