Best double UU punch?

I once got Chinese longbowmen... with Mount Kilimanjaro. Needless to say, my ranged army during the medieval era forward was quite good.

TwentySlashDash said:

Ermagerd ? Jaguars -->Kris swordsman--> Jannisaries ---> Carolean(sp?) --> fountain of youth

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if ever this would happen, that would be the best Unit ever.

oh it could be.. Jaguar ---> Kris Swordsman --> Samurai --> Jannisaries --> Carolean --Pracina(spelling?)

lol whatta beast!

TwentySlashDash said:

oh it could be.. Jaguar ---> Kris Swordsman --> Samurai --> Jannisaries --> Carolean --Pracina(spelling?)

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Yeah, why did TwentySlashDash skip the King of Early Renaissance Battlefield??

Wouldn't it be awesome to have a UU, or even UA, that steals promotions from the units it kills? Would probably have to be balanced, but that'd be a VERY fun civ to play.

mrwho said:

Wouldn't it be awesome to have a UU, or even UA, that steals promotions from the units it kills? Would probably have to be balanced, but that'd be a VERY fun civ to play.

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Yeah, that would be pretty sweet. Take all UU promotions off killed units, starts with 20% combat strength

I love how you can get Volunteer Army (I think it is called something like this) from Freedom as Brazil, upgrade the 6 Foreign Legions to Pracinhas and steamroll enemies with +20% on their territory + golden age points per kill. I know there are better combos, but this one is so practical and works every time.

I got Keshiks and Camel Archers as Mongolia once.....

It doesn't seem to me like the mandekalu cavalry would be adding all that much to the mongol horde. Any unit can sweep in and take a city with no hp. If you're getting them from a CS anyway, conquistadors are better in every way.

If I was making a custom civ I would want to pair a chariot archer upgrade with Keshiks. I would probably go horse archer for the free upgrade. If I weren't going to be able to build them I would want a beastly melee unit to hold a line when I wanted to. I would probably go kris swordsmen but impi would be a pretty cool option as well (and lie on the path to chivalry). That's all assuming I get to keep Khans too, I think I would take them over anything else for a keshik partner.

For sea units I would go Dromon + SotL, but throwing the Sea Beggar in either of those spots would be pretty solid too.

I like getting Chu Ko Nu as Persia and getting them +1 attack upgrade and then entering a golden age.
Ethiopian Jannisaries upgraded to Mehan Safari are pretty much invincible by the capital, especially if you have less cities.

A Khan on a Hakkapeliitta supporting a load of adjacent Caroleans is awesome. It's worth finishing the Patronage tree as Sweden for that alone, as you can usually get a Khan from City-States before you launch an attack. Note that the Khan bonus doesn't seem to stack with Medic promotions, but it might with the Fountain of Youth promotion.

As the Ottomans can steal naval UUs, they could potentially field a Turtle Ship/Ship of the Line force. Painful.

And on the subject of promotion paths...

Kris Swordman with +1 move and attack promotion -> Berserker. (and later -> Norwegian Ski Infantry for super-fast hills movement)

Persian Kris Swordsman with the +1 move and attack promotion. With Blitz, you can attack three times then move a tile - switch in another unit for safety.

Kris Swordsman with the +1 move and attack promotion -> Janissary.

Kris Swordsman with the +30% defence and +20 HP heal-per-turn promotion -> Carolean

Minuteman -> Norwegian Ski Infantry.

Incan Norwegian Ski Infantry. With Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Combat bonus in Forest/Jungle (33%) seems to be listed twice in the Civilopedia. I wonder if this means you can go Jaguar -> Mohawk Warrior for a 66% bonus? Even if that's not the case, Woodsman and the Iroquois UA probably stack well together.

Immortal -> Winged Hussar. Healing up becomes somewhat easier (you'll need the March promotion for maximum effect.)

Immortal -> Impi -> Rifleman. Now, you can take that double heal bonus into the infantry line! Shame Immortal -> Carolean is impossible. You'll have to just look for the Fountain of Youth for that.

Songhai Conquistador. You won't need to escort this unit in the seas, assuming the embarkment defence stacks.

Mongolian/Persian Comanche Riders. The maximum potential doesn't last long, but having 6 moves ain't bad.

Forest Elephant -> Keshik for both Great Generals I and II.

Zulu Keshik. Eat those promotions up!

Japanese Jaguar or Janissary. Bonus points for promoting a Jaguar to a Samurai.

This is fun!

Sea Beggars + Ship of the Line !!!

WOO HOO !!!

(Don't know whether CS give ship UU's but it would we nice.)

longbowmen + chu ko nu

Camer Archers + Camer Archers

It's more of a UU/UA but I once had CKNs with Persia. That was awesome cos the extra movement meant I could take logistics and get 3 shots a turn.

Crafty Bison said:

It's more of a UU/UA but I once had CKNs with Persia. That was awesome cos the extra movement meant I could take logistics and get 3 shots a turn.

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Wow, that's actually pretty crazy

I was once attacked by a Zulu army fielding both impis and siege towers.