Quote Originally Posted by Zarax
Well, they get substantial bonus against heavy cav thanks to the AP, it would be foolish to leave cav doing a prolonged melee against them.
Hmmm, if it was just the AP that made them effective against cav, then an upgraded Urban Militia would work as well. We all know how that would turn out. I've got to believe the relatively high attack, defense, armor, and morale values of VG (and similar units, like Huscarles, Swabians, etc.) are also factors just as important as AP. All these units are melee meat-grinders: it's foolish to leave anything you want to keep exposed to them for long.