Best Unit of Each Type?

**zachattack** · February 16, 2009, 03:25 PM

What is your opinion on the best units of each type?

Light Infantry
Heavy Infantry
Light Cavalry
Heavy Cavalry
Archers
Crossbowmen
Gunpowder
Cavalry Archers
Cavalry Gunpowder

Did I forget anything?

So yeah - just post your favorite ones of each

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**Jerk** · February 16, 2009, 03:44 PM

Bro, do you mean from vanilla or the mods aswell ?

**zachattack** · February 16, 2009, 03:46 PM

Preferably Kingdoms Vanilla, ye.

**Haxiel** · February 16, 2009, 08:12 PM

Cavalry Gunpowder: Reiters IMO. Great fire rate and damage, plus scares people and penetrates armor. Oh and guess what? Lances, and they move really fast.
Heavy Infantry: My vote goes for Dismounted Ritterbrüder. These guys can make short work of anything you put in their way, and if they can't kill it, they'll most probably make it run away in fear.
Crossbowmen: Aventuriers are pretty good at both melee fighting and shooting, plus I believe they pierce armor.

**svenn42** · February 16, 2009, 08:31 PM

Cavalry Gunpowder: Spanish Dragoons. In their context, they're incredibly useful. Nothing else can match them in Americas.
You forgot Spearmen too
For that, I would go with Scottish Noble Pikemen. Pikes + Great Armor = Awesome
For Heavy Cavalry, Ritterbrüder. They may not be the best, but they look the coolest.

**Dante690** · February 16, 2009, 11:56 PM

Light Infantry: Battlefield Assassins (favorite unit in the game)

Heavy Infantry: Jannisary Heavy Inf

Light Cav: Svenner

Heavy Cav: Knights Hospitaller

Archers: Retinue Longbowmen

Crossbowmen: Pavise Crossbowmen

Gunpowder: Musketeers

Horse Archers: Hungarian Nobles

Cav Gunpowder: No experience with anything but elephants, never used them before

**Theseus1234** · February 16, 2009, 08:25 PM

you forgot artillery and gunpowder artillery
for foot gunpowder troops, i'm going to have to go with cossack gunners, the russian riflemen or whoever they are. attack and defence are both superior to arquebusiers and musketeers, and they have the range and power to boot

**Conquistatore** · February 17, 2009, 12:08 AM

Light Infantry - Italian Spear Militia yeah!
Heavy Infantry - Dismounted Knight unit or 2hander
Light Cavalry - Jinetes
Heavy Cavalry - Gothic Knights or Ritterbrudder
Archers - Longbowmen or Scots guard
Crossbowmen - Mounted xbows
Gunpowder - