Quote Originally Posted by oaty
Guard mode halts most cavalry charges dead if they are frontally charged. Even when hit in the flank they will have some standing power allowing time for a producive reaction. Hastati have enough power to take a cavalry charge from the front in guard mode and will allow time in most cases to make a counter move if they get hit in the flank

Cavalry lose bady when pinned down or tied up. So the big trick with an all cavalry army is to hold there charges and then counter.
Hahaha!

Try, mortal! True charges never come from the front. It is like water falling down from a hunder meters' height. It washes away anything. Anything!