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Last update:11 May 2016
I will discuss here several formations created for the campaign.
The following examples are merely intended to show the use of different types of units during combined maneuvers.
Behind them you have more mobile triarii, ready to flank the enemy or to expand the first line.
On flanks you have cavalry in form ofequites.
In front of the entire army you placevelitesskirmishers, who are forcing enemy to attack.
And at the back of your ranks you have war machines.
This line-up is used for maximum usage of phalanx.
There are pikemen in the center and their sides are cover by more mobile spearmen.
Similarly to the previous line-up, there is cavalry on flanks.
Due to the very strong center you might use here even more cavalry.
Any war machines should be deployed at the back of the formation.
In contract to Roman formation, this line-up has a powerful but slow center and weaker flanks.
The biggest disadvantage of this formation is high vulnerability to attacks breaking the phalanx.
This time you use the advantage of cavalry high mobility.
On the other flank, slightly behind, set the entire cavalry.
Your projectile units should be composed of slingers and deployed behind infantry line.
After the fight begins, a lot depends on the enemy army deployment.
Now you just have to surround heavy infantry and attack it from all sides.
In this case you use war elephants or chariots deployed in the first line.
Right behind them you should set your elite melee infantry and light infantry on sides.
If you have a cavalry, you could set in on flanks of the formation.
Mechanics of this formation is simple - elephants or chariots hit enemy, trying to get through his formation.
Before your opponent is able to gather back his ranks, your heavy infantry gets to him.
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