Quote Originally Posted by TheLastPrivate
Lancers are So much better than Knights hospitaller as they come pre-equipped with Advanced plate, which is more than your general unit. Not to mention lancers have more mass which gives them added shock value as well. Also mounted french archers have AP and scots guard are never too weak compared with english archers and aventuriers hold solid ground against pavise crossbowmen. And Voulgiers are probably the only spearwall halberd unit that is better than milita-grade as well. And finally they get serpentines :D
So, there is more to it than just statistics concerning the Lancers? But still I am not convinced about the heavy infantry.