[Calanor]

Originally posted by LordArioch:
I got MoM to run with DOSBOX. But about pikes vs. cavalry, it just occured to me that lances get one attack. If that lance attack is repelled and doesnt go through is that its one use for the battle? Then pikemen with repel could soften the initial charge from knights (which is really deadly).
So they might already be a good choice against cavalry with lances.

I don't know if I feel that a repel attempt vs lances would turn them into a counter-cavalry unit. Besides, cavalry in general is tough, be it with or without lances and a counter-cavalry bonus would not only be useful - it would be quite sensible in a historic sense. Different cultures/nations might employ different approaches to counter cavalry, though - two-handed swords may be employed vs cavalry in some cultures, for instance, although I would assume that these would be particularily useful vs light cavalry charging in an open formation. In this case, you'd mainly use the sword to cut off the horse's legs, not to attack the horseman. Regardless, I feel that it would be a good idea if Dominions in some way or another had units that would be put on the field to counter cavalry.

Not that this has much to do with Heavy Infantry and the like, but anyway..