Weak cavalry? it does not work both ways.

[Djurre]

I've been reading a lot of complaints on weak cavalry, and how they are real eager to die at the hands of those elite peasants and militia.

Well, my frech AI opponent does not agree. I just sieged Rennes with a full stacked army, with the only defender being a familiy member. I had 4 units of dismounted english knigts in combat with that unit.

So bare with me.

1 unit gets charged on the front, and because they have a higer attack rate than defence rate, i decide to counter charge, just before the cavalry hits home. i send another unit into the fray, and then, after a while, another 90 knights charge into the french from the rear. and then, another one connects with the two fighting on the front.

So this is 30 bodyguards, and 1 general. vs. 360 english footknights.
halfway through that fight ive lost about 100 of these fellows, and killed 1, yes 1 bloody bodyguard. i decide to throw in my own general and knights and in the end they manage to kill off the french.

end of battle report: i killed 31 troops, and lost 120.
this is on medium i might add.

what did i do wrong.

[zarkis]

Bodyguard units have 2 hitpoints if I remember well. So you fought 60+(general hitpoints) elite guys.

[Djurre]

but still, dismounted english knights aren't shabby either. i swear, i was 100 men down, and they had only took 1 casualty.

[Djurre]

This is getting weird.

Now a unit of border horsemen, takes out half my armoured swordsmen by chraging them in the front. i mean instantly, as if difficulty has just gone through the roof.


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yes, this one is even weirder. has anyone else experienced this?

[Trojan Pony]

I had a unit of armoured spearmen that an Ai general charged head on in the the woods. I was rolling my eyes at the stupidity and thinking it was back to RTW levels of stupidity when I relised they'd cut through my troops like butter. My 72 spearmen became 20 in like 5 seconds. and the rest lasted another 10 before routing. It was the enemy King and he had 32 units but still...

[Basileus]

I lose alot of infantry against Cav and its vice verca when its the opposite thing, so im starting to wonder if im using my inf the wrong way or something. I dont have a hard time winning battles though ive lost once and i was outnumbered by 400 troops and i always play on VH.

[TheImp]

I agree with the statement "Don't counter charge cavalry with infantry". It is rather suicidal. The best way to deal with a charging cavalry is by facing them and put your unit on "defend" mode. Unless of course, u have peasants on mules charging Zweilanders.