Dealing with the Dwarven Gyrocopters as Empire?

[Chthonic Guardian]

So I finally went to war with the Dwarves for the first time, and in one of my first battles I had a devil of a time dealing with their little pack of gyros. I sent my outriders to deal with them and went about controlling my cav to deal with their Artillery on top of the hill, and managing my steam tank and luminark, magic caster etc.
I usually don't micro my outriders as they keep themselves pretty safe, but the gyros apparently outran them and led them into some trouble and they got wiped out... So then I sent my flying mount Captain after them, and he just chased and chased them...

Anyway, what is the best way to deal with those pesky gyros as the Empire?

[Elitewrecker PT]

Shoot them when they come for you?

[Rick]

crossbows or free company

[Chthonic Guardian]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Shoot them when they come for you?

Originally posted by mrmrmiller:

crossbows or free company

I phased out ground archers for outriders, besides if Outriders can't catch them, I don't see how foot archers would?

[Wh♂♂par]

Gyro's bow down to their rotors, when viewed from on top having the shape of a cross, being demolished by...Crossbows. Wowee.

Edit to reply to the latest comment:

You don't chase. You zone them out. If their ground force goes down, you can ignore them happily.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Originally posted by Chthonic Guardian:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Shoot them when they come for you?

Originally posted by mrmrmiller:

crossbows or free company

I phased out ground archers for outriders, besides if Outriders can't catch them, I don't see how foot archers would?

You don't catch them, they come for you and you obliterate them with two or three ranged units (cross, handgunners)

[StarofTanuki]

Cannon could get easy kill and i don't see any reason to use Luminark over Cannon they are expensive, poor accuracy and deal less damage than Cannon .

[Chthonic Guardian]

Originally posted by Wh♂♂par:

Gyro's bow down to their rotors, when viewed from on top having the shape of a cross, being demolished by...Crossbows. Wowee.

Edit to reply to the latest comment:

You don't chase. You zone them out. If their ground force goes down, you can ignore them happily.

I will give that a chance. I think because I never saw them beofre, and I didn't like the enemy owning the skies, I fixated on wiping them out.

Originally posted by >po|nt`|ockout<Pugdoubt>.,~*:

Cannon could get easy kill and i don't see any reason to use Luminark over Cannon they are expensive, poor accuracy and deal less damage than Cannon .

My experience has been the opposite. I admit Luminark is not as strong against Bretonia and Dwarves, but it was incredible against Tomb kings and their scorpions and Sphynx's. A true game changer, and at times I felt it was a bit OP to have their amry leaderless and without monsters by the time it crossed the desert sand to my front line. But yeah I struggled to find a use for it against the dwarven army.

[Chthonic Guardian]

Originally posted by Wh♂♂par:

You don't chase. You zone them out. If their ground force goes down, you can ignore them happily.

Good to know, thanks.

[Wh♂♂par]

Originally posted by Chthonic Guardian:

Originally posted by Wh♂♂par:

You don't chase. You zone them out. If their ground force goes down, you can ignore them happily.

Good to know, thanks.

You already responded to that comment :P It's been in your quote, too!

[Chthonic Guardian]

Originally posted by Wh♂♂par:

Originally posted by Chthonic Guardian:

Good to know, thanks.

You already responded to that comment :P It's been in your quote, too!

Ha! I thought I missed responding to it. Oh well, saying thanks is free, no harm done even if said twice. :)

[Chthonic Guardian]

BTW, you guys were right (you already know that).
I went back an re-fought the battle and just ignored the gyros until they came up to bomb and shoot, and my outriders easily dispatched them, and my wizard enjoyed lighting them up with fireballs.

[Centur1on01]

They're an incredibly expensive unit that can be flooded out by arrow spam