Genghis Khan would've totally used wisards in his army, because, from his point of view, he did. There were Mongol shamans among the troops who were believed to call for spirits' aid in battle, and Genghis Khan himself was believed to be a powerful shaman. You probably could've gotten away with using a wizard :)
Genghis specifically sought out shamans to help his conquests, since Mongols expected to have them call on the aid of spirits in combat. And once the empire was formed, they would seek out holy men of other religions on the basis that they might as well call on all of them. He would have totally capped out on wizards.
In the Mongol Empire the "khagan" or "great khan" was an elected position. "Kurultai" is what the election meeting was called. So yeah, there were Elector Khans.
He did use auto resolve. It was called the three tents threat. The first day was a white tent and if they surrendered all was good, they just took tribute. If they raised the red tent that was a fight and inhabitants were enslaved. If he raised the black tent the city was razed to the ground with no survivors.
Karl Franz should be quite familiar with the "Cantabrian Circle" because it's very similar to the Renaissance Caracole that the Empire's Pistoliers are undoubtedly capable of.
I mean, they do tho. Kislev cav is better the empire cav. Kossars are just super cost effective so people mindlessly spam them without using the other parts of the roster.
i distinctly remember using a mongolian hellstorm rocket battery to blow up ships in ghost of tsushima and I have no reason to doubt its historical accuracy
@@JackPhoenixCz I'm so smrt my bullshit may accidentally be the truth. Or i read about it somewhere and it got shoved down into my subconscious. Regardless, ty for the info
"Would you believe it, Genghis Khan didn't actually use wizards in his army" - who knew? For some reason that line cracked me up, keep up the great content mate, always a treat!
Having grenade launchers sounds viable for Mongolian Horde as there are records of Mongols using primitive grenades in Japan which called tetsuhau (てつはう), I'm sure they used them in the continent and might have developed handheld launcher like in this game.
Cata circle only works with horse archer long range, so the entire thing can fire. The circle was a tactic vs enemy archers most of the fire land in middle where its empty..
Actually, circular fire returned with the advent of handheld firearms! Just as Marian tactics returned for infantry, early modern cavalry like the Schwartz Ritters would harass enemy lines with carousel fire. Basically you'd unload your pistols when you near the enemy lines, then use the remainder of the circle to reload as you rode out of range! Very effective, particularly before the mass adoption of true muskets
Great fun! Genghis used about 40% lancers to 60% horse archer skirmishers. Kislev is perfect for Genghis-style battles. High Elves are OK for this too but too expensive.
You joke at 8:00 but as soon as Genghis Khan's forces were met with gunpowder bombs during his conquest of the Jin dynasty, he became a really big fan of them and incorporated gunpowder into his own army.
Dear old Ghengis did of course also use infantry in his main forces (esp allied contingents), so there was no need to crimp yourself quite so much, but looks like you had fun experimenting!
Great video! Khan was famous for destroying or conscripting conquered settlements into the army. I would have loved to see one where its a mishmash of outpost generated cav from different armies! Very flavourfula
I did this with Tyrion. It was nasty. High elf skirmish cav and raider light cav in early game, late same skirmish cav but silver hands and dragon princes for heavy and just crushing it
8:59 "Bretonia hates me for some reason. Apparently they were friends with the successionists." Nah man, they're just jealous of Genghis Karl and his superior Cav Tactics!
This is some good stuff right here. Not a fan of auto resolve in my own campaigns but it really helps the flow of these videos and keeps it tight on the action. Well done!
Not quite, a large cav army in real life would actually be slower. You would have to build pens for the horses, bring fodder for places with sparse vegetation, grooming equipment, etc. it’s hard enough trying to move infantry, but add horses to that equation it becomes much more difficult. Not impossible, but more tedious.
This was awesome, what a great idea, not like the normal grind that we've seen hundreds of times. My only question is: why only 20 mins? This much fun shouldn't be rationed 😁👍
And this is probs the best reason why I want Knights Panther to be an "anti-large" cavalry and Knights of the White Wolf to be the melee cavalry. It would complete the Empire's knightly corps.
