Quote Originally posted by Grifman:
Varangian Guards are 4 attack, 5 defense, valor 5. So does that mean they get a bonus of +5 attack, +5 defense, +10 morale, so that they are really +9 attack, +10 defense?
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No, it says Honour, which means Morale. It is that last row you are talking about right?

About Trebizond Archers vs Bulgarian Brigands.
Well, Byzantine Cavalry do what the BB do but better. The BB are produces from a Master building meaning they are top tech, but their stats are certainly not like that. They are more at the TA's level, and personally not even as good due to the weaker attack and they are not better in an archer vs archer duel due to the TA having shields.
The weak BB morale makes them quite bad at skirmishing where you often get enemies at the side, while the TA do their job perfectly.
The TA is not supposed to be a frontline fighter but then again there is seldomly an opening where you would charge out the TA so flanking is their job. The BB is simply outperformed there.
The larger footprint (staggered line) of the BB also makes them unsuitable for linedefense as the TA has a much smaller footprint.

Basically the BB are like Desert Archers (fast and not really suited for melee), but more expensive and higher up the tech.

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