
Originally Posted by
Atraphoenix
basically
light cavalry:
Ups;
+ speed
+ maneuver
+ flexibility
+ price
+ chasing down routers
+ fatigue
+ some have incredible charge points
Downs:
- no horse armor
- lesser attack rating
- horrible melee
- no match for heavy cavalry
- lesser morale
- lesser discipline
Heavy cavalry:
Ups;
+wonderful melee
+armor
+great morale and discipline
+battle changing charges
+also their model look cool :-)
Downs:
- speed
- maneuver (for AI mostly)
- flexibility (For AI mostly)
- price
- fatigue
- no match against elite (even levy) infantry (It is demoralizing to test pandadapoi phalangites against cataphracts, if you face catas with them they have no chance; I always use them for cavalry hunter unit thanks to their wonderful AP exes. I hate to confess but pandadapoi phalangites can rout grivpandar with axes and without hold position order of course controlled by player; they are better cavalry hunter than pezhetairoi)
- Only limited factions have elite worthy cavalries.
P.S. Do not forget AI is dumb so I am sure you have experienced many times AI generals/heavy cavalries loves charging phalanx from front. That is why I use alex, at least AI tries to outflank me with its cavalry.
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