Each of our crossbows can cover at least one unit of Dwarf Warriors. Here’s a better photo of our firing arcs. You could continue this by adding more units staggering another rank back. They too can fire over the heads of our archers and also into some of those same gaps. Further back (and on a hill) we have our cannons. These gaps allow our ranged units to continue to fire into the flanks of the attacking enemy ranks.
That’s OK, no hostile formation is going to waltz through there. Cannons will be able to fire as the enemy advances even closer.Our Cavalry or air units have a wide open front to swing into, instead of a dense wall.Our flanking or skirmishing units can advance into those holes and swing into the rear of the hostiles.Our ranged units can continue to engage the flanks without the enemy units penetrating the front lines.Initially you’d think this would make the formation weaker but we get a few bonuses. Instead of a tight block of forces we will instead open up into a staggered checkerboard pattern. Not Total War : Rome, but the Roman military and how they laid out their units. Those units are force multipliers and without them you have a big part of your army doing nothing. Depending on the hills, terrain, and friendly units, they might not be able to add much firepower. Notice the ranged units out front with a line behind? You get the most out of your Ranged units until the combat begins then they end up as a minor supporting role once you pull them back. It’s not enough to give a solid front though. In the case of the Dwarves, you can stick the High King nearby and have a wall of nearly unbreakable infantry that will keep the opponent tied down.ġ/6/17 Edit : Zerkovich has a really great video tutorial to reinforce some of this, check it out! Our goal is to use our core infantry units as the anchor while our supporting units rain down arrows, charges, or magic. These anchor units have one purpose in life and that’s to hold down the opponents army so you can use your value added units to your advantage. Lets go over the hows and the whys of using your formations. Total War : Warhammer drops you into a realm of magical and martial violence without much of a tutorial on how these units actually fight. That Orc warband should be easy, those undead should die, hell, the little orange bar says so.
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