I'm nearing the end of my first campaign since I returned to M:TW, playing English, Early, Normal. It's 1340ish and I've passed 60% domination (I'm not a very quick mover). Barring a few provinces like the Danes, I control everything north of the Mediterranean with hefty armies of pav arbs, mercian billmen, chiv sargeants and a mixture of cavalry. Everyone has max armour and weapon upgrades.

Now I have to move into the desert to crush the Egyptians and Almohads, so I need lighter armour. Do I destroy the armourers in my established troop producing provinces or develop new desert troop training centers? Do I switch to completely different troop types? I'm only really any good at catholic tactics - lots of beefy troops crawling across the battlefield - and I tend to fall apart if I try clever hit-and-run tactics.

At the moment, I think I'm going to try using the same mix of troops that I'm used to, but with no extra armour. And lighter horsemen. But I'm open to suggestions.