I only have fixed cannons available to me for now, so I can't move them around. Usually my strategy would be to move them in a bit closer after I punch a hole in the wall, and target the troops.
For a while I couldn't figure out why I wasn't able to move my guns.. Turns out they are "fixed". Even though they have wheels? That's pretty logical.
And yeah, the siege AI seems pretty bad at times. In one of my battles most of the Prussian army CLIMBED DOWN the walls, right beside the hole in the wall, and tried to start a "2nd front" there. My army surrounded them and crushed them. The units the Prussians left behind to defend the hole was just like 80 guys or something.. So when I was done slaughtering those idiots who lowered themselves down the wall, I was easily able to march into town.
I also love it how when you have a whole bunch of units selected and you tell them to go somewhere or attack something.. The arrows end up sort of random.. This unit will start walking to the left, another one to the right, this one here, this one there. The functionality doesn't work at all. It also sucks moving around units in pre-battle mode. I'll group them the way I want, but then move around a group and.. all of a sudden one of my units is way the hell over to the left.. wtf?
The rebels suck too, they'll attack your towns no matter how many of them there are. 80 rebels facing 600 defenders? No problem, they'll attack you and you can wipe them out from the safety of your walls.
As annoying as some parts, I've been enjoying myself.. enough. After I finish this Poland campaign though (need 2 more regions to win) I am probably uninstalling and moving onto another game. Any recommendations? Which game in the total war universe do people recommend? I have a bunch of them.