Thanks for the reply Doug-Thompson.This thread and your battle narratives have been a very interesting and pleasurable read.

Which i would imagine is an important consideration,especially in your current campaign.I would imagine a couple of experience chevrons would even up whatever small difference there might be in melee although as you say thats an option they have on the battlefield even if it's not their main function.In my current campaign with the Moors i found the desert cavaly unit's i deployed to be lethal given a little experience and have used them even late on in my game.The Horse archer is something the Moors don't have so i'm looking forward to getting a good mix between the two when i start my Egyptian campaign.

Too true,i suppose their availability also enables you too build armies quickly in regions where they may be required in a hurry,either to support an existing army or in the creation of a new one.

Thanks for the Lowdown on this unit Doug.Having recently played a few large scale custom battles with Egypt i have also found the regular mamluks to be a lot better than i imagined too.I have no idea why i have underestimated these units,probably stat snobbery,as if i hadn't learned already that 1 V 1 custom battles rarely mean a lot in comparison to large scale campaign battle scenarios.In the large custom battles i have fought as Egypt they have been a very steady unit,even in prolonged melee.Must say 'hands on' i'am very impressed with both so far.

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