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Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
Today was perhaps the most fantastic campaigning day I've ever had.
I'm playing as the Germanic tribes in RTR Platinum for BI.
It's been an absolutely fantastic game so far. I beat the Gauls real early, and quickly expanded south into northern Italy. There, the Romans and Ilyrians quickly declared war on me. Keeping momentum, I advanced to Delmatia and was within sight of Rome, before the tide turned and a brutal reposte, counter-riposte cycle began, where the Romans and I bled eachother dry. I was eventually forced out of Italy entirely after confiscating for myself a score of Roman Eagles, pretty much guaranteeing a continuation of hostilities with the Republic. After making progress on both the Iberian and Thracian fronts (invasions by the two forced a diversion of resources from the Roman front which is why I lost northern Italy), and advancing through the Pyranees, I was in the position - and the oppourtunity was created - to go on the offensive in Italy once more. A quick series of stunning victories resulted in the systematic liquidation of every Roman legion in north Italy, and I quickly advanced to Rome, where, after a brief repulse (my army routed in front of the Imperial Palace itself
) I marched into the city. With fresh forces crossing the River Po, the Roman front will soon be brought to a successful conclusion. This naturally does not bode well for the Iberians, though the Ilyrians I cannot destroy, because it would effecticaly end my game.
You see, the Macedonians have taken it upon themselves to recreate Alexander's Empire. They are by far the hegemonic power, controlling more than 70 provinces (compared to my 27) and an empire from Appolonia to Susa. The AI being the AI, it will go to war with you if you are adjacent to them. To put it simply, the Ilyrians are guaranteed existence by me, because their absorbtion means imminent war with Macedon, and from experience, I know I cannot beat them, especially while significant forces are tied up in Iberia and the Russian steppe.
The best way to illustrate the situation here is this quote from Marshal Ferdinand Foch during the Second Marne in 1918:
"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I am attacking."
These are a series of absolutely amazing victories, battles in which my forces were very heavily rated against, battles I should have lost, or battles that were just too one-sided to ignore.
I'm playing as the Germanic tribes in RTR Platinum for BI.
It's been an absolutely fantastic game so far. I beat the Gauls real early, and quickly expanded south into northern Italy. There, the Romans and Ilyrians quickly declared war on me. Keeping momentum, I advanced to Delmatia and was within sight of Rome, before the tide turned and a brutal reposte, counter-riposte cycle began, where the Romans and I bled eachother dry. I was eventually forced out of Italy entirely after confiscating for myself a score of Roman Eagles, pretty much guaranteeing a continuation of hostilities with the Republic. After making progress on both the Iberian and Thracian fronts (invasions by the two forced a diversion of resources from the Roman front which is why I lost northern Italy), and advancing through the Pyranees, I was in the position - and the oppourtunity was created - to go on the offensive in Italy once more. A quick series of stunning victories resulted in the systematic liquidation of every Roman legion in north Italy, and I quickly advanced to Rome, where, after a brief repulse (my army routed in front of the Imperial Palace itself
) I marched into the city. With fresh forces crossing the River Po, the Roman front will soon be brought to a successful conclusion. This naturally does not bode well for the Iberians, though the Ilyrians I cannot destroy, because it would effecticaly end my game.You see, the Macedonians have taken it upon themselves to recreate Alexander's Empire. They are by far the hegemonic power, controlling more than 70 provinces (compared to my 27) and an empire from Appolonia to Susa. The AI being the AI, it will go to war with you if you are adjacent to them. To put it simply, the Ilyrians are guaranteed existence by me, because their absorbtion means imminent war with Macedon, and from experience, I know I cannot beat them, especially while significant forces are tied up in Iberia and the Russian steppe.
The best way to illustrate the situation here is this quote from Marshal Ferdinand Foch during the Second Marne in 1918:
"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I am attacking."
These are a series of absolutely amazing victories, battles in which my forces were very heavily rated against, battles I should have lost, or battles that were just too one-sided to ignore.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
I'm so screwed.
SirLamphead
Prince
The only thing you could do is isolate and army but it looks like you would have to do that around 15 times.
Maybe they left a big city like Athens reletively undefended.
