Just wanted to chip in that IMHO, the shield bug is the "mother of all bugs" (at least, balancing bugs) for MTW 2. Without any fixes all basic spear units are pretty useless against knightly cavalry (despite what the game advisor says). With shield value zeroed out and half the shield value going into armor, the other half - into defense, armored sergeants suddenly have a chance against cavalry. Even militia spearmen do...