Quote Originally Posted by soup_alex View Post
Really?

My surprisingly bad unit would probably be Carthaginian Citizen Cavalry (as someone has already nominated Forest Elephants; these guys are nearly as useless). Despite being considered fast moving they're nearly always caught, and though boasting a healthy charge bonus, they seem never to want to use it—I've tried many a time, and these swine always either neglect to couch(?) their xyston or instead go in with swords. Much of the time, they seem to ride at full tilt toward a point some metres to the right or left of where the enemy actually sit, before slowing to a walk and eventually homing in (which leads me to believe that they must have developed a tactic of closing one (or both) of their eyes as they charge.
Indeed, I'm loath to put much faith in any of Carthage's cavalry bar the Sacred Band. I can't wait to get my hands on the Iberi Lanceari!
Really? I actually found them to be quite good. Once you level them up, they're killers in melee against most of your African enemies. I used them extensively for the first quarter of my Carthy game.