What's your army composition?

[imis4action]

I usually try to go about 50/50 with Rhodoks, but when playing with nords i just get 100% infantry. With khergits i have like 60/70% of archers and the rest are lancers. I can't seem to get a good grasp on the amount of cavalry in the army so i just stay away from those fanctions. With what do you play?

 

[McGough]

Depends on what I am currently doing and which faction I am.  For instance I am running a Saranid campaign at the moment (masochist that I am).

If I am off to siege a castle/town I will take 80% infantry, 20% Archers (or maybe 70/30) as my tactic is to get up onto the walls ASAP then hack the defenders to pieces.  no style, no finesse, just throw a large number of hairy men with large axes at the defence.

If I am chasing enemy armies around (which are mainly Khergit at the moment) then I am 80% Cavalry and 20% Horse archers.

When training troops I will take a small number of a single class (20-30) and camp bandit lairs or chase down bandit parties that are slowed down due to a large number of prisoners.

 

[(Darkelf) Temper]

Hi !

Khergits: 60% Veteran Horse Archers 40% Lancers

Advantage in this is that it's one army for all purposes.

Nords: 60% archers 40% Huscarls

Adavntage in this is that it's one army for all purposes.

Swadian: Siege army 70% Sharpshooters 30% Seargants
              Field Army 100% Swadian Knights

Vaegirs: Siege Army 70% Marksmen 30% Guards
            Field Army 100% Knights

Rhodoks: 60% Sharpshooters 40% Seargants
              All purpose army

Sarrinids: Don't like em don't play em,but would imagine they would play out just like Vaegirs

Mercenary/Independant Army: Siege army 70% Mercenary Crossbows 30% Hired Blades
                                            Field Army 40% Mecrenary Cavalry 40% Slaver Chiefs 20% Sword Sisters

I have the opposite siege policy to McGough....... I will try to outshoot my opponent by mass of ranged numbers and charge the walls only when ammunition is gone.I may even have two ettempts at the siege to whittle their numbers (Replenishing troops is NOT my favorite past time).

 

[Hertog Jan]

50% crossbowmen
25% infantry
15% cavalry (+ some companion knights)
10% various units (freed high skilled prisoners mostly)

Thats my normal army composition. Quite standard, but effective. 

 

[Captured Joe]

100% heavy Infantry.
In tEatRC, 100% Shieldless Infantry.

 

[killer-blead]

40 Nord veteran archers and 150 Nord Veteran.

(I got a party size of 200)

隐藏

*Massive Epeen wave* wohoo

 

[Raga]

I currently have three types of arimies kept in a garrison:

- 20 Nord Veteran archers + Nord Infantry (most of them are Huscarls)
I'm playing with 150 Battle size, and Archers are on the top of the list, but during the siege they go to the bottom.
- Vaegir Knights and Vaegir Horsemen - my kingdom covers almost all of extinct Vaegir lands (4 villages have 60-100 relations with me so I can quickly reinforce my army)
- 70 Slaver Chieftains - the best way to make money is to hunt and sell Sea Riders and Taiga Bandits (I do not destroy their Hideouts)

 

[McGough]

I have the opposite siege policy to McGough.......

This is generally a very wise stance.

I might change my army composition when I start taking over other lands, at the moment all my sieges are in Khergit territory and I generally view them as weak in CQC, which drives my tactics.

Using my tactic against the Nords would probably be unwise....

 

[Hertog Jan]

I currently have three types of arimies kept in a garrison:

- 20 Nord Veteran archers + Nord Infantry (most of them are Huscarls)
I'm playing with 150 Battle size, and Archers are on the top of the list, but during the siege they go to the bottom.

Wouldnt that mean your archers will have a big chance to fight in melee only? I tend to put my best ranged units on top of the list when i'm besieging, then my best infantry, then my second best ranged, etc but with my knight as last.

For example the list will look something like:
Me
companions
25 sharpshooters
10 sergeants
20 veteran crossbowmen
10 veteran spearmen
15 crossbowmen
10 militia
etc
10 knights (final stand)

 

[Raga]

Hertog Jan:

I have 180 party size, so there is 160 Infantry in front of the Archers.
I also think that 20 Huscarls are better than 20 Veteran Archers during a siege.

 

[Hertog Jan]

Hertog Jan:

I have 180 party size, so there is 160 Infantry in front of the Archers.
I also think that 20 Huscarls are better than 20 Veteran Archers during a siege.

yes, what I meant was that when you put those 20 archers on top of the list, you get maximum out off all troops, because then the archers can harrass the enemy when they push the siege tower and the 20 huscarls they will replace, are more usefull within the walls.

