Guide: Yet Another Hinnom Guide

[thejeff]

I think the Protection listed in the wiki entries is natural Protection. Protection from armor is added to that (in a complicated fashion of course.) Probably the same with Defense. Shield and weapon bonuses.
Those entries are auto-generated which is why you get the less useful value.

Dawn Warriors are nasty. No question about it. Swarm tactics are probably still your best choice for regular troops. I'd suggest the slave warriors rather than the Elite. A little more expensive than your Light infantry, but better (two) attacks and lower resource so they're easily massable. Dawn Guard hit really hard so the Elite's armor isn't likely to help them survive a blow. They also have fairly high encumbrance so they'll be more vulnerable as the battle drags on.

The other answer, of course, is skellispam. Raise Skeletons/Dead from enough Sauromancers to hit critical mass and overwhelm them.