Hobilars: Early game\'s backbone

[Inferno]

Anyone else here think that Hobilars are the best unit in the game until Feudal Knights appear?

Or am I the only one running around armies consisting of nothing other than Spearmen and Hobilars (and winning easily every time, even on Expert!)

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It's getting warm in here...that must be one hell of an INFERNO!

[Pachinko]

Yep! Your right. I luv my hobby horse... http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/wink.gif

[andrewt]

They're good and cheap and early. I use them a lot for flanking and chasing down in the early game. They eventually get replaced by mounted sergeants once I get the money and by Lithuanian cavalry and such if I get them but they are invaluable in the early game.

[Dracleath]

If you like Hobilars, try Polish retainers. They are the best overall light horsemen that I know of (though they aren't as fast as some, so you may want to include some mounted seargents to chase down horse archers). Armenian heavy cav are also a great early horse unit, combine them with saracen infantry and horse archers for a very good early game mix as the turks to help get you the resources to build up to janns.

[ltj]

sacaren inf rocks...so do hobilars. spearmen+hobs with peasants to maintain provinces = early expansion http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif

[dancho]

Aw, c'mon. The Almohad Urban Militia will eat these guys ALIVE. Your puny soldiers would be more foolish than a thousand fools to attempt to defeat them... http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif