Quote Originally Posted by Atraphoenix View Post
do not be so sure, when they run out of arrows, they are piece of cake, I do not mean cataphract archers, though.
Plus they are worthless in frontal arrow rain against phalanxes.
Frontal fire, yes. However, HA can easily flank the phalanx line (providing that there isn't a great deal of missile support), fragment it into individual units, and then cut them down with fire from the rear. I did this multiple times in my first Getai campaign against the Makedonians.