Which are better: Peltastai Makedonikoi (PM) or Hypaspistai (H)?

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Which unit is better (and against what)?
The differences I see from the unit stats:

PM:
Weapon (aside from javelin): sword, attack 13, lethality 0.13
Defense: 12, 4, 13 (armor, shield, skill)

H:
Primary weapon: sword, attack 12, lethality 0.225
Secondary weapon: spear, attack 17, lethality 0.13
Defense: 14, 4, 11 (armor, shield, skill)

Body mass is roughly the same (1.2 vs. 1.22), as is charge bonus, morale and soldier count.
What puzzles me is that I have never seen the Hypaspistai use 2 weapons - what's up with that? Do they only have one?

Also I was wondering how the spear bonus against cavalry works. In the export units file there is no entry for such a bonus for most spearmen, but it exists for a handful of units.

So there seems to be like a "normal" spear bonus that's a given for EVERY spear unit and then an extra bonus. The following entries are from the original BI txt file:

spear = Used for long spears. Gives bonuses fighting cavalry, and penalties against infantry
spear_bonus_x = attack bonus against cavalry. x = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12

Also posted here:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...96#post8449096