How to counter War elephants in early game

[T_Raccoon]

i keep hearing spearman will work but i think archers might work better yeah archers will probably work. Next game build archers with city garrison promotions and then attack those elephants (lord of the rings anyone?) yep use archers and watch those elephants gain promo.... i mean die one by one. Screw spearman, archers work best don't listen to these guys .

 

[Kenji]

nothing beats Catapults vs a stack of War Elephant, send your Cats to the Elephants ftw.

then use some Spearman to clear the leftover

1 on 1, sure use Spearman, Stack on Stack, Cats go Cats!

 

[lz14]

I'll let you know a secret: use spearman.

 

[Willem]

He's probably really sorry he asked now.

 

[benjai]

try spearmen?

 

[Skanderbeg]

What can kill a tank



will easily kill an elephant

 

[PJOHEARNE]

LOL Thanks for all the Replies I guess I will try spearmen.

 

[TacNuke]

WAIT don't listen to those guys, use spearmen instead!!!!

 

[SlipperyJim]

Riflemen also work well against War Elephants....

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Use warmice!

 

[voek]

MANUAL or help in civ, idea?

 

[Danghis Khan]

Totally OT, but Dueck I love the signature - I'm going to have to download Zangband again (like I don't already waste enough time on Civ).

Edit: And I stick with my earlier recommendation of spearmen, no matter what everyone else says.

 

[Fragment]

After living through an OCC on prince where I just played turtle, I can also tell the tale that about 10 heavily promoted simple archers in a walled city on a hill can fend off 50 units in a few turns, including several war elephants, which were the strongest units at the time.

I had both Alexander and Napoleon as neighbours.

Regards.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Try elephant tranquilizer. If your short spearmen will work in a pinch.

 

[Hans Lemurson]

FLAAAMING PIGGIES!!!!

Seriously, this is what the ancients used as an elephant-counter. Elephants are sensitive creatures and the squeals of pain make them go berserk, hopefully trampling the enemy forces.

 

[MetHimPikeHoses]

I would use spearmen. Death to Dumbo.

edit: yeah, flaming pigs works well in R:TW

 

[T_Raccoon]

if you see an elephant just throw a rat in it's path .

 

[MooseMuffin]

Are you guys WoW players? This crap goes on over on their boards all the time.

PS - use spearmen

 

[Danghis Khan]

So who's going to ask for a flaming piggy mod?

 

[Dueck]

Build mages. They'll dismount the war elephant riders by casting polymorph, and then pyroblast-PoM-pyroblast. Since the units are rarely about level 7 in this game, that's a safe bet.

Edit: Not quite as OT, it's Nethack, I've never played Zangband. But I'd always tense up after realizing I'd attacked an 'e' thinking it was a freezing/shocking sphere, to find out it's one of those blasted eyes!