"Ok lads. We outnumber them ten to one. This is going be a piece of cake. Now just remember, hold your positions & stay together. And no matter what happens, no one charges until the battering ram gets to the gate, you here me?."
Part 2 of the Best Siege Tactics Series! This Siege Defense Tactic is designed to use for fighting an enemy that has a Ram you can not destroy. I also will be covering tactics for every siege situation in this series so stay tuned for more!
@@S.bhardwaj5 I have a few videos for ground battle tactics and siege attacks. Check out the Siege Exploits Playlist. They are older but all still work.
Doesn’t work that well if the attacking force has high level archers like the khuzaits. And how do you even get ballistas on your wall? I’m only getting catapults
I've tried like 20 times, and no matter what I try I can not get this to work on Lavenia Castle. The Ram guys will back off and then as soon as the rest of the army approaches they don't stop and just murder me.
Honestly my siege tactic to get easy cities is Buy all a rebels cities food/misc then attack stragglers. Then starve them out awhile. Build trebuchet and destroy the walls after reserve dancing them. Then just pelt them with nothing but artillery and 138 crossbow men in the openings 😅
Show me a siege tactic without a exploit? either you let the soldiers deploy automatically, causing them to die stupid, or you deploy them yourself which always ends in a exploit like situation where the enemies stay on the walls or some shit..
When you make a tutorial please make sure you explain everything, I’m a beginner and don’t know how to set it up, most of us come here when we have to defend it now
@@SpartanIsGaming perfectly fine, thanks for replying! Its a great game, but my khuzait horse archers really seem to have trouble with western empire troops. Don't know if its just the terrain that messes them up.
Great video as always. One thing I noticed is that you use the photo mode a lot; I am playing on PS5 and cant install any modes to it. Will it cause any differences?
RTS camera just helps for watching over the battlefield and micro managing so it will make controlling your troops much easier. You can do advanced tactics like this one without it but it’s just a lot harder.
This doesnt work for me at all, my archers get killed easily no matter where I put them (on the walls). The enemy destroys my catapults with their trebuchet. And they're just Sturgian bowmen... Most of the time my archers just stand there before the wall, doing nothing. Sometimes they even face the opposite side... jeez wth
Take direct control of your onager and focus down the trebuchet so you can keep it alive. You don’t need your onagers intact but it helps. For your archers try putting your infantry on the left and right side on your walls in a shield wall to distract their archers while your archers shoot them through the slits in the gatehouse and in the center of your walls.
Update- not working, they keep pushing and my archers keeps breaking the formation to go and help with the catapults. 675 vs 363 this is there 3 time trying to take over
Am on Saragoth I have 101 batanians maxed out most archers vs 1300 batanians when I spwan I got 47 fian champions and around 15 to 21 othsworn would this work would I survive or must their be a bridge because Saragoth doesn't have a bridge. I almost forgot and they outnumber me a lot to the point they don't even build a ram they use ladders and am maxed out with two handed axe and can't handle them on 1 ladder. Blz help I really wanna survive this so I could then execute caladog for this act. And I can't get out because I'll loose 24 troops and its not easy to rebuild troops especially 24.
@@SpartanIsGaming okay thank you but they don't have a ram could you point me to which video is for a army with out a ram in the Playlist I would really appreciate it I been trying for hours now I defend like normal defence and always manage to kill around 400 to 500 before be wiped out because they just keep coming onto ladders and I can't hold them off.
@@SpartanIsGaming nvm I found a glitch where I was able to force the enemies to build a ram kept leaving and joining game and sometimes they built a ram and my God was it good I started off with 101 troops vs 1311 ended the fight wining 500 prisonsers like 15 lords prisoners to and won it with 93 troops left the first 2 waves where hard last couple where recruits they felt easy my archers where blinding the sky with arrows now another seige happened and they have a ram and am going to use this again 487 vs 110,94 am wiping the battanians out lmao.
This is patched...just place all your infantry behind the gate in shieldwall, place 2 groups of archers like 100ft to the left and right side of the gate, open both gates and then drop rocks on them as they rush through the gate, your infantry will hold them while your archers crossfire them to death
@@YesYes-df7cp lmao, I hate when that happens. If you want to make sure they don't keep closing the gate on you send them in first or put them further back from the gate.
Take the middle 2 onagers/catapults off the walls before starting the fight or delegate command off and manually play your men so they don’t use onagers until you turn on delegate commanf
The siege equipment you build is dependent on your siege workshop level during a siege defense. You don’t need siege engines for this tactic but anything helps.
