MEDIEVAL II- TOTAL WAR GUIDE (RUSSIA) This guide I have made because of two reasons:-. 1. It is easily one of my most favorite factions in Medieval II Total War. AND. 2. I cannot find any comprehensive guide for the Russians here in the TWC website or in the strategy pages. STATISTICS: Name: Russia. Total War: Attila Total War: Rome II Total War: Arena Total War: Shogun 2 Napoleon: Total War Empire: Total War Medieval II: Total War Rome: Total War Medieval: Total War Shogun: Total War Toolbox What links here Related changes Special pages Printable version Permanent link Tools Log in Search Benefiting from improvements in arms and armour these elite warriors are still formidable, even when they choose to fight on foot. 33. 48. Dismounted Polish Knights. heavy infantry. Well trained, elite troops, and well equipped with plate armour and sword. Fighting on foot, these knights make capable heavy infantry. Infantry, Spearmen: Swiss Pikemen or Landsknecht Pikemen. Ranged, Gunpowder: Musketeers. Ranged, Pre-gunpowder: Retinue Longbowman or Aventeriers. (Aventeriers do more damage and are better armored 4. 9. 730. 250. can_formed_charge, can_withdraw, hardy, hide_forest, knight, sea_faring. 20 ratings Good unit. Protected by heavy armour and armed with a lance, these elite warriors crush and ride down their opponents. castle Baron's Stables. Baron's stables allow for the recruitment of capable cavalry units. Mid Tier. Ironically the exact opposite problem of Scotland. Egypt: Similar to the Turks, only 2 options named (Royal) Mamluks. Thankfully they both have AP so that gives them a slight edge there. They also have light cavalry in the form of Arab Cavalry and 2 sorts of ranged cav. So you can field decent cav early on. Like half archers (the ones that can deploy stakes), about six horse archers, small amount of heavy cav and infantry. Deploy the archers well ahead of your other forces, and when the battle starts, drop the stakes. Have the archers retreat back to your main force. The Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire has one of the strongest rosters in the early campaign, with excellent heavy infantry, good archers, and strong options in both heavy and skirmish cavalry. Be warned; while the Empire has strong units in many areas, quite a few options require high-level buildings or have very high upkeep costs. Spear Militia. Heavy infantry. Byzantine Infantry. Dismounted Byzantine Lancers. Dismounted Latinkon. Varangian Guard. Missile infantry. Archer Militia. Byzantine Guard Archers. thebigbenman 12 years ago #4. there's no battle being fought in auto resolve. the computer will take your stack and the enemy's stack and fight them unit-by-unit, in order from left to right, winner moves on to fight the next unit, etc. it seems to pretend it's all close range melee and rely on those stats, so heavy armored infantry do great 3aSde.