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WraithLord said:
Good suggestion. (I think it was already made earlier in this thread.)

I also found that markata units do have their uses. For one their small size allows them to swarm larger enemies, secondly they have high defense, meaning as long as they're not under direct enemy arrow fire they tend to bring relatively good results (for 5g units).
For example, in some of my test games I've seen the markata archers stop and handle a charge of a group of knights. This feat was repeated several times in my tests.

It makes sense to me. A huge group of little monkeys attack a knight charge... monkeys everywhere, and you can't lance the damn things cause they are too quick. They jump on you, jump on your horse, claw it's eyes out, and then the Knight is down on the ground, while the markatas are ripping his armor off and tearing his throat out.