Let's talk about cavalry

**tls5669** · 08-20-2008, 15:45

Carthaginian Sacred Band Calvary. Heavily armored, good morale, good stam, and the only heavy horse that I know of (ive only played about 5 factions) that's fast moving, their charge is good too. Mix in some Numidian light calv, or some decent Med calv and.....OH MY!

**Atraphoenix** · 08-23-2008, 16:10

everybody loves light cavalry interesting

so am I only one who is mad about elite and expensive cataphracts?

**Fondor_Yards** · 08-23-2008, 17:40

No, but those are easy to use. Just point at the end and let them destroy everything.

**Ibrahim** · 08-25-2008, 03:12

Originally Posted by Atraphoenix

everybody loves light cavalry interesting

so am I only one who is mad about elite and expensive cataphracts?

Kataphraktoi tire too esily. they're good, even great, but they tire easily. Heavy cavalry is not as good, but they are less easily tired out, hence more effective charges. Its like using a normal hammer vs. a sledgehammer: you can hit mre often with a normal hammer than a sledgehammer, and you are less tired. It also requires that you get it right the forst time you charge.

**Atraphoenix** · 08-25-2008, 09:56

so to use heavy cavalry for reserve best option as a last playing card?

**QuintusSertorius** · 08-25-2008, 10:44

Originally Posted by Atraphoenix

everybody loves light cavalry interesting

so am I only one who is mad about elite and expensive cataphracts?

Personally I think they're a waste of money. I'd rather have two units of light-mediums, where I get four to six times as many full-pelt charges. Or just use Thrakian Prodromoi.

**Maion Maroneios** · 08-25-2008, 13:40

I guess I'm rather spoiled with Successor cavalry, so my own personal favourites are by far those two guys:

The former because of teir relatively small cost, great stamina, excellent spears and swords. They are also very quick, enabling you to chase down any opponent quickly. Their deadly spears can be used very effectively when deploying the hammer and anvil tactic. The latter, for obvious reasons: armour, stamina, equipment and morale. Just about the best of the best, if you ask me. Never lost against any other heavy cavalry, though I know which opponents to avoid.

There are, of course, some other guys I favour very much:

Relatively cheap, fast, good stamina, have javelins and nice swords. They can effectively deliver some very nasty blows to lightly armoured soldiers of the Thraikian hordes to the north!

Maion

**Atraphoenix** · 08-25-2008, 14:46

what about eastern one for example armoured parthian archers?

**We shall fwee...Wodewick** · 08-26-2008, 02:43

I didn't read the 2nd page but I wanna talk about reformed cavalry. I really like the Thracians. They can beat anything if used right. They are perfect to take out kataphractoi because you simply have them run pepper them with skirmish on, so they pull the unit out of the battle and so long as you have 2 to 1 odds at a time, they simply tire themselves out and you can just slaughter them.

And against others, they either fight or perform the above(so long as they are faster)

**Celtic_Punk** · 09-05-2008, 10:10

Quintus, I trust your judgement in cavalry, but you must see the use of 1 unit of superduper heavy cavalry. They can route a steady-wavering unit in one thunderous charge, where mediums would do in 2-3. I do prefer medium, but if i have the money and the time to train, ill keep my reserve of Heavies.