perfect army.

**Bozzy73uk** · August 31, 2011, 05:17 AM

hey all if you could build the perfect stack,with a mixture from every faction in medieval 2 what units would you use? i havent played every faction but reckon i would have some venitian heavy infantry, english longbows,turkish jannisarys, timmies elephants, and some knights hospitaller

i know theres loads of other cool units out there,like i said i havent played all factions, but just thought it would be a good topic for everone to talk about

**Drachos** · August 31, 2011, 08:42 AM

I would bring..the french heavy infantry(dismounted nobles) , Dvor Horse archers or vardariotai,english longbowmen,scotch pikes and chivalric knights ^^

**Hopit** · August 31, 2011, 08:56 AM

only genoese xbows
(xd)

**smthhappy** · August 31, 2011, 09:23 AM

infantry-Canons of the Holy Sepulcher
cavalry- Ritterbruder
archers- Retinue Longbowmen
horse archers- Vardariotai
spearman- Morgannwg Spearman
siege- Mangonels

**Aeratus** · August 31, 2011, 09:34 AM

Depending on situation,

Philip II Augustus (as General), and one of the following:

19x Canons
19x Marshall of the Hospitaliers

or Richard (as General) and 19x Elephant artillery

**~~PlPs~~** · August 31, 2011, 10:21 AM

in fact Turks have perfect army in late era Janissary archers has stakes, janissary musketeers has too long range and very effective, janissary heavy infantries soo good and Qapikulu cavs has armor piercing maces. also monster bombard can destroy some walls on one shot

**Fireright** · August 31, 2011, 10:44 AM

Official Objection!

'Perfect Army' depends on whether its field or siege battles, attack or defence, etc.

My 17 buffed up 9 9 9 9 Flagellants and 3 merc monster bombards get the job done on siege attacks

Dread to think though what would happen to my boys in a field battle

**Bozzy73uk** · August 31, 2011, 11:22 AM

Objection noted fireright lol. Are dvor horse archers that good drachos? Have tried with russia but got mobbed by mongels early on and gave up. I do like some of the turks units though

. Forgot about the cannons lol

**Fireright** · September 01, 2011, 09:33 AM

This is the music for the Perfect English Army

Should be our national anthem

The Swords of A Thousand Men

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFC3...eature=related

**Bozzy73uk** · September 01, 2011, 10:48 AM

I vote for that made me wanna dance listening to it lol

**Fireright** · September 01, 2011, 11:55 AM

Rocking tune that puts hairs on yer chest

Gets me in the mood for a good Med 2 rampage everytime.

Should've been part of the in-game music.

**=Bright=** · September 01, 2011, 01:36 PM

Pikemen (fixed ones of course) covered by Musketeers and strong Artillery, some Heavy Cavarly to crush the enemy when he's dealing with the pikemen and some Light Cavarly to chase him to death.

And of course a General with 10 dread, 10 command and morale-boosting ancillaries and traits.

Available for Spain, Portugal and Milan. (Venice too maybe... idk)

**Fireright** · September 02, 2011, 08:53 AM

Field Battles thus:

1 General
2 Heavy Cavalry
7 Retinue Longbowmen
10 Armoured Swordsmen

And straight in with The Swords of a Thousand Men

Blood curdling stuff.

**crzyrndm** · September 02, 2011, 09:34 PM

General (10 dread preferably)
5 Gothic knights (heavily armoured with ap weapons)
3 Geonese crossbows
3 Ret longbows/Jannisary archers (I can't remember how good they are comparitively)
3 Heavy spears (armoured seargents or similar)
5 Heavy ap infantry(dis. dvor/boyar or similar)

Possibly substitute one or two of the ranged units for a ribault or two, for flank protection(or if kingdoms, a mangonel or two)