To be fair in the Hungary/Byz comparisons, Byzantium has Kataphractoi to back up the Vards, and while they may not be the greatest heavy cav around, they don't exactly suck either. Add in Byzantine Infantry (Sword and shield guys... basically legionaires who don't toss pila) and Varangians and they can field a combined arms force, but only in the middle and late periods. Still, they can field one, and it's not so weak.
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