A ranged unit without ammunition is just a weakly armored infantryman, so it's usually best to have firing lines hold fire until you can make it count. The other problem ranged units have is running out of ammunition. On their own, ranged units tend to spread their fire evenly, so it's best to try break up advancing enemies so your fighters can concentrate fire and overwhelm their defenses. Ranged units can concentrate fighting power from a wide area onto targets. With their generally weaker armor they'll lose in melee combat. Against infantry this works well enough, but Cavalry can usually cross the danger zone and bring the fight to the archers.Ī ranged unit that isn't lobbing projectiles is misused. They're designed to stay out of melee and rain death on enemies from afar. Ranged Units (typically Archers) are usually potent, but poorly protected.

As in real life, infantry only has the ability to defeat cavalry when kept in formation and standing strong or using the terrain to their advantage. Using this stratagem, even crossbowmen can be quite effective against an assaulting cavalry force. With this tactic, charging cavalry become trapped in your defensive line which causes each attacking cavalry troop to potentially face three or four of your infantry at once. The infantry scatters into a loose formation and allows the cavalry to do its run-by attacks.ĭefeating cavalry is easy by using 'hold this ground' and formation orders to thicken your line. Melee infantry in Mount&Blade are very similar to real world medieval infantry in that if the infantry unit is moving, it is virtually helpless up against cavalry. They're generally cheaper than the equivalently armed and armored cavalry and perform slightly better than dismounted cavalry due to their investment in Athletics rather than Riding. They specialize in getting up close to their targets and beating them into submission. Melee Infantry are generally regarded as the bread and butter of any army.

Ranged Infantry (archers, crossbows, rock throwers, etc.).

1.6 A few things to keep in mind when one is about to start a fightīriefly stated, there are three main types of military troops:.

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