I just used it today on the latest version for my full gladiator army. It’s just difficult to get perfectly in the right spot and the enemy has to only have a ram and be 30-50 yards away from the gate and your soldiers
Hey I'm sorry for asking this but I'm wondering if you know how to put your units in a spear brace against cav I'm on Xbox and with my character I can do brace with a long spear but the units can't so I'm wondering if there a formation they have to be in or something again I do apologize for asking
They will do it automatically if they have a long enough spear. So pike men and I think any unit with over 200 length for their spear. It’ll say if it’s brace-able or not in their equipment tree.
Too bad ai s are so bad vs Sally’s in games like this or total war, especially since a sally was expected and crucial part of every siege where the defenders actually had a shot. It’s a huge advantage having archers on walls ending inf engagements right in front of the walls.
I have found that the best weapon for a siege is the executioner axe. If you can destroy their equipment in the initial assault they will more than likely bank everything on scaling the walls rather than rebuilding equipment. Once they are assaulting via ladders the army is done for no matter how many there are if you have the axe. The most I have ever successfully defended from was 1600 western empire troops. The mangonels took out two towers before being knocked out by their trebuchet. And rather than wait for the ram to hit the gate I took a party and assaulted it for just long enough to allow the remaining ballista in conjunction with my efforts to destroy the ram. 16 vlandian banner knights gave ther lives as I and some militia escaped up ladders and onto the walls. After that first assault it was a foregone conclusion, Vlandia would have the day. Never thought I'd get to play a game this randomly epic.
I should add that I never meant to leave the knights behind, I meant to use the militia as a distraction but selected the wrong unit to follow me to the city. Somehow the knights giving their lives made it even more glorious. No regrets.
i kinda wish bannerlord added sally ports to castles and cities so you can do this much easily
"Ok lads. We outnumber them ten to one. This is going be a piece of cake. Now just remember, hold your positions & stay together. And no matter what happens, no one charges until the battering ram gets to the gate, you here me?."
Tried this. All charged at me then my people locked the gate behind me. Died in seconds and town was lost in minutes. 400 vs 800
Pretty sure they patched this
@@pikapoo6148 I hope so. I was looking for legit ways to defend a castle. I don't want to cheese it.
@@tylerramey4197 same bro, I thought this video will be some good tips but this was pure cheese tact
3:19 What a legend, that man deserves a companion slot 🤣
Part 2 of the Best Siege Tactics Series!
This Siege Defense Tactic is designed to use for fighting an enemy that has a Ram you can not destroy. I also will be covering tactics for every siege situation in this series so stay tuned for more!
Instead of siege defence can you make one for siege or ground battle ?
@@S.bhardwaj5 I have a few videos for ground battle tactics and siege attacks. Check out the Siege Exploits Playlist. They are older but all still work.
Huh how do i chose what siege engine to build while under siege tho, it's all automatic to me...
@@jeanladoire4141 FR
@@thatonerandomecola2408what's that for an answer
As soon as I started swinging at the first guy on the ram they all charge. No go for console, tried it dozens of times in the custom setup.
Make sure both gates are open and your men are far away. You can also try staying still and letting the ram come to you.
Yeah this does not work on console, no matter how much I've tried. Oh well, cool anyway.
Still works for me on Xbox. Just make sure you have a good shield.
Doesn’t work that well if the attacking force has high level archers like the khuzaits. And how do you even get ballistas on your wall? I’m only getting catapults
I've tried like 20 times, and no matter what I try I can not get this to work on Lavenia Castle. The Ram guys will back off and then as soon as the rest of the army approaches they don't stop and just murder me.
Well, it's exploit, not a "tactic" but I'm still thankful
All my tactics are exploits in the eyes of the AI lol
Honestly my siege tactic to get easy cities is Buy all a rebels cities food/misc then attack stragglers. Then starve them out awhile. Build trebuchet and destroy the walls after reserve dancing them. Then just pelt them with nothing but artillery and 138 crossbow men in the openings 😅
@@HexSayer Thats a good strategy I do the same thing since I know they won't have reinforcements I'll stack up food and starve them out.
Show me a siege tactic without a exploit? either you let the soldiers deploy automatically, causing them to die stupid, or you deploy them yourself which always ends in a exploit like situation where the enemies stay on the walls or some shit..