Very nice videos, very creative ideas, I've started re-enjoying warhammer iii with Nakai and his crocodile gang, Ghengis Karl or Balthasar Bonaparte might be next
I love your videos, I discovered your channel through your tactics guide and subscribed instantly I enjoy watching your video more than most wh content creator because your always creative, willing to teach and you manage to give a better understanding of what's actually going Thank you for that and see you in the next one
Aaaah, this brings the Mongol Invasion from Medieval 2 to mind. I'll never forget the fire arrows raining down on my armoured swordsmen in the middle of the night. A great game.
Only infantry can use siege stuff. Also keep in mind it's wh3 so a siege with cavalry in it would simply be backcapping because wh3 sieges are the worst of any total war game, including wh2
Siege Defense i always autoresolve even when on Victory.i cannot seem to defend the walls with the ai ladder spam and the walls are generally useless anyway. I remember in rome total war that sieges where big and with a small force you can definitely beat a lot of units.but in war hammer it is impossible to stop an attacking force with all those open holes in your defenses.
I would say if you could get a wizard or hero that does poison damage you could keep him. Cuz Mongols were the type to use chemical warfare, if I remember correctly.
I whish there was a Khanate Golden Horde level Cavalry unit. Fast riders, Accurate armor piercing missiles, world class heavy armor, world class mounted/dismounted melee, and most importantly with their pet warrior eagles.
I am pretty sure khan had SOME infantry granted I don't ever use massive amounts of knights or mounted units as I am dumb and I forget where I park them in archers or whatever
Ghengis Khan integrated chinese siege engineers into his army. Every skill the Mongols lacked, they took from conquered people. Every schoolar was a valuable resource. A spoil of war. Just the nobility was usually exterminated with extreme prejudice if the had not surrendered. If he had access to actual Warhammer style mages, you can bet your behind he would have used them!
Genghis used the Original Plague Catapults to launch disease ridden corpses over the Siege walls and spread Bubonic Black Death and terrorfy the defenders.
As a history buff, I really appreciate how you exemplified Genghis Khan's exceptional use of the autoresolve.
When your generals fought most of your empire's battles.
Ah the glorious 3 tent threat lol
Every battle without a detailed record was an Auto Battle. Few people know that ;)
@@ernimuja6991lol isent that what should happen ?
@@satanwithinternet2753 Alexander, Julius Caesar and Napoleon fought most of their battles.
Genghis Khan would've totally used wisards in his army, because, from his point of view, he did. There were Mongol shamans among the troops who were believed to call for spirits' aid in battle, and Genghis Khan himself was believed to be a powerful shaman. You probably could've gotten away with using a wizard :)
Was gonna comment this exact thing lol
Lore of beasts maybe?
@@SaltyRocksPew definitely
Not only that but the mongolian empire embraced all religions in its court as advisors and bureaucrats.
History revisionism.
Genghis Khan often used wizards and won battles by spamming pendulum and burning head rather than horse archers
Genghis specifically sought out shamans to help his conquests, since Mongols expected to have them call on the aid of spirits in combat. And once the empire was formed, they would seek out holy men of other religions on the basis that they might as well call on all of them. He would have totally capped out on wizards.
A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a mongol siege camp…
@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 gets high end jobs
@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 To be honest Genghis Khan was one of the first to start doing rewarding by merit.
@@broadmoretungyou don’t have time for nepotism when you are out to conquer the whole world
*Summon the Elector-Khans!*
it was a legit thing in mongol empire and its called Kural Tie
In the Mongol Empire the "khagan" or "great khan" was an elected position.
"Kurultai" is what the election meeting was called.
So yeah, there were Elector Khans.
The Elector Count of Ostland looks like a Mongol commander so you're not wrong.
Karl here out-cavalrying the Bretonnians here.
Genghis Khan would totally use wizards and autoresolve if he had the chance.
Man, I really wished the Bretonnians were chosen for this challenge. They are my absolute favorite faction.
Funny because in lore a Knight Errant would be more than a match for a fully fledged Empire knight
He did use auto resolve. It was called the three tents threat. The first day was a white tent and if they surrendered all was good, they just took tribute. If they raised the red tent that was a fight and inhabitants were enslaved. If he raised the black tent the city was razed to the ground with no survivors.
@@JohnSmith-bs9ym
Bretonnians don't have missile cavalry though, so it wouldn't really be a mongol-style army.
