Quote Originally Posted by cegman
I am wondering (rather pathetically as I don't have the full game) if it wouldn't work better to try to negate the charge bonus against spears. You wonder how many horses would charge if the spearmen were in formation and brave enough to stay that way.
Yes I agree. Charge is a way to break unit's formation and to fear fighting men, not to kill them.
Once a unit have lost its formation and cohesion (expecially spears), charge has to be effective against it.