Quote Originally Posted by kaloioannis
playing the turks in mtw early and expert and every time i come up against high valour units of the varangian guard it doesnt matter what i do they seem to chew through every thing i throw at them with ease.
Isolate and soften with arrows, then pin with Spears (charge!) then lastly charge at back with Cavalry (on wedge formation). It doesn't matter what unit, they will break (so long as you use relatively comparable units).

Against Kats for example, you need to use an Armenian Heavy cav to flank. Either that an another spear.