@@aclassicguardsman946 they have mounted yeomen archers so bretonnia would have arguably been MORE fitting.
Karl Franz should be quite familiar with the "Cantabrian Circle" because it's very similar to the Renaissance Caracole that the Empire's Pistoliers are undoubtedly capable of.
Yeah that's an intresting concept, btw you're 100% right, if the khan had wizards, he would've for sure use them.
He had wizards alltho those were called shamans but its the same thing. But they only had some buff magic no fancy fireballs.
@@Jebu911Buff magic? Oh drugs xD
I wish the Kislevites where a bit more focused on that kind of playstyle.
I mean, they do tho. Kislev cav is better the empire cav. Kossars are just super cost effective so people mindlessly spam them without using the other parts of the roster.
In the lore they're described as horsemen. I wish they had an armor piercing or bonus vs infantry horse archer unit.
Horse archers + winged landers
Fortunately demons have low armor and no sheilds
@@christianweibrecht6555 As Kislev you have to fight WoC and chaos dwarfs constantly
@@-V-_-V- Not the Gospodars, but the Ungols.
I remember how Genghis Khan gave his troops guns
*And explosives capable of destroying entire regiments in mere moments.
i distinctly remember using a mongolian hellstorm rocket battery to blow up ships in ghost of tsushima and I have no reason to doubt its historical accuracy
But didn't use mages.
@@SaltyRocksPewin Medieval Total War 2 the Mongols have a Mongol Rocket Launcher, as well as Naffatum (infantry that throws incendiary bombs).
Gunpowder DID get to Europe thanks to Mongols (possibly directly, possibly through Middle East).
@@JackPhoenixCz I'm so smrt my bullshit may accidentally be the truth.
Or i read about it somewhere and it got shoved down into my subconscious.
Regardless, ty for the info
"Would you believe it, Genghis Khan didn't actually use wizards in his army" - who knew?
For some reason that line cracked me up, keep up the great content mate, always a treat!
But he did use shamans to hype up his army so using wizards would have been fair here. Its not like khan used pistols either.
Having grenade launchers sounds viable for Mongolian Horde as there are records of Mongols using primitive grenades in Japan which called tetsuhau (てつはう), I'm sure they used them in the continent and might have developed handheld launcher like in this game.
Yeah, my thoughts as well. I swear I read about a few Mongolian troops using a very primitive explosive device in the west.
they were surrendered song troops
really really REALLY and i mean R E A L L Y fun video idea.
id love to see more like this
Cata circle only works with horse archer long range, so the entire thing can fire. The circle was a tactic vs enemy archers most of the fire land in middle where its empty..
Actually, circular fire returned with the advent of handheld firearms! Just as Marian tactics returned for infantry, early modern cavalry like the Schwartz Ritters would harass enemy lines with carousel fire. Basically you'd unload your pistols when you near the enemy lines, then use the remainder of the circle to reload as you rode out of range!
Very effective, particularly before the mass adoption of true muskets
Great fun! Genghis used about 40% lancers to 60% horse archer skirmishers. Kislev is perfect for Genghis-style battles. High Elves are OK for this too but too expensive.
There is no word for "too expensive" in elven dictionary.
You joke at 8:00 but as soon as Genghis Khan's forces were met with gunpowder bombs during his conquest of the Jin dynasty, he became a really big fan of them and incorporated gunpowder into his own army.
Dear old Ghengis did of course also use infantry in his main forces (esp allied contingents), so there was no need to crimp yourself quite so much, but looks like you had fun experimenting!
You'll be telling me he didn't use grenade launchers next. Pft.
Great video! Khan was famous for destroying or conscripting conquered settlements into the army. I would have loved to see one where its a mishmash of outpost generated cav from different armies! Very flavourfula
What a great video, probably one of your best and one of my favourite of all time!
Keep up this energy 👍🏻
Best vid so far mate keep up the amazing work and stay safe.
I did this with Tyrion. It was nasty. High elf skirmish cav and raider light cav in early game, late same skirmish cav but silver hands and dragon princes for heavy and just crushing it
Love the video, can't wait to see more wacky tactics pulled off in this format.
