The Sweboz

[WinsingtonIII]

Frankly, I'm not sure why you're in such a hurry to get the Germanic Heavy Cavalry. They're certainly good, but Germanic Light Cavalry, Celto-Germanic Cavalry, and Gallic Light Cavalry easily get the job done. Roman cavalry can't compete and the Gallic cavalry is pretty much on the same level with the exception of the bodyguard version of Brihentin. The recruitable Brihentin have worse stats and can be taken down by Celto-Germanic Cav. Especially if you have Temples to Deiwoz and Fields of Games in your troop producing cities so they come out with three or four experience chevrons right off the bat.