Early Successor - Macedonians

[OldenTired]

just vetting this list to see what people think.

4x TC
2x 6base BG Superior Arm Cav, Lancers/Swords
2x 8base BG Average Prot HF, Off.Spear
1x 12base BG Superior Prot HF, Pikes
1x 12base BG Average Prot HF, Pikes
1x 8base BG Average Arm HF, Off.Spear
1x 6base BG Superior Unprot LF, Bow
1x 6base BG Average Unprot LF, Bow
1x BG Elephants
1x 4base BG, Average, Unprot, LH, Javelins, Light Spear

it's not highly mobile, and gets pummelled by LH bow armies...

[pyrrhus]

Very interested in your battle experiences with this army I am looking at something similar with my pyrrhic's .

[hazelbark]

Well I would have expected rather more pike.

Not saying you are wrong as you get more frontage.

You also have trouble with almost any sort of uneven ground.

[OldenTired]

Well I would have expected rather more pike.

Not saying you are wrong as you get more frontage.

You also have trouble with almost any sort of uneven ground.

it's the frontage issue that's the biggie. the hoplites are to fill it out a little more. and thinking of changing the HF armoured (thorakitai), back to MF.

but i found that a single BG of MF doesn't cut the mustard.

consequently i take the maximum number and size of open spaces when picking terrain!

[flameberge]

it's not highly mobile, and gets pummelled by LH bow armies...

If your having trouble with LH bow armies have you thought of swapping out something like the elephants for either a couple more BGs of LF bow or maybe a BG of LH Bow yourself?