Skink Skirmisher blowpipes vs Skink javalin?

[Googley Eye'd Bastard]

Im wondering which unit is better to recruit? Javalins run out of ammo faster but do some good damage with what they have and make semi ok melee units after they run out, Skirmishers got a lot more ammo but i don't really see their damage at work much, its nice for flanking the enemy but i just don't see their effect at all.

[Spynal Toad]

In reality, it comes down to use.

Skink Skirmishers (the blowpipes) are, for all intents and purpouses, your primary ranged lizard. they fire while moving too, so they can skirmish with relative ease. add the tendency for ranged units to actually arc their shots now, and you can reliably keep them in a back line.

The skink Cohorts with Javelins, while classified as a ranged unit, just aren't, in form and function. rather, they are a slightly more expensive light infantry, with a bonus ranged attack. their best use is to have them flank an occupied unit, unload their javelins to soften an enemy, then go in for the kill. seriously they LITERALLY have the SAME melee stats as regular skink cohorts.

[Googley Eye'd Bastard]

Originally posted by Spynal Toad:

In reality, it comes down to use.

Skink Skirmishers (the blowpipes) are, for all intents and purpouses, your primary ranged lizard. they fire while moving too, so they can skirmish with relative ease. add the tendency for ranged units to actually arc their shots now, and you can reliably keep them in a back line.

The skink Cohorts with Javelins, while classified as a ranged unit, just aren't, in form and function. rather, they are a slightly more expensive light infantry, with a bonus ranged attack. their best use is to have them flank an occupied unit, unload their javelins to soften an enemy, then go in for the kill. seriously they LITERALLY have the SAME melee stats as regular skink cohorts.

ahh, in that case ill probably put my regular cohorts in my second army and replace them with blow dart troops