Arverni Campaign

[WinsingtonIII]

Probably because they are the favourite light cavalry unit of so many players... That said, although I find Leuce Epos very effective, I prefer Dahae Riders.

I guess that's understandable. I should have made it more clear that I wasn't trying to disrespect the unit or anyone who likes it, but that it just wasn't one of my favorite units, because I don't like skirmisher cavalry that much. Again, to anyone here who likes skirmisher cavalry, no disrespect, it's just my opinion.


Haha I guess I know to tiptoe around the issue of light cavalry from now on.

[moonburn]

leucos epos the illirian light cavalry and the dahe riders are my favourite light cavalry

i mean seriously have you ever builded an army of combined cavalry arms ? heavy medium light skirmishing, it totally rocks the greater hability to manouvre get regiments without suport and anihilate them one by one while loosing very few troops in comparison

hell i even destroyed an argys silver shields dudes with 3 units of dahe riders by always hitting them from 2 sides as the other one draw their attention (note i was already out of arrows by now since killing katraphacts is not as easy as it sounds )

you should give it a try making 5-6 units of cavalry from all sorts and use them to destroy entire roman full stacks (always kill the general 1st tough and then their cavalry units )

[WinsingtonIII]

leucos epos the illirian light cavalry and the dahe riders are my favourite light cavalry

i mean seriously have you ever builded an army of combined cavalry arms ? heavy medium light skirmishing, it totally rocks the greater hability to manouvre get regiments without suport and anihilate them one by one while loosing very few troops in comparison

hell i even destroyed an argys silver shields dudes with 3 units of dahe riders by always hitting them from 2 sides as the other one draw their attention (note i was already out of arrows by now since killing katraphacts is not as easy as it sounds )

you should give it a try making 5-6 units of cavalry from all sorts and use them to destroy entire roman full stacks (always kill the general 1st tough and then their cavalry units )

Well Illyrian light cavalry and Dahae riders are not javelin cavalry. I was only saying that I personally think javelin cavalry are a bit underpowered, particularly in terms of how many kills they get with their javelins compared to javelin troops on foot (probably just a matter of smaller unit size). I love Illyrian light cavalry, they are one of my favorite cavalry units in the game, because they are fast, hard-hitting, and have axes for melee. Dahae riders (I assume you are actually referring to the horse-archer Dahae riders and not the javelin throwing Dahae skirmisher cavalry) have proven to be quite good in my Baktria campaign, although fighting with horse-archers is not my favorite style. The only type of light cavalry I don't particularly like is javelin cavalry, horse-archers and other light cavalry I've generally had favorable experiences with.

Of course, I don't use javelin cavalry very often. I may have just had some unlucky instances with them. I'm planning on trying out the Leuce Epos again and to start using javelin cavalry more in my other campaigns where it is appropriate (meaning in campaigns where horse-archers do not dominate the battlefield). But, anyways, we are really getting off-topic, so this is the last am I going to post on the subject of javelin cavalry here.

[Knight of Heaven]

I guess that's understandable. I should have made it more clear that I wasn't trying to disrespect the unit or anyone who likes it, but that it just wasn't one of my favorite units, because I don't like skirmisher cavalry that much. Again, to anyone here who likes skirmisher cavalry, no disrespect, it's just my opinion.


Haha I guess I know to tiptoe around the issue of light cavalry from now on.

Actualy at first i didnt have any respect by skirmisher cavalry, but in time, by playing RTW EB, and M2tw and his mods, begin to love skirmisher cavalry,a nd the role that cavalry has. it is very usefull.

Currently in my romani campaing, i only use skirmisher cavalry, mainly campanian, and lugurian cav. im in 220 BC :)
no heavy cav for me, no need for that.