Quote Originally Posted by John the Mad View Post
The only unit i ran into immune to this was the Epiorite elite phalanx and it was lame because they also are immune to being charged in the rear,flanks,front by heavy infantry or cavalry or a combination of both.

They will kill you with their backsides.
Where all else fail... Drapanai/Rhomphaiaphoroi succeed!

Personally, I find javelins, whether of the AP variety or not, to be incredibly useful in EB, certainly much more so than arrows. With skirmishers being as light as they are, it is a simply manner to loose a few volleys when the enemy is charging (which always results in hilarity; individual soldiers do death-tumbles in the air), pull them back behind the main line, and maneuver them behind the enemy's rear to deal out more death.

Though I do agree with Watchman's assessment of skirmisher cavalry: I never found a good use for them, as their numbers (~50 on large unit size, as with all other cavalry) are too small to dish out major damage, and one can usually afford two units of infantry skirmishers in place of one unit of cavalry skirmishers.