Cavalry attacks - in case you didn´t know

[Blodrast]

hmm, so they wouldn't automatically switch to their secondary weapons after the charge ? sigh, more micromanagement...(if this was intended)
but at least if you're right, we can partially fix it, by forcing them to switch whenever time allows (and if you only have a few cav units ;P)

[Husar]

I just checked some stats, most spear-armed cav have swords as secondaries, swords have no armour piercing, but a few get +2 attack for using swords. But even if they don´t get any bonus for their secondary weapon I think it could be still worth using it because I got the impression that the attack-rate of those short weapons is higher(shorter animation) and so they can do more damage in the same period of time.

edit: it´s getting better I just gave some roman cav only one attack order with ALT and watched them charge with lances and then switch to swords immediately, guess that makes micromanagement superfluous.
But now I have to get some sleep, good night and have fun.

[Servius]

best post this in the stickied Bugs List. I think it's a great improvement to allow cavalry to have two weapons and to use them in different situations, but not having the switch occur automatically seems like it HAS to be a bug, because there doesn't seem to be any benefit to leaving the switch manual. When would someone want their cavalry, post-charge and engaged in melee, to continue using lances and not switch to swords?

[Spetulhu]

Would this make much of a difference for my Generals and their heavy cavalry?

[Kekkonen]

Ah, so this is why my equites stink in close combat. They're great in creating panic (esp. in light infantry or when flanking) with a charge, but they've been having problems finishing off units even though the last remnants of the enemy are running in panic right in the middle of the cavalry group.

[Husar]

Equites are one of the few cav units that don´t have a secondary weapon...
For generals I think there´s only the attack speed advantage if any.

[Alrowan]

try tihs technique for phalanxes as well ;)

[Doug-Thompson]

Now that's something worth knowing.