I’ve looked up plenty of ancient war tactics to play these games, they still work amazingly well lol
You could do Cantabrian circles on a unit level in Rome Total War.
8:59 "Bretonia hates me for some reason. Apparently they were friends with the successionists."
Nah man, they're just jealous of Genghis Karl and his superior Cav Tactics!
>2023
>Guns still don't have reload animations despite this being a thing in total war almost 20 years ago
Zerk you always make great content but this one was by far the most entertaining, funny and educative.
Thank you!
Really like the video idea Zerk, would love to see more of these!
This is some good stuff right here.
Not a fan of auto resolve in my own campaigns but it really helps the flow of these videos and keeps it tight on the action.
Well done!
Finally some of the Empire factions utilising their OP horses .
In previous Total Wars games, armies made entirely of calvary had larger campaign movement ranges. Is that the case with Warhammer?
Not quite, a large cav army in real life would actually be slower. You would have to build pens for the horses, bring fodder for places with sparse vegetation, grooming equipment, etc. it’s hard enough trying to move infantry, but add horses to that equation it becomes much more difficult. Not impossible, but more tedious.
@@RebelCannonClub74 Think he's asking about the games ngl
No, because it is probably harder to define what cavalry is in a fantasy setting
No, movement range is the same regardless of army comp.
@@RebelCannonClub74 This is so fucking incorrect lmao.
This was awesome, what a great idea, not like the normal grind that we've seen hundreds of times. My only question is: why only 20 mins? This much fun shouldn't be rationed 😁👍
I recently tried a Mongol themed army comp with Bretonnia. Let me tell you, grail knights w/ perfect vigor plus yeoman archers are pretty effective.
Awesome. Love your themed campaigns.
You had some damn good camera work for this vid, great cinematography ❤
And this is probs the best reason why I want Knights Panther to be an "anti-large" cavalry and Knights of the White Wolf to be the melee cavalry. It would complete the Empire's knightly corps.
My hand aches just watching this...
Sun tzu once said, "ain't no one got any time for that"....
"I've heard Genghis Khan didn't use wizards, so I recruited heavy knights in playemail and grenade launchers"
Would be really interesting to see a mod that reflects the mongols, stuff like starting out with a horde army
I believe chords with the wolf archers are the most khan like playstyle
With the hobgoblins
Excellent use of that Takeda Fire Cavalry, beautiful work
"His pet hammer Ghal Maraz for walkies" god damn thats funny
@Giveaway_OfficialZerkovich oh sweet a zerkovich bot named Official Zerkovich 😃
> gets an amethyst wizard
> doesn't restart
Didn’t think it would work in fantasy setting
Very nice videos, very creative ideas, I've started re-enjoying warhammer iii with Nakai and his crocodile gang, Ghengis Karl or Balthasar Bonaparte might be next
I love your videos, I discovered your channel through your tactics guide and subscribed instantly
I enjoy watching your video more than most wh content creator because your always creative, willing to teach and you manage to give a better understanding of what's actually going
Thank you for that and see you in the next one
I love how you did all of it within just few turns... i'm still trying to figured out how to beat empire campaing on the first game hahaha
He's on turn 24 before the video is even halfway done. I wouldn't say "a few turns" 😅
18:38 The Mongols were quite famous for their siege equipment -- all's good ;)
That "Oh Scheiße" at 1:27 was very great! Very german.
After you beat all of the campaigns in WH3, RP is absolutely the funnest way to continue enjoy this gem. This was a great idea!
Love these types of videos, you are doing a great job, keep em coming!! 👍
Aaaah, this brings the Mongol Invasion from Medieval 2 to mind. I'll never forget the fire arrows raining down on my armoured swordsmen in the middle of the night. A great game.
I was constantly laughing. Great video. When you did the deadpan delivery that Genghis Khan did not actually use wizards I lost it!
using your court wizard as a spy definitely feels like a Genghis Khan move
mongol armies went freaking insaneo mode with siege equipment, actually, so no problem there
Ah, demigryph! Chengis' favorite mount!
Genghis Khan had amazing engineers building his siege machines.
"If there's anything I learned as a Follower of the Apocalypse, it's that there's a lot of good information in old books."
