Favorite unit(s)

**Maloncanth** · 04-02-2007, 16:23

I dunno about VI, but in XL, Cuman Heavy Cavalry definitely takes the cake. CHC's equivalent to Mongol Cavalry, superior to anything up to and including Chivalric Knights, decently low tech, available in early, a batch with every prince and utterly unstoppable in early. They also turn lead to gold and deplete the ozone layer. I'd say practically UNBALANCEDLY powerful.

**Kavhan Isbul** · 04-02-2007, 17:25

Having taken a look at the stats for Cuman Heavy cavalry and Mongol Heavy Cavalry, the Mongol is just a bit better, but considering that the Cuman heavies are available quite early, and their upkeep is comparatively low, I agree that they are an overpowered unit, whih compensates for the lack of decent spears. There should have been a Cuman Horse Archer unit in XL though.

**macsen rufus** · 04-02-2007, 18:09

Horses for courses really, but a few faves for different reasons:

* swiss halbs - eat horses and armoured units for breakfast, and are faster and higher morale than bog standard halbs
* in XL I really learnt to love the bashkorts (Volga Bulgarian infantry, spears with throwing spears thrown in)
* in PMTW Polish Winged Hussars have to be the sexiest unit on the battle field, just a great graphic! But for use, I like the Ukrainian zapor.... oh, damn forgot how to spell it! And the Atli tartarlar HAs.
* in HTW Scythian light cav (I too have bit of a horse archer fetish

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ah, there are so many....

**Maloncanth** · 04-02-2007, 21:13

Originally Posted by Kavhan Isbul

Having taken a look at the stats for Cuman Heavy cavalry and Mongol Heavy Cavalry, the Mongol is just a bit better, but considering that the Cuman heavies are available quite early, and their upkeep is comparatively low, I agree that they are an overpowered unit, whih compensates for the lack of decent spears. There should have been a Cuman Horse Archer unit in XL though.

Really? They both show up as 8/4/5/7/8 for me.