New Kings and Generals short will describe how the Hidden flank tactic was used in the Ancient world to defeat opponents. This tactic was most famously implemented during the battle of the Catalaunian Fields by Aetius against Attila and at the battle of Pharsalus by Caesar against Pompey.
Previously:
Ancient Tactics: Concentrated Center –
Ancient Tactics: Oblique Order –
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Previously:
Ancient Tactics: Concentrated Center – https://youtu.be/CTdo9mvgPHs
Ancient Tactics: Oblique Order – https://youtu.be/N8vDnVJU1Lk
Skanderbeg used this tactic
Sometimes works in Total war. But my unit always break easy
The Cavaliers of Pompeii were incredibly stupid. Imagine you spend ages chasing after the enemy instead of helping your infantry.
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Hannibal mindset 🎉🎉🎉
After Maxim Incident happened, it is much efficient to use artillery bombardments than to send every monkeys straight into his paintbrush.
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Best to do it with Cavalry very easy to do
Amazing documentary. I also run a small history channel about ancient civilizations.
This is like the only tactic in Total War that I assume everyone uses all the time if there are woods around. And if you don't. Then what are you even doing?
I used to record documentaries onto my dvr from history channel and wherever and rewatch them all the time. Now we have something like YouTube that gives us K&G’s for free. I feel compelled to donate or become a member. Thank you so much for this.
Will this work on total war?
Aetius was definitely one of the top 5 Roman Commanders of all time
Sod cutouts are super useful for this tactic. Just a foxhole or trench with a piece of sod on some boards to make a roof. Another benefit is that once the trap is sprung, if your soldiers dug all the holes themselves, they can use the dugouts for cover or further concealment. Those trenches can also injure horses or strand even the most powerful vehicles if set in the right place.
The obvious danger is having an enemy fall in early or land in a pit still full of soldiers. But you can really maximize the psychological impact: imagine guys just spring out of the ground and surround you AFTER some guys on horses hit the flank and disrupted your formation. Now about 80% of the enemy is broken for the next several minutes. Do with that time what you will
Thank you I will use it!
The battle of Walaja is an example of this tactics and cresent shape double envelopment.
Man… Imagine how many innocent lives would be spared if modern day battles were also fought by colourful rectangles that spontanrously disintegrate under pressure.
Hidden troops+feign retreat are OP tactics combined
Example:manzikert
Pompey
In latein a C becomes spoken a K. i like the channle, it is very informative and gives a picture of battles in the past of humanity
The battle of Pharsalus is one of the most textbook examples of an army having inferior logistics, inferior terrain advantage and inferior numbers winning outright simply because they were better trained. Julius Caesar was losing the war until this decisive battle where Pompey lost everything.
Henry V
Pompey: Hey Caesar, get flanked!
Caesar: Flank you!