Armenia (Rome: Total War)
In my opinion, Armenia is the most interesting and mysterious faction in the game.
It seems to me that this faction reveals all the charms of the game.
Did anyone play for her?
First of all, I'm not Russian.
Secondly, I repeat, you need to study history from all sources, not selectively.
In 66 BC Pompey moved against Tigran and besieged him in Artaxat.Then Tigran resorted to another tactic: he offered Pompey a peace treaty, with the condition to cede to Rome all conquests outside of Great Armenia, to pay 6,000 talents and stat friend and ally of the Romans; Small Armenia went to the ally of the Romans Deyotar. Tigran died in 55 BC; his son Artavazd became his successor.
The war began in 93 BC, and at the first attack of Tigran, the capppadian king Ariobarzan I collected his possessions and fled to Rome. Tigran II put proud in his place. In 92, the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sullah restored Ariobarzan I to the throne and defeated the Armenian army that had invaded Cappadocia. However, many cappadodians, forcibly resettled in Armenia and who made up a significant part of the population of the new Armenian capital tigranakert, did not return to their homeland.
The end of the Allied war and the uprising that began in the east have exacerbated all the old contradictions, adding new ones to them. In Rome, the strongest economic crisis. Many people were in debt, and creditors were relentless, as the riders lost a lot as a result of the fall of the East and now did not want to make any concessions.
http://www.roman-glory.com/03-04-07 http://www.roman-glory.com/03-04-08 http://www.roman-glory.com/03-04-09 if civil wars are not a crisis for you, what is the crisis?
thirdly, I can refer to other sources, in addition to growing up, I can give references to works written in extinct languages, and not refer to one-sided sources, as YOU do.
Well, I've given you proof that you're not a teacher, teach mate. part, high school student.
No, I'm just sick of you looking at the history of one country from the perspective of another. I just realized you're a very stubborn person. I am not an uneducation, but an excellent history student, I am an Armenian, and you assure me that I am wrong. The light period of unrest in the country was easily suppressed. Do not be a connoisseur who is sure that he knows the history of another country better than the resident of this country. Believe me, being so stubborn is not good. You haven't convinced me, and I'm leaving the argument because it's useless to argue with you.
Daemon666
I only see a man who thinks that he knows history and even when you lead the discourse, you quote the dock, alas, while on your part, one of the patriotic cries, once again teach the mate. Part, excellent.
cataphract_an, you better tell me, how are the Thracians the most convenient way to beat the Roman legions? The barbarians at least have a cavalry more or less, and these pedestrians will understand.
Do you have vinyl? I have a mod real, there is no such problem, in the vinyl on my him there general. the detachment changes after the reform take more of these, and why exactly the cava of the Thracians, there are for this infantry troops, Falksmen and bastards, the last animals in general.
Yes vinyl 1.5. Yesterday evening, while Corinth at the Brutt faction with a detachment of patricians recaptured the polztek of his army put almost completely. Only my general was able to slaughter these enemys on a horse. At the same time he was assisted by three detachments of Thracians and two groups of hired hoplites with a detachment of Cretan archers. The other four Thracians kicked the patricians. I have four men left from the governor's team, a third of the Cretan archers, and four detachments of 12-25 people from the Thracians :( (( But such a victory - it's just lucky that my gene was not slaughtered. And how to fight in a clear field without a cava? No archers to decide Neither hegroves the enemy to ditch the :( The squalid Greek cava is intercepted by the Roman cavalry at times and almost immediately panics. Of course, there are experienced squads, but they have to be restored all the time :( I understand that as a Macedonia or Carthaginal nifiga will not work - like created an army of uberunites and sent to conquer the whole of Italy.
P.S.: Well, by the way, the spy turns out. He offered me a protectorate after the failed sieges of my Thessaly and Belazora. I said yes. Brutus on the next move declare war to my ally - the Greeks, who by this time only in small Asia remained, and in Rhodes. I refuse the Romans' support, the protectorate is terminated, but I have no war with them yet. My spy went to see Larissa's sights, but was inhospitablely kicked out :) I throw Tais for these four moves of the world (or as it is called there - the one on the Sea of Azov) at the mercy of nomads and throw the army to the Balkans, simultaneously taking in Byzantium two batches of new onagr. On the way out of the Dardanelles was for some reason attacked by his birema. So the war started. He takes the garrison from Larissa to the Fesalonics, I climb again in this hail spire and while he formed full-fledged armies under the Fesalonics, Larissa to become a rebel :))) I immediately to Athens. While he was dealing with my previous leprosy, Athens puffed. He led an army of 7-8 troops and besieged this city. I have nothing to do landing here and I run on it with a full stack (here I hired five detachments - two hoplites, two peltasts, and Cretan archers, and from their detachments - two phalanxes, and the rest of the Thracians. Despite the presence of two cohorts of legionnaires, Roman cavalry, Roman archers and ongames, he preferred to slide off the map. In Athens, the rebels were dead- all the goplit militia, who I had on the walls of all and cut. In the end, Athens became mine. Well, inspired by success, I polished the army and immediately moved to Corinth, where there were only two detachments. And my spy was already huddled near Corinth to no avail, climbed into Sparta. I attacked Corinth, won a hemoroid victory, and immediately Sparta (both) became the Greek :))) I went this spool further. And why, despite the fact that the theria is the birthplace of Ares, this temple is such a useless thing?
on the walls everything is decided by the indicator of protection at whom it is higher than that and wets all, as a rule. I used to play vinyl. Kavu did not hire, to what is quite enough quotation of the militia from it and then higher recoil, and about the battle in the field, as soon as possible I came closer and poked into the arm with phalanxes, then struck with a phalanx, and the basstards did the maneuver covered one of the flanks of the enemy, but it is necessary to do constantly to control them, and then they are crazy, while the kava led away. kavu, blow 3-4 gene. squads broke the gene. enemy detachment, then these same units beat in the other flank of the enemy usually on this rim. infantry broke down, but taking into account the loss of the militia cava will be large, but it is quickly compensated, for all factions build the first stable.
