So anyone else given up completely on cavalry?

**Lemur** · 03-28-2012, 18:37

Originally Posted by frogbeastegg

I have settled on 2 units of cavalry per army, either yari or katana depending on what infantry types I am focusing on.

I arrived at the same tactic. Two is enough, and I usually wind up using them to counter the other fellow's cavalry.

**Vladimir** · 04-04-2012, 15:23

Originally Posted by Lemur

I arrived at the same tactic. Two is enough, and I usually wind up using them to counter the other fellow's cavalry.

Agreed. M2 made great use of mounted units but they don't have much of a place in S2. A couple solid Yari cav focused on anti cav works best for me in S2.

**KyodaiSteeleye** · 07-08-2012, 21:28

I'd say a cavalry charge in close battles is often the decider still - a charge in the back on depleted, tired units will cause a chain rout - which is hard to do with infantry only. Just keep them in reserve and don't waste them earlier in the battle where they'll get done in.

**feelotraveller** · 07-09-2012, 02:39

I agree with most of the comments in this thread. But I just thought I would share...

Early game and my General travelling by himself got ambushed.

"Taisho, enemy archers are ambushing us."
"Okay bodygaurds let's gallop at them."
"Taisho, they are preparing to fire."
"Walk the horses!"
"Yes Taisho. Now they release arrows."
"Charge."
"Taisho they are all dead."
"Hm, I wonder why they bring more than one arrow?"

**feelotraveller** · 07-09-2012, 02:43

Oh, by the way, either the computer can't count or one of the enemy spontaneously reincarnated to die twice.

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**Maltz** · 07-09-2012, 05:35

Cavalry... YEAH!

**Sp4** · 07-09-2012, 11:50

Yari cav is the only cav that has some uses as it gets a charge bonus. If I have cav, I try to use them like a wrecking ball, once the entire, or most of the enemy army is engaged.
As others have said before, for me to get more out of cav, I'd have to adopt a different play style and I am usually very infantry focused.

Another thing that annoys me about cav is that it is very expensive. You can get 2-3 units of Yaris for 1 unit of cav and that unit of cav is never going to outperform 3 units of Yaris, unless you are having a race.