most powerful faction

[ReluctantSamurai]

no shields means that specialised melee cavalry or some Seleucid Cataphracts will do relatively short work of them

Selkie cats will have to deal with my cats before they even reach the CA's Any other cavalry will be dealt with by Arab Cavalry (who will eat Lancers for lunch---and as fast as Lancers are, AC are faster in desert conditions).

My Armenian cavalry armies are never placed in the hands of anyone but high-ranking generals with a pile of bonuses. Fatigue is rarely, if ever, a problem The heavy cats tire much quicker than the CA's, by the way...

Check this thread---post #5:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...battle-victory

Granted it's against the AI (I play VH/H) and not another player, but 4000+ kills (several dozen of the enemy unit losses were Chariot Archers, btw) vs about 150 casualties ain't bad in my book