You could send a shipload of men, conquer it and a) keep it or b) raze every building and get out of there.
You could do this with any settlement.
If enough shore settlements are undefended then use one or two good armies on ships and raid the shore settlements.
Just a thought.
By "Raid" I meen conquer delete buildings and leave.
Maybe they left a big city like Athens reletively undefended.
You could send a shipload of men, conquer it and a) keep it or b) raze every building and get out of there.
You could do this with any settlement.
If enough shore settlements are undefended then use one or two good armies on ships and raid the shore settlements.
Just a thought.
By "Raid" I meen conquer delete buildings and leave.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
So is Rome, and I manged to beat them whilst fighting off the Illyrians, Iberians, and Thracians, too, though it took me nearly 40 years.
I've found that my best chance against Macedonian phalangite armies are to meet them at bridges, and as they cross the bridge, to convince a snowballing rout by massive javelin barrage.
Oh believe me, I'm quite familar with this concept, both in theory and practice. I've thought about it, loading up Greece with spies, landing a few armies, and quickly hopping through the cities as I massively engage them in Illyria. I'm about to do this to the Carthaginians, however, because I want their massive cities and North African land before the Macedonians get them. The two are already at war, and Macedon controls Egypt, so it's only a matter of time. In the mean time, I am settling for a few bridge stands to tie up enough Macedonian armies to keep them from total organized invasion; this also serves to allow me more army construction time, though my army size is limited much more than the Macedonian is by economic realities.
SirLamphead
Prince
I totally forgot about bridge fights!
Yes those would help tremendously and looks like you have a few on the border.
Only problem is if you are the attacker then you have to cross the bridge!
But I'm sure you will be the defender.
Are all those armies in the last screen big or just little bands of men?
If they are armies what do you plan to do?
Yes those would help tremendously and looks like you have a few on the border.
Only problem is if you are the attacker then you have to cross the bridge!
But I'm sure you will be the defender.
Are all those armies in the last screen big or just little bands of men?
If they are armies what do you plan to do?
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
If I'm fielding any of my Germanic units (as opposed to surrogate levies like Scutarii Falcata or Latin Infantry) then they can't cross bridges anyway, they have to swim across. I find this very useful, but also furstrating, because it means I cannot ford the river and pin them on the bridge, because swimming units will not obey orders to stand on the bridge.
Always. The offensive motion is moving from strongpoint to strongpoint, and waiting for the AI to attack.
They are full-fledged armies. Some contain Eastern units, like Persian Sparabara and Galatian Swordsmen, but by and large, I am facing massive armies of Pezhetairoi, a hoplite unit. Their unit size is 120 men, so I am normally facing armies of 2200 men and up (unit size is set to large).
Pray to God they chill in Serbia while I grab and consolidate Carthage and bring more armies to the front (I have about seven or eight now, but several potential others are locked up in other campaigns: a war in Lithuania against the Thracians, maintaining occupation of Britain, and in Sicily, prepared to meet a large Carthaginian force there, plus the normal buildup in Carthago Nova for my planned blitzkrieg against Carthage). I'm nearing the end of my financial capability to raise more armies, so all will depend on how quickly I can replace the armies as they are lost or depleted. But I will wait for Macedon to make the first move. If they have not done so by the time my Carthaginian conquest is complete, I will seriously investigate a marine invasion of Greece proper.
I wish I had allies.
Pannonius
Reconquistador
Just defend Illyria as best as you can (so what if you loose something there) while conquering Greece (specially wonder cities). That'll criple their and boost your economy. Then build the "Grand Armee" and shove their sarissa's up to their .....
