Upon the Cavs in general:

The yari armed troops have a significant advantage over cavalry units, even over the yari armed cavs.

This bonus is ok, spearmen have always been the only weapon to effectively help on the battlefield against cavs. The yari has disadvantages as well (dats why no dachi and monks and nagi are better in melee) worst of all the encumbrance and weight.

Troopers used the spears at first contact and then dropped them and unsheathes swords and other, more useable weapons, in the fray.

To surpass the limits of spear were introduced halberss, bardiche, bec-de-corbin and the like (even a morningstar is better than spears in close fight) but the possible exception of the knife, every weapon is "better" than spears...though the wielder's prowess playes a decisive role in the fighting ;-)

All of this is somewhat simulated in the game for i noticed that at first contact, cav loses many men at once, then starts losing/winning.

Cavs beat monks and every non-spear units if used correctly. And against a non fresh opponent units.
If u check the battlefield calculators, at 0 hon level vs 0 hon level:
vs ya -----> 26 hc standing
vs ys ------> 62 ys standing
vs nd ---> 27 hc standing (note ya/nd)
vs ng ----> hc 68 (and it takes time too!)
vs sa ---> 92 hc
vs yc ----> 83 hc standing
vs wm ----> 12 hc
vs ca ----> 76 hc standing (sword/sword)

Therefore, if used correctly, the hc don't need to be beefed up but to be used correctly. And acording to me they are right as they are. Sun Tzu and Chen'g Pin (hope i spelled this one right) would use them against weak troops and cause mass routing. Now, where's the weak troops on stw battlefields of today ?
None, for these factors will be overthrown by honor, and since hc costs so much it will usually have less honor.


I confirm AGAIN that high honor upsets this completely.
And i will repeat it again, and again, and again and again and again....