What the heck, no chivalric knights?

[Mongothegreat]

That's too bad. I guess it's a holdover from original MTW that I assumed all catholic factions get CK. If anyone knows what factions do get them, I'd like to know. I know I've fought against Spain who had CK. Speaking of the Mongols/timurids, what is the best strategy to defeat them, when money is not an issue. I'm currently trying muskateers and mounted crossbowmen, but with little success.

[Flying Pig]

Infantry get killed at an appalling rate, but against élite cavalry, heavy knights and mounted missiles the mongols die easily if you can keep the initiative. The best method is to rout then kill the infantry, while holding the horses, then bringing the anti-foot arm found to shatter the Mongol cavalrymen. Sometimes in defence of a city polearms/pikes and elite missiles work, but you need heavy cavalry to beat them in any engagement.

Killing the Timurids is hard. They have the best artilley of anyone (the rochet launcher) for field battles and the single most deadly unit in the game (elephent cannons) and super-heavy cavalry. If you can find enough guns to stop the supers, then wait for them to die, and then treat the engagement like a normal field battle you should have some success.

EDIT: 300th Post!