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| - Aside from their elite infantry unit, the Rhodok Sergeant, Rhodoks rely primarily on their crossbowmen to be successful in sieges. With their high damage, massive board shields, and mass recruitability, Rhodok Crossbowmen of all types are deadly in sieges. This is due to the high damage of the crossbow, which can kill or fatally wound an enemy soldier (40-70 damage, if not a headshot) with one bolt. In addition to these deadly, one-shot crossbows, crossbowmen are equipped with some of the largest shields in the game. To avoid casualties and attempt to drain the enemy's archers, one tactic may be to order the arches to use their shields, creating an impenetrable wall. If you are besieging a town, this may not work from the sheer amount of arrows.
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| - Aside from their elite infantry unit, the Rhodok Sergeant, Rhodoks rely primarily on their crossbowmen to be successful in sieges. With their high damage, massive board shields, and mass recruitability, Rhodok Crossbowmen of all types are deadly in sieges. This is due to the high damage of the crossbow, which can kill or fatally wound an enemy soldier (40-70 damage, if not a headshot) with one bolt. In addition to these deadly, one-shot crossbows, crossbowmen are equipped with some of the largest shields in the game. To avoid casualties and attempt to drain the enemy's archers, one tactic may be to order the arches to use their shields, creating an impenetrable wall. If you are besieging a town, this may not work from the sheer amount of arrows. One way to have both a wall of shields and crossbowmen would be to create groups in the party screen. Set your Rhodok Sharpshooters, those with the most firepower and accuracy, to archers, and the rest of crossbowmen equipped with shields to a custom group. Order that group to use shields and stand in front of the sharpshooters that can now fight with a bit of cover. When defending a city or castle, Rhodok Sergeants are invaluable, as their huge shields and ridiculous amount of health means that they are all but invulnerable to enemy archers, while their proficiency at close quarters combat means they can hold their own against anything short of a Nord Huscarl. Rhodok Sharpshooters are the best defensive unit in the game (comparable only to the Vaegir Marksman), in both defending castles and towns and from a vantage point on the battlefield.
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