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    iudex thervingiorum Member athanaric's Avatar
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    Default Re: The Absolutely Best Heavy Cavalry in EB...

    I can imagine that with an overhand spear*, but underhand lances feel kinda awkward for melee, especially if you're sitting on a horse.
    Anyway, I prefer to switch to maces/whatever in cavalry fights to be historically accurate (and because maces are kewl), however I've learned to my intense frustration that the RTW engine lets lances win in those situations.

    *I always have overhand spear cavalry use their spear against infantry, except when they're up against armoured units.




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    Default Re: The Absolutely Best Heavy Cavalry in EB...

    Quote Originally Posted by athanaric View Post
    I can imagine that with an overhand spear*, but underhand lances feel kinda awkward for melee, especially if you're sitting on a horse.
    Compare thrusting cavalry swords. Which tended to be pretty long; Early Modern Poles had an 1.5m type called koncerz, and often summarised as "lance-sword"...
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