Quote Originally Posted by L'Impresario
Regarding to #3, I wouldn't be so anxious to see hospitallers in action, as they are exactly the same with teutonic and santiago knights - still useful ofcourse since they are almost for free, just no variety 'cept the unit graphic. And they are an Italian faction unit IIRC.

They have completely different dismounting option - dismount into Hospitallier Foot Knights - somehow in 'vanilla' MTW VI I liked to play with the Italians only to get the units. BUt now I grown up and I play only in modded MTW