I've been doing a lot of searching on the forum to try and get some views on what people think is the best Muslim cavalry (as apparently the in-game stats are not a wholly accurate representation of cavalry strength in-game). Based on a variety of posts I read, I came to the following conclusions:

1. Muslims don't have as much variety of useful heavy cavalry as Catholic factions
2. Catholic factions are pretty much spoiled for choice, with the shield bug making even their entry level cavalry (feudal knights, mailed knights) pretty devastating, not to mention the top of the line Gendarmes, Lancers, Gothic Knights etc
3. The "best" Muslim cavalry seem to be the Moorish Christian Guard?

These conclusions may be incorrect as I'm fairly new to the forum, so I would appreciate some guidance. I'm just finishing a game as the Danes and am planning to play a Muslim faction - preferably the Turks as I was a big fan of theirs in MTW. I realise that tactics will have to change as the strength of the Muslim armies generally are in mobility and versatility (I used to call the Turk units "hybrid" units in MTW as they could fulfill both ranged and melee functions) and I know how to use missile cavalry to wear down an opposing force.

But I would love to know what you guys think is the best Muslim heavy cavalry for mowing down enemy infantry and punching holes in an enemy line. As the Danes I got by fine with Feudal Knights as the staple of my cavalry. Are there comparable units in the Muslim world?

Cheers for any feedback.