Quote Originally Posted by Carl
I've noticed that too Dopp. O the flip side i've found that you don't need Pikemen in Guard Mode for the to brace and that units in Guard Mode take a LOT more losses from a charge so that might be somthing to check.

Also, once sheild infantrys defence gets high enough, they are amazingly resistant to formed charges. Any Sword and Sheil unit with a defence of more than 20 can take a Mailed/Feudal Knight charge with much lower losses than any spear unit, except Papal Guard.
Yes I've noticed that too

At the same price, shielded swordmen do betterer than shielded spearman against cav