Well yeah but a 50 men strong charge to the rear of a 82 men unit that is armed only with swords should do more damage especially if they are supported by a phalanx and my general has 8 stars. In Medieval TW I once held back 500 men with only one group of cavalry until my reinforcements arrived. In this one I only find HA useful and you don't need to be Asian to use them right. The getai have very good HA. I will try Thracian cavalry next, maybe they will be better. And believe me this is not the first time I play TW and I know how to use cavalry.