Age Of Empires Strategy - Civs

Age Of Empires Strategy - Civs - Hittite

Bonuses:

Double Stone Thrower, Catapult, Heavy Catapult hit points
+1 Archery Range unit attack
+4 war ship range

Strategy

This civilization are among the favourites. They can attack early with both cavalry and chariots. Using chariot archers as opposed to cavalry can save you resources and time. Hittites have a +1 attack bonus from archery range units. This means that EVERY unit that comes out of the Hittite archery range can kill faster (e.g. it takes chariot archers 5 shots, which total 25 pierce attack, as opposed to 7, totaling 28 pierce attack (with 3ATK going nowhere), to kill a non-Sumerian villager). This is useful when attacking early on because with every early attack, it is often more difficult to destroy buildings. However, this attack bonus allows for faster destruction of enemy units and buildings (you can now finally stand toe-to-toe against those pesky composite bowmen). So one advantage of playing Hittites is that their early attacks, if you manage to get one in, are very strong. But their best power is saved for last, after you iron. You guessed it, the other benefit of using the Hittites is for their catapults. With double Stone Thrower, Catapult, and Heavy Catapult HP, Hittites have debatably the best Siege Workshop units in the entire game. The strategy with the Hittites is not to overwhelm your opponents with only catapults, but to combine them with the other troops Hittites have to offer. A good attack would be with catapultss, protected by Centurions (or phalanx if you cant afford centurions) to take out the troops guarding the enemy base. Always have something protecting your catapultss. Centurions/Phalanxes are prefered because they can take out any troops that gets near the catapults. Yes, even War Elephants (boy those cheap phalanxes sure are useful). What you have here is mutual protection, the cats protect your phalanxes/centurions from archers, and your phalanxes/centurions protect your cats against non-range units that can only attack up-close. After you destroy the troops, take some War Elephants (Hittites have everything, dont they?) and attack the inside of the base. Use your cats to take out the houses and the TC. With this lethal combination of Elephants, cats, and phalanxes how could you lose. Another benefit for Hittite is the Elephant Archers, you can use these archers along with some towers, preferably ballista towers, to protect your base. This well protected base of yours should hold well against enemy raids while you are attacking with your troops. Very important!!!! Always have some troops protecting your villiagers because without them, your great army will crumble and die.

Strategy

This civilization are among the favourites. They can attack early with both cavalry and chariots. Using chariot archers as opposed to cavalry can save you resources and time. Hittites have a +1 attack bonus from archery range units. This means that EVERY unit that comes out of the Hittite archery range can kill faster (e.g. it takes chariot archers 5 shots, which total 25 pierce attack, as opposed to 7, totaling 28 pierce attack (with 3ATK going nowhere), to kill a non-Sumerian villager). This is useful when attacking early on because with every early attack, it is often more difficult to destroy buildings. However, this attack bonus allows for faster destruction of enemy units and buildings (you can now finally stand toe-to-toe against those pesky composite bowmen). So one advantage of playing Hittites is that their early attacks, if you manage to get one in, are very strong.

But their best power is saved for last, after you iron. You guessed it, the other benefit of using the Hittites is for their catapults. With double Stone Thrower, Catapult, and Heavy Catapult HP, Hittites have debatably the best Siege Workshop units in the entire game. The strategy with the Hittites is not to overwhelm your opponents with only catapults, but to combine them with the other troops Hittites have to offer. A good attack would be with catapultss, protected by Centurions (or phalanx if you cant afford centurions) to take out the troops guarding the enemy base. Always have something protecting your catapultss. Centurions/Phalanxes are prefered because they can take out any troops that gets near the catapults. Yes, even War Elephants (boy those cheap phalanxes sure are useful). What you have here is mutual protection, the cats protect your phalanxes/centurions from archers, and your phalanxes/centurions protect your cats against non-range units that can only attack up-close. After you destroy the troops, take some War Elephants (Hittites have everything, dont they?) and attack the inside of the base. Use your cats to take out the houses and the TC. With this lethal combination of Elephants, cats, and phalanxes how could you lose. Another benefit for Hittite is the Elephant Archers, you can use these archers along with some towers, preferably ballista towers, to protect your base. This well protected base of yours should hold well against enemy raids while you are attacking with your troops. Very important!!!! Always have some troops protecting your villiagers because without them, your great army will crumble and die.

Rating: 9/10

Submitted by Cedric Lee/_MJ_Heat
Editted by thisiscool_40

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