Tank_Guy#3
Lion of Lehistan
The city of Alesia, home to Gallic barbarians, is burning from Roman ballistae fire. They needed to pay for killing several prominent family members.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
I haven't taken a screenshot of it, but my spies across Greece and Macedonia have confirmed 23 fully-loaded armies, plus the additional ten that are within sight from the front lines. That makes 33 Macedonian armies this side of Propontis. I have ten at the front line, plus three in Italy, two in Lithuania, and three in Morocco and Numidia Occidentis, which makes 18. Though I've now learned my enemy enough to liquidate Macedonian armies twice my size in open, pitched battle, while sustaining relatively few losses (maybe losing 3-400 per battle, whilst killing around 2200), I cannot keep this up forever. The game will be to see how quickly I can train new armies and get them to the front line, or how quickly I can switch out exhaused armies for retraining and get them back to the front. Pillaging these huge Carthaginian cities is quite helpful, though I've yet to get to the real goldmines of Africa: Utica, Hadramentum, and Carthago: each has around 40,000 citizens, just waiting to be put to the sword 
A naval landing in Greece will be hard, the Macedonian Navy dominates the Ionian Sea, and my best barbarian ships are no match for fleets of Quinqueremes. It would be pure luck if I got any men across; I barely got my spies over there, and those ships still were sunk that turn.
A naval landing in Greece will be hard, the Macedonian Navy dominates the Ionian Sea, and my best barbarian ships are no match for fleets of Quinqueremes. It would be pure luck if I got any men across; I barely got my spies over there, and those ships still were sunk that turn.
Tank_Guy#3
Lion of Lehistan
Behold, ye barbarians, the power of my ballista.....again. That's from one bolt.
The end for Gaul is very near. My troops are on all sides of the remnants of their army.
Gaul is destroyed.
Not only is my victory over the Gauls achieved...
The end for Gaul is very near. My troops are on all sides of the remnants of their army.
Gaul is destroyed.
Not only is my victory over the Gauls achieved...
kibbles
Warlord
I was playing RTR for a while as pontus and I got SO frustrated with macedon it would just be herioc victory after another but they would just keep sending these massive armies like they were nothing. Most of which included Pezhetori. But lord...
that is the biggest grand army I have ever seen on a campagin map Cheezy the wiz.
that is the biggest grand army I have ever seen on a campagin map Cheezy the wiz.Hitti-Litti
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For some reason in my RTR games, Macedon didn't grow really big. I played as Pontus, and Greek Cities were a bigger threat for me than Macedon. Macedon and Greek Cities were at war most of the time, but neither side was able to deal a staggering blow that would end the war in favour of either side.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
I've assembled armies AS Macedon of similar size, but I've never faced forces quite like this in-game, save for the barbarian hordes.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
My situation has improved much...
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dang. That's a lot of armies. Get lots of money and bribe them.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
No can do. I'm at war with Macedon. Those armies are meant for me. The front is to the Northwest, you can see it somewhat.
Assuming each Macedonian Army has about 2000 men or so, we can assume that those 40 armies, plus two Illyrian armies, amount to an opposing force of about 84,000 men between me and the Aegean. I would estimate mine at about nine full armies, plus two being retrained, which will amount to about 20,000 men at the most. That doesn't include another 10,000 dedicated to the Carthaginian theater, siezing the largest cities in the Mediterranean, and 5,000 in the far north, fighting on the Thracian front. That makes a potential 35,000 fielded by me at the most, if I were to recall all possible troops to the Illyrian theater, which still leaves me outnumbered two to one, and those are only the Macedonian armies I can see. Who knows how many are in Syria and Anatolia.
Assuming each Macedonian Army has about 2000 men or so, we can assume that those 40 armies, plus two Illyrian armies, amount to an opposing force of about 84,000 men between me and the Aegean. I would estimate mine at about nine full armies, plus two being retrained, which will amount to about 20,000 men at the most. That doesn't include another 10,000 dedicated to the Carthaginian theater, siezing the largest cities in the Mediterranean, and 5,000 in the far north, fighting on the Thracian front. That makes a potential 35,000 fielded by me at the most, if I were to recall all possible troops to the Illyrian theater, which still leaves me outnumbered two to one, and those are only the Macedonian armies I can see. Who knows how many are in Syria and Anatolia.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
This is just insane.
Basically, a small rout snowballed into a very very big rout, aided by the slaying of their general. I even took a screencap of the bridge, to show you that I didn't pin them on it. In fact, I even let them cross it!
EDIT: I forgot:
Basically, a small rout snowballed into a very very big rout, aided by the slaying of their general. I even took a screencap of the bridge, to show you that I didn't pin them on it. In fact, I even let them cross it!
EDIT: I forgot:
