I can't really use Bandar Warriors in my game tho. Reason being I have something like -50% resources from scales
Tailored my pretender for the sacred melees which are easy on resources. As archers I use the atavi ones, 'default' precision and ok range. I usually use 'fire at archers', sometimes it works and I get no casualties, but sometimes enemies don't have archers and them I'm hosed
Anyways, that flanking thing might work pretty well, got to try it. Especially if I need huge armies. Bandars _mixed_ with sacreds in the center (mixed to get the extra damage punch in from sacreds, and less arrow-targets since 2/3 of targets are still bandars), and the main bulk of sacreds on the flanks attacking rear - got to try that... using them like cavalry might work after all