Strategy &Tips for Total War General Battles

Strategy &Tips for Total War General Battles

There seemed to be a reasonable amount of people interested in Total War Battles and I will give you a useful guide for the game.

In almost all the Total War Games (With certain obvious exceptions like Empire), the rock-paper-scissors formula, with Swords beating Spears, Spears beating Cavalry and Cavalry beating Swords. Of course, when you throw in archers, morale, flanking, numbers, special abilities, unit quality and other factors you can't simply rely on having the correct 'counter'. However, it is a good formula to always keep in mind as a basic strategy that will work most of the time.

More in-depth

Generally the most important thing to watch for when sending a 'counter' is the difference in unit quality. You aren't going to beat an elite unit with a tier 1 fodder unit, even if you're sending swordsmen against spearmen. Another important factor is flanking. Cavalry may lose to spearmen in an even fight, but if you charge them from behind with your cavalry they will die just like a swordsman. If the pointy end isn't pointed towards the enemy it's not going to do much.

Infantry

Infantry tend to form the basis of your army, barring extremely specialised or unique circumstances. These are the guys that will hold your line, and fight against the enemies. They tend to be fairly slow (Armour is heavy!) even when running so don't expect these guys to be able to respond quickly to new developments in the battlefield when already engaged in a fight.

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