I'm trying this rn Ab Comer is assiégés by 1700 empire elite troups lmao, wish luck spartan
Omg am back i have not watched you for a long time sorry also nice vid like always.
As soon as I engaged the ram by myself the whole army charged. Cool idea though.
How do I keep my men from closing the gates back? I'm on xbox and they just keep closing the gate once they get close to it
Make sure no group is at the gate and that you change their formation then tell them to follow
good content as always brother spartan !
Thanks Spartan!
How do you have a choice of the siege enginesare built?
Fk yea dude this is amazing Spartan!
When you make a tutorial please make sure you explain everything, I’m a beginner and don’t know how to set it up, most of us come here when we have to defend it now
Is it possible to take control of individual soldiers without a mod on PS5?
No unfortunately, you’ll have to use your main character.
@@SpartanIsGaming perfectly fine, thanks for replying! Its a great game, but my khuzait horse archers really seem to have trouble with western empire troops. Don't know if its just the terrain that messes them up.
Great video as always. One thing I noticed is that you use the photo mode a lot; I am playing on PS5 and cant install any modes to it. Will it cause any differences?
RTS camera just helps for watching over the battlefield and micro managing so it will make controlling your troops much easier. You can do advanced tactics like this one without it but it’s just a lot harder.
This doesnt work for me at all, my archers get killed easily no matter where I put them (on the walls). The enemy destroys my catapults with their trebuchet. And they're just Sturgian bowmen... Most of the time my archers just stand there before the wall, doing nothing. Sometimes they even face the opposite side... jeez wth
Take direct control of your onager and focus down the trebuchet so you can keep it alive. You don’t need your onagers intact but it helps. For your archers try putting your infantry on the left and right side on your walls in a shield wall to distract their archers while your archers shoot them through the slits in the gatehouse and in the center of your walls.
Update- not working, they keep pushing and my archers keeps breaking the formation to go and help with the catapults. 675 vs 363 this is there 3 time trying to take over
Am on Saragoth I have 101 batanians maxed out most archers vs 1300 batanians when I spwan I got 47 fian champions and around 15 to 21 othsworn would this work would I survive or must their be a bridge because Saragoth doesn't have a bridge. I almost forgot and they outnumber me a lot to the point they don't even build a ram they use ladders and am maxed out with two handed axe and can't handle them on 1 ladder. Blz help I really wanna survive this so I could then execute caladog for this act. And I can't get out because I'll loose 24 troops and its not easy to rebuild troops especially 24.
You don’t need a bridge at the gate this tactic will work without one. As long as your archers survive you’ll be able to slaughter any army.
@@SpartanIsGaming okay thank you but they don't have a ram could you point me to which video is for a army with out a ram in the Playlist I would really appreciate it I been trying for hours now I defend like normal defence and always manage to kill around 400 to 500 before be wiped out because they just keep coming onto ladders and I can't hold them off.
@@SpartanIsGaming nvm I found a glitch where I was able to force the enemies to build a ram kept leaving and joining game and sometimes they built a ram and my God was it good I started off with 101 troops vs 1311 ended the fight wining 500 prisonsers like 15 lords prisoners to and won it with 93 troops left the first 2 waves where hard last couple where recruits they felt easy my archers where blinding the sky with arrows now another seige happened and they have a ram and am going to use this again 487 vs 110,94 am wiping the battanians out lmao.
ruclips.net/video/qvD7rPs86m4/видео.html here is the siege tactic for armies with no ram or siege towers
will not work at normal game mode enemies outside will must be wounded and then they will reattack with full charge.
How do you keep your character from moving or running around when you go into the RTS camera?
There’s a setting under the RTS settings that changes character control from ai to none while you fly around.
This is patched...just place all your infantry behind the gate in shieldwall, place 2 groups of archers like 100ft to the left and right side of the gate, open both gates and then drop rocks on them as they rush through the gate, your infantry will hold them while your archers crossfire them to death
Do more banner lord videos 😏
Oh I will, I got plenty more exploits and tactics for you guys!
How do you open the thing that shows how many of their men died? i am on pc btw
Should just be tab or shift
Good vid
Thanks Spartan Samurai!
why is every m&b2 tactic an exploit
My gates keep autoclosing Why is that?
Your ai is shutting the gates on you. That happens if their is any group set at the gate.
@@SpartanIsGaming my ai got me killed like 8 times damn😂
@@YesYes-df7cp lmao, I hate when that happens. If you want to make sure they don't keep closing the gate on you send them in first or put them further back from the gate.
Does this defense still works? I tried (Campaign)...but the doors closed behind me...
@spartangaming how do I get the catapults too not destroy the ram
Take the middle 2 onagers/catapults off the walls before starting the fight or delegate command off and manually play your men so they don’t use onagers until you turn on delegate commanf
I can't built siege defenses on campaign, the build its random...
The siege equipment you build is dependent on your siege workshop level during a siege defense. You don’t need siege engines for this tactic but anything helps.
Doesn’t work they just charge at me when I try to attack someone on the ram -console btw Xbox
Make sure both gates are open and you are 30-50 yards away from the gate and that your men are no where close.
Doesn t work :/ infantry charging me after killing ram crew
Don’t worry about killing the ram crew just take the ram and wait for them to leave
@@SpartanIsGaming i think i need more practice with that
sadly it doesn't work now... Enemy will just charge after you kill one soldier in the ram, even with both gates opened
I just used it today on the latest version for my full gladiator army. It’s just difficult to get perfectly in the right spot and the enemy has to only have a ram and be 30-50 yards away from the gate and your soldiers
Try taking the ram and blocking without killing any soldiers sometimes that helps
For me the infantry comes in before the ram what should I do?
learn real tactics
does this still work with the most current patch?
It's not working 😢
Hey I'm sorry for asking this but I'm wondering if you know how to put your units in a spear brace against cav I'm on Xbox and with my character I can do brace with a long spear but the units can't so I'm wondering if there a formation they have to be in or something again I do apologize for asking
They will do it automatically if they have a long enough spear. So pike men and I think any unit with over 200 length for their spear. It’ll say if it’s brace-able or not in their equipment tree.
Too bad ai s are so bad vs Sally’s in games like this or total war, especially since a sally was expected and crucial part of every siege where the defenders actually had a shot. It’s a huge advantage having archers on walls ending inf engagements right in front of the walls.
Does this only work because of the camera mod? Because.. console. :/
It works with console too you just have to be careful your lord doesn't get shot down. Just take a 2 giant shields.
Whats the weapon you have? Just wondering
I believe it’s the one handed bearded axe that the Oathsworn use.
Does this still work?
is this patched on current patch, pc?
Still works on current version pc
I'm sorry to ask but what would happen if the enemies have Siege towers would it still works if they have the rame
If they have a siege tower this tactic will not work. But the next tactic will cover how to deal with that.
@@SpartanIsGaming oh alright thx
How did you move the camera?
RTS Camera for camera movement
I hope this works... I'm stuck on one of my saves lol
Let me know if it does! You can also use the tactic from part 1 if this doesn’t work.
That's 25 yards, not 50, unless those dudes are 2 feet tall. Interesting tactic though.
I have found that the best weapon for a siege is the executioner axe. If you can destroy their equipment in the initial assault they will more than likely bank everything on scaling the walls rather than rebuilding equipment. Once they are assaulting via ladders the army is done for no matter how many there are if you have the axe. The most I have ever successfully defended from was 1600 western empire troops. The mangonels took out two towers before being knocked out by their trebuchet. And rather than wait for the ram to hit the gate I took a party and assaulted it for just long enough to allow the remaining ballista in conjunction with my efforts to destroy the ram. 16 vlandian banner knights gave ther lives as I and some militia escaped up ladders and onto the walls. After that first assault it was a foregone conclusion, Vlandia would have the day. Never thought I'd get to play a game this randomly epic.
I should add that I never meant to leave the knights behind, I meant to use the militia as a distraction but selected the wrong unit to follow me to the city. Somehow the knights giving their lives made it even more glorious. No regrets.
Usually if u have good enginner lv u can fast destroy siege machines and they in any case nothing do ;)
if they fix this, they would fix a lot of things
Think they patched it 😢
Hello
Best cheese defense...
so is this a mod or a cheat will this work for xbox
I used basic mods like the RTS camera and you don’t need the mods to get it to work on console.
@@SpartanIsGaming thanks my Castel is getting Seiged and it's 500 to 100
🌺 Promo_SM!!!
bro legits cheats with that rts mod LMAO
You just wait! When the game release the AI will destrooooy you!! 🥲😅
The game has been released for a good month now tho?
Shame the ai always iust build the ladder and goes straight in
Does this still work?
Yes this tactic should still work, there hasn’t been any update to the AI pathfinding.
does it still work ?