Quote Originally Posted by Asai Nagamasa View Post
I suppose it's "horses for courses", but I prefer a combined arms approach to defence rather than a mass of polearms units. To me it makes more sense to field a lot of spears and missiles and use polearms or axes in lesser numbers as flanking units. I've always found this strategy to deal the most damage and to be a better use of resources.

Perhaps it comes down what people prefer. I don't like using spear units. I would rather use halbs then can charge forward past my missile units and engage incoming cav.