Love ur thematic videos lately. Loved the semi circle thing
Wonderful video! Keep it up!
wow, Karl Franz , a figure based on German HRE use carricole , which the german ritters used quite a lot, what a beautiful sight
Most likely during my next kislev / empire campaign, spear infantry & ranged clavary will be my main army composition
I can confirm as somene who has ready a lot of history books, Ghenghis Khan *did* absolutely love a grenade launcher.
Surprised you didnt try a single feigned retreat strategy
Mongol in fantasy : chaos worshipping barbarian.
Mongol in 40k : loyal hero of imperium and the exterminator of xenos.
I mean the Mongols(Genghis Khan specifically) DID use a similar system to The Elector Counts so this makes a lot of sense!
you are not allowed to call Ghal Moraz a pet hammer XD
Yea I mean, there's a reason the mongols got so huge. Their tactics work!
What about Louen Leonkahn?
It always amazes me how thousands of jears old tactics still work in a simplified video game.
Mongols had siege weapons and became master at sieging so keeping some artilerry would make total sense
12:12 It is like that scene from the beginning of Gladiator!
"So can we get out of this" AI: Not Likely.
8:02Yes a grande launcher a very Genghis Khan tactic
So you will be turning Kislevites into a living stage and feasting on it. This action has my consent.
Finally figured out how Ghenghis Khan got such a large empire… cheesing the auto resolve with ranged cav.
“I did what Genghis Khan would do, and recruited a few regiments of renown”
I think you should’ve kept the siege weaponry, since Genghis Khan used those to seige settlements
Only infantry can use siege stuff. Also keep in mind it's wh3 so a siege with cavalry in it would simply be backcapping because wh3 sieges are the worst of any total war game, including wh2
Siege Defense i always autoresolve even when on Victory.i cannot seem to defend the walls with the ai ladder spam and the walls are generally useless anyway. I remember in rome total war that sieges where big and with a small force you can definitely beat a lot of units.but in war hammer it is impossible to stop an attacking force with all those open holes in your defenses.
Ah yes Ghenghis Khan's use of wizards everyone knows about that lol (love it o7)
I should've watched further before commenting that oops lol
This would be a fun campaign to watch :)
Genghis used siege weapons, so the cannon should have stayed!
10:30 Pelinal Approved
I would say if you could get a wizard or hero that does poison damage you could keep him. Cuz Mongols were the type to use chemical warfare, if I remember correctly.
7:54 the mongols were masters of the siege
Loved the cavalry tactics, looked very flashy
I whish there was a Khanate Golden Horde level Cavalry unit. Fast riders, Accurate armor piercing missiles, world class heavy armor, world class mounted/dismounted melee, and most importantly with their pet warrior eagles.
you are funny man, I love your videos, this one if my favourite, thank you for making them, cheers.
Genghis Karl :D
Damn, you beat me to it lol😂.
Nice
I know its for the ghengis KARL pun. But if you truly what mongol tactics you need mounted yeomen with bows.
I am pretty sure khan had SOME infantry granted I don't ever use massive amounts of knights or mounted units as I am dumb and I forget where I park them in archers or whatever
Time for a rerun but with Nuln Black Roses and amethyst booms
Ghengis Khan integrated chinese siege engineers into his army. Every skill the Mongols lacked, they took from conquered people. Every schoolar was a valuable resource. A spoil of war.
Just the nobility was usually exterminated with extreme prejudice if the had not surrendered.
If he had access to actual Warhammer style mages, you can bet your behind he would have used them!
Genghis used the Original Plague Catapults to launch disease ridden corpses over the Siege walls and spread Bubonic Black Death and terrorfy the defenders.
Nade riders are basically the infantry clapping unit, doesnt even matter what infantry. Its gonna die.
GK used a thousand flaming cats to capture a City.
I am quite sure he would use Lore of Beast and Heaven, Wizards.
The Mongols worshipped Sky God.
That’s not fair, if he had magery the greatest of Khans would have used them, absolutely. He was very good at using what he had available.
I see Karl's keeping up his habit of stealing hats
we need history lessons like this
i cant belive kempler was able to take marienburg XD
the Mongols did use infantry though?
They were just low ranking and often drafted from conquered places
Why not use bretonnia for this play instead?
Balthazar: *WELCOME TO MONGOLIA, GENTLEMEN*