Quote Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII View Post
What about the Getai's Ktistai? There isn't any Iberian Cav unit that can counter heavy horse archers that also have incredible morale (18) and have secondary lances to bring home a powerful charge. They are technically West of Byzantium as well....

Thraikioi Prodromoi, Hippeis Thessalikoi, Molosson Agema, and Illyrioi Hippeis (they may not look like much but they are incredibly fast and versatile) are also in the running for the best Western cavalry in my opinion as well. The Heavy Iberian Lancer cavalry are certainly the heaviest cavalry in the West, but I think all of the above units are potentially better in that they are more versatile. But, then again, I'm biased, because I prefer versatile, fast, and hard-hitting cavalry that can't necessarily hold in a melee over the heavy melee cavalry like cataphracts.
All nice, but I think I simply use my cavalry differently, if I want missles I use foot missle troops and have cavalry screen them. The greek psuedo-companions are nice enough, but I'm always afraid to get them into a melee. I dislike javelin cav, as I can rarely get more than 20 kills out of them with missles (probably a fault in my play style). I almost never counter cavalry with cavalry, I simply use a unit of reserve spearmen to kill them efficiently. Getting my flankers bogged down with a force they may not be able to escape from is a nightmare for me.