NEWSFLASH: Only particularly LONG spears have any significant advantage over cavalry and ONLY if the unit is well trained and stays in a good formation. A dinky little javelin is in no way similar to a yari, except in its shape.

And it would not appear that anyone other than myself and Yoko have properly tested this aspect. I guarantee you that if you use them CORRECTLY, an army of ALL skirmishers is nearly unstoppable. The fact of their short range means nothing-- the are practically invulnerable to missle fire, so just run them up within range and let loose a few javelin vollies and you've won the missle fight.

But I am open to contradictions from anyone who has seriously tested and considered this situation and has arrived at a different conclusion than me.

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Khan7