The fastest way to destroy the enemy's army in 1-2 minutes in three scores.
The horse archers of Armenia are attacking Egypt. Egypt has an ordinary army with troops II and III level, one shooting chariot . The usual unremarkable battle.
Initial disposition. The army is divided into two wings, stretched across the front.
Times
Two
Three
All
Twenty Armenians were killed. Twenty-four Egyptians survived.
Without legionnaires, phalanx and catafract. Just men in bow robes, but with a stock of 30,000 arrows. Each volley is 1000 arrows. With a rate of 10%, it is 100 corpses. .
Chariots and cavalry usually die first, as they stand on the sides. Archers rush in horror and almost do not shoot. There's no way the infantry is going. Only elephants die for a long time. If there are elephants and a lot of chariots, then 2 minutes will not suffice.
Is this Rome 1.0 or 1.2?
At 1.5 this is unlikely to pass, and even if the mod from the dart put.
cataphract_an
Version 1.5
Such an army, honestly, repeatedly destroyed one and a half armies of Egyptians with 6-7 heavy and shooting chariots and 1 detachment of elephants. However, I had to run. At the end the arrows were over, but everyone with white flags was running. Losses of no more than 25% of the cavalry.
The biggest problem when you play for Armenians or Parthians is when an army of Scythian archers (your ancestors) comes in. with triple experience from their temple. At least the Armenians have Vahang (2 experience), and the Parthians only the tactics of such an army win or later - the Persian cavalry, which shot 30 meters further. But losses of up to 50% cavalry and above.
Well, it's hard to beat heavy hoplites.
Since AI does not create large armies of elephants or heavy cavalry, it turns out an army of horse archers in a simple vanilla can claim to be one of the strongest armies of the Ancient World.
Turbo Pascal
It's about the parth. When the Scythians come, your cavalry must have already been pumped up by the war with the Slevkids. at least I did. after the destruction of their Hoplit armies, the experience grows like a leap.
How best to fight for Armenia and Pont, Imho
I passed the companies for Armenians and Parthians in different ways and made conclusions for myself.
For Armenia, everyone, basically, immediately take a rebellious city, and then, without hesitation, attack Parthia, go down, take Souza and enter into a protracted war with Selevka. At this time, on the coast in Armenia, on any case, comes Pont and, very often, from the steppe begin to break the Scythians. Once the Caspian paratroopers will land the Pafyan. A very tedious war begins on many fronts. At the same time, Selevka in this situation can somehow make an alliance with Egypt and all their military power falls on you. Despite the declared war, Celevik's active fighting with Pont is not conducted, and Pont becomes a cruel thorn in the ass. And finances sing romances. An option for thrill-seekers.
My version of expansion.
I'm taking over the rebellious city, but Parthia is not touching. The Parthians won't attack you either, because they're going to have problems with the Selevkas. And I immediately attack Pont, because Parthia can not be afraid, and the Scythians do not come soon. But Mazaka and Sinop are cool cities, much better than Selevka and Souza. Thus, Selevka, not having serious enemies, quickly enter the war with Egypt, and I finally clean up Pont, put a barrier against the Scythians, and then begin to move on the path, which at the beginning I think is wrong: Arsakia-Souza-Selevka-Hatra and parallel: Pergag-Galikarnas-Rodos. The good money for this time is finally enough.
For Parthia - all the same, just start with Armenia)) Seleucy gladly go to the union and garrison in Suz, for the time being, hold only against the rebels.
Protecting the Caucasus from the Scythians
When spies notice the approach of the Scythian horde, in the gorge put a fort, where the squad is placed, which is not sorry. The Scythians besiege the fort, and while it is under siege, the army is brought to the required strength. I do not like excessive garrisons, and try to keep in the border cities 1-7 people, which in one turn turn into a full-fledged army.
The fort surrenders to the Scyths, and as a result, they fall under siege themselves
And to destroy the army coming out of the fort 2-3 times easier than chasing the Scythians in an open field. It's like this:
Parthians besiege Scythian fort
Scythians are mercilessly destroyed
Ahead of the troops under the tanks exhibited Scythian traitors to get rid of them and reduce the loss of the Aryans))
The last Scythians walk on the mountain of corpses
The result of the fight
25% of losses in this battle is a good result for me. I admit that I had more army, but half of the Scythian army was with 3 bald. In the field, they'd hit me more seriously.
Such an army, honestly, repeatedly destroyed one and a half armies of Egyptians with 6-7 heavy and shooting chariots and 1 detachment of elephants. However, I had to run. At the end the arrows were over, but everyone with white flags was running. Losses of no more than 25% of the cavalry. You see you still running, and you're not standing stupid and shooting.
The biggest problem when you play for Armenians or Parthians is when an army of Scythian archers (your ancestors) comes in. with triple experience from their temple. At least the Armenians have Vahang (2 experience), and the Parthians only the tactics of such an army win or later - the Persian cavalry, which shot 30 meters further. But losses of up to 50% cavalry and above. As far as I can remember, I didn't have any problems with the Scythians. hordes, you put 3-4 squads hard. 4 Arrows Squad. cava on the crossing and the vual, the stone is blunt, it immediately begins the crossing, and for the heavy. diggers, Scythian. Kava is easy prey.
I won't be around for 20-25 days, so it's not going to be useless for me to be contacted.
And as a cappuccino to play kapany for Armenia.I moved the units in playable, but as soon as I click on the flag of Armenia, I throws in Windows!
P.S. I have a pirated version