Calvary, ect, ect

[DesertEagle]

The entire charge system seems to have some oddities to it. I wish there was a "Run here, form up and charge" command, as has been posted. It would be much more historic (from the commanders perspective) as most cav troops practice that manuver.

Youcan "sort of" execute this type of manuever by command queing a "run to position command" and then shift-single-clicking an enemy unit. This gives the run order to the first waypoint and the second is a single-click charge. The only downside is you may not be fully cohesive resulting in an unformed charge. Using several walk waypoints to close the last 50 yards or so before charge distance helps some.

This is how I do cav charges under missile fire to minimize losses on the approach.

[Shahed]

Regardless, I can wipe out a unit of Armored Sargeants, using a unit of Hospitaller (Sipahi, Mamluks etc) by double clicking. I mean more than 60 casualties on impact.

As anyone who is used to playing all cavalry armies in M2:TW will tell you, you don't usually have time to single click with all cav armies.

You want to use your shock technique to the maximum.

Naturally you have to be faster and more clicks are required to line up correctly. Often I do it to the degree that I wheel the general's bodyguard 1 or 2 seconds before I order the charge in order to make sure that the general lands right into the enemy unit. This is because I want the general to consistently get more kills than the rest of his men. A principle I've used since Shogun: Total War i.e the general leads by example !

Other occassions, I wheel the cavalry to impact at the location that I want it to.

As a general rule I always try to impact into thier left, diagonal. This is an attempt to kill the enemy unit's leader, enemy general, on impact.

Against spear units I always try to impact from their left diagonal because their spears are on their right.

It works for me just as good as a single click.