Steel Mercenaries Fighting in Ancient Greece – Part2
Two Battle Reports
By Alexei Gartinski

This report continues from Steel Mercenaries Fighting in Ancient Greece – Part1

Battle Report 2

After their first success the proud Greeks decided they don't need any "mercenaries" and fielded an all-Spear army with one Rider. And. it just rolled forward, rapidly killing Macedonian Spear, Warband and Behemoth, and finishing Macedonians off by killing their Behemoth General. The Greeks only lost one Spear in the process. It was too quick to take any pictures. And even though the Macedonian Dragon did arrive, it had no time to make any difference.

Lessons learnt:

Behemoths definitely don't like facing double-ranked Spear.

If you have Dragons, use them!

Is an all-Spear army more effective without any magical creatures?

Battle Report 3

This time the badly beaten Macedonians decided to keep both their Behemoths in the rear and to exhaust the solid line of Greek Spear first with their Hordes.

But the first Horde died instantly, followed quickly after by the first Macedonian Spear.

Then 2 more Macedonian Spear fell down outflanked …

… and though the Macedonians finally managed to kill the Greek Rider, their Dragon flew away from the Greek Spear General. When finally the Greeks killed the Macedonian Warband all was over! The resurrected Hordes never made it into contact.

More lessons learnt

The Spear are definitely tough.

Behemoths definitely don't like them.

The Dragons only look impressive.

An all-Spear army is more effective without any magical creatures!

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