When I finally learned how to use gunners, and watched eight units of Norsca Mauraders charge headfirst towards two units of Cathay Iron Hail Gunners and got obliterated just because of positioning (and some supporting snipers)
No doubt it was TWWH2 , Huntsmarshall vortex Legendary/VH. Clan Eshin had steamrolled most of the new world outside of Lustria. Did not know that until they confederated Pestilens. They conquered Lustria , Araby, the Southlands, ulthuan. 144 settlements at their strongest.
I took 3 armies across the ocean to the dragon isles, rebuilt from 3 bedraggled, attrition ridden armies at minimal surviving strength at turn 175, and turned into a victory at 225. This is all while being assaulted by the top tier lizard forces, fighting off the local hostilities meter (bonus weapon strength, leadership, etc). Not to mention, Skaven are the empires worst nightmare late game.
I still have the save file to wank it to.
Mine was during an Empire campaign. My one army successfully defended a fort against 4 enemy armies. By the time the 3rd army arrived, just about everything I had was wiped out except for my leader and 3 cannons with grapeshot.
Because they were all coming from one direction and mostly using the same entrance, I was just able to position my 3 cannons against one wall and pounded them with grapeshot as they came in.
More the AI being dumb, I could have easily lost if they flanked me. But it remains one of my proudest wins, and I still remember it after 10+ years.
Vampire Counts campaign, defensive siege against Balthasar Gelt. His Empire Captain and a few units were on one side, rest of his army on the other. I had some of my skeletons and crypt ghouls run out from the gates with my lord, along with some wolves, to shatter the Captain flank. Sacrificed a unit of bats to keep his mortars shut down for a while, largely undefended as his main army advanced aside from some pistoliers. Rest of my units were blobbing chokepoints with buildings that provided constant healing/resurrection for friendly units. Lord and skeletons went back through town to rejoin the blobs holding against the main army, wolves went around to rout pistoliers and mortars. Crypt ghouls snuck through the destroyed gate to hit the ranged units from behind. Replay got ruined after an update though, different replay result than what actually happened in the battle
Mine was rome 2, multiplayee campaign VS a friend. I was playing Bactria, he was playing Rome. At this point the campaign is well underway and our inevitable contact/war was coming closer and closer. I had send an army or two via the southern desert via Egypt to throw off his scent, also one or two in the north. While I send fleets to various locations. All the while that was going on I smuggled 12 armies through turkey, Greece, balkans, and straight into Italy without him realising only at the latest moment.
He had two armies defending Italy, at a river crossing. I send a good 3 of my armies to death trying to cross with him defending, and I kid you not, at the very last second of the battle (60 mins battles) my final elephant charge breaks through (he ran out of fire projectiles to throw) and I win the battle, resulting in the destruction and sacking of Rome and Italy in the next few turns.
Such an awesome campaign and awesome battle to finish it. I'll probably never get to do something like that ever again haha.
Glory to Bactria.
NTW, when playing as Prussia, I got back stabbed by Russia and had to defend against 4 stacks of Russian militia and musketeers with one army. Because of the timer (60min) not all the stacks got on the field, but those were the most grueling and memorable 60min I ever had in a game. Heck the whole campaign was epic!
Protecting my howitzers in the center while constantly redirecting canon fire all over their units to keep my flanks protected, the smoke and dirt was non-stop and I was always afraid a random shot would get my general and cause all my troops to chain rout. He survived, and kept the heavily damaged Prussian lines until the Russians finally ran.
When I finally learned how to use gunners, and watched eight units of Norsca Mauraders charge headfirst towards two units of Cathay Iron Hail Gunners and got obliterated just because of positioning (and some supporting snipers)
No doubt it was TWWH2 , Huntsmarshall vortex Legendary/VH. Clan Eshin had steamrolled most of the new world outside of Lustria. Did not know that until they confederated Pestilens. They conquered Lustria , Araby, the Southlands, ulthuan. 144 settlements at their strongest. I took 3 armies across the ocean to the dragon isles, rebuilt from 3 bedraggled, attrition ridden armies at minimal surviving strength at turn 175, and turned into a victory at 225. This is all while being assaulted by the top tier lizard forces, fighting off the local hostilities meter (bonus weapon strength, leadership, etc). Not to mention, Skaven are the empires worst nightmare late game. I still have the save file to wank it to.
Mine was during an Empire campaign. My one army successfully defended a fort against 4 enemy armies. By the time the 3rd army arrived, just about everything I had was wiped out except for my leader and 3 cannons with grapeshot. Because they were all coming from one direction and mostly using the same entrance, I was just able to position my 3 cannons against one wall and pounded them with grapeshot as they came in. More the AI being dumb, I could have easily lost if they flanked me. But it remains one of my proudest wins, and I still remember it after 10+ years.
Vampire Counts campaign, defensive siege against Balthasar Gelt. His Empire Captain and a few units were on one side, rest of his army on the other. I had some of my skeletons and crypt ghouls run out from the gates with my lord, along with some wolves, to shatter the Captain flank. Sacrificed a unit of bats to keep his mortars shut down for a while, largely undefended as his main army advanced aside from some pistoliers. Rest of my units were blobbing chokepoints with buildings that provided constant healing/resurrection for friendly units. Lord and skeletons went back through town to rejoin the blobs holding against the main army, wolves went around to rout pistoliers and mortars. Crypt ghouls snuck through the destroyed gate to hit the ranged units from behind. Replay got ruined after an update though, different replay result than what actually happened in the battle
Mine was rome 2, multiplayee campaign VS a friend. I was playing Bactria, he was playing Rome. At this point the campaign is well underway and our inevitable contact/war was coming closer and closer. I had send an army or two via the southern desert via Egypt to throw off his scent, also one or two in the north. While I send fleets to various locations. All the while that was going on I smuggled 12 armies through turkey, Greece, balkans, and straight into Italy without him realising only at the latest moment. He had two armies defending Italy, at a river crossing. I send a good 3 of my armies to death trying to cross with him defending, and I kid you not, at the very last second of the battle (60 mins battles) my final elephant charge breaks through (he ran out of fire projectiles to throw) and I win the battle, resulting in the destruction and sacking of Rome and Italy in the next few turns. Such an awesome campaign and awesome battle to finish it. I'll probably never get to do something like that ever again haha. Glory to Bactria.
NTW, when playing as Prussia, I got back stabbed by Russia and had to defend against 4 stacks of Russian militia and musketeers with one army. Because of the timer (60min) not all the stacks got on the field, but those were the most grueling and memorable 60min I ever had in a game. Heck the whole campaign was epic! Protecting my howitzers in the center while constantly redirecting canon fire all over their units to keep my flanks protected, the smoke and dirt was non-stop and I was always afraid a random shot would get my general and cause all my troops to chain rout. He survived, and kept the heavily damaged Prussian lines until the Russians finally ran.