Swinging a falx on a horse...
Then again, look at Traikioi Peltastai - they carry a one-handed falx with a lethality of .26, same as the two-handed version.
And for reference, I believe Tarabostes use a sica.
Tsch, no one wants to get their shooters mowed down in melee, HA-lancers are much more versatile and useful than HAs, as boring as that may be in your eyes.
I like the ability to gun, uh, bow down my opponents and then with concentrated charges break their morale.
Last edited by The General; 09-13-2009 at 14:03.
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Why do you leave HA in melee? I think you're confused there and mean 'on the charge' instead of 'melee.' Oh well...mowed down in melee
it was nice to think about
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I found a use for both of them. When controled by a player, HA lancers are real horsemen of apoalypse, but I have a good experience with sword cavalry too, especially in cav-cav melee battles, Gallic Brihentin with longswords, Hellenic elites with AP kopis and elite cataphracts with maces wre good examples. Melee cavalry serve as my FM hunters.
An example of HA swordsmen are Baktrioi Hippotoxotai with kopis and I am able to destroy Saka and Dahae nobles with neglible casualties with them. Archery duels would cause too many casualties. Ktistai with sickle sword as a secondary - high lethality and perhaps AP would have their role - as archers against infantry, as melee fighters against cavalry.
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