 

[Tyrion Lannister]

I have a rag tag bunch really, I have 200 men in my party recruited from all over Calradia. I have no idea what kind of men actually fight in my party. I usually win though which is all I care about 

 

[Dalkar]

I have a rag tag bunch really, I have 200 men in my party recruited from all over Calradia. I have no idea what kind of men actually fight in my party. I usually win though which is all I care about 

Gahh...if I did that my OCD would force me to disband everyone and start again, recruiting in multiples of 5.

 

[McGough]

Gahh...if I did that my OCD would force me to disband everyone and start again, recruiting in multiples of 5.

You too huh.

 

[Raga]

yes, what I meant was that when you put those 20 archers on top of the list, you get maximum out off all troops, because then the archers can harrass the enemy when they push the siege tower and the 20 huscarls they will replace, are more usefull within the walls.

My archers spawned at the beginig of a siege (I am an attacking side) just die from a hail of arrows/bolts.
Huscarls with their shields are much more resistant - my looses are not so big, plus their thrown weapons can kill some of the archers on the walls.

 

[HiameCrest]

Proud commander of an archer-only army, courtesy of the Vaegir and Swadians.

 

[Arland]

Current army composition (factionless, merc)

ME (Nord/Rhodok infantry cross...sometimes on a horse)
Firentis (Tactician, cavalry "commander")
Bunduk (Tactician, Trainer, archer "commander") - I love this guy's mad crossbow skills
Marnid (Infantry, Trader, fodder)
Klethi (Light Infantry, Looter)
Artimenner (Light Infantry, engineer...maybe soon dismissed)
Katrin (Light Infantry, Healer, Trader)
Ymira (Archer, Surgeon)
18 Rhodok Sergeants
4 Swadian Knights
1 Mercenary Cavalry
3 Nord Huscarls
2 Swadian Sergeants
8 Rhodok Sharpshooters (had 15 before I got mobbed)
3 Swadian Sharpshooters
6 Swadian Man-at-Arms
2 Mercenary Horsemen
3 Swadian Infantry
1 Swadian Crossbowman
1 Swadian Skirmisher

And currently holding one Boyar Doru for ransom...

Before the mobbing (read Harlaus hate thread), I had roughly 20 Rhodok Sergeants, 10 Nord Huscarls, 5 Hired Blades, 15 Rhodok Sharpshooters, and a mix of lesser Rhodok troops and Nord Archers. I wasn't playing with any cavalry at all until I contracted with the Swades.

There's just something.....sweet...about plunging a polearm or throwing spear into the chest of a horse and sending it rolling forward...his rider only to be caught by the mass of hammers and spears before him.

 

[A Highly Visible Ninja]

2 lancers to every horse archer and a whole bunch of slaver chiefs.

EDIT: Oh, and about 7 Vaegir knights, 2 Mamlukes and a Swadian knight who has managed to stay alive for about an in-game year, now. I realized he was there after one Lord wanted me to sacrifice a Swadian troop for torturing or whatever...  I think I will just reload whenever he dies from now on out of respect.

 

[candyman]

yes, what I meant was that when you put those 20 archers on top of the list, you get maximum out off all troops, because then the archers can harrass the enemy when they push the siege tower and the 20 huscarls they will replace, are more usefull within the walls.

My archers spawned at the beginig of a siege (I am an attacking side) just die from a hail of arrows/bolts.
Huscarls with their shields are much more resistant - my looses are not so big, plus their thrown weapons can kill some of the archers on the walls.

But the thing is, only 4 or so huscarls will really be fighting at any given time, leaving the other.... 64 or so standing around bashing their shields and drinking from their skulls
If you have 10 huscarls and 60 archers, the archers can pew pew pew while the huscarls plug the gap, and since you're using nord VAs, they can be used to defend the ladder in a pinch as well

And if you want your archers to survive, put them manly huscarls in front of your archers, so they can soak up the arrows while your archers pew pew pew

Proud commander of an archer-only army, courtesy of the Vaegir and Swadians.

how can you have an archer only army without rhoducks?

OT: I deeply approve of your DP

 

[AndersonSilva]

I only ever play Swadia, and my army is 85% Swadian Knights. I really LOVE knights, I CBFED going to my castle, switching out my knights for my crossbowmen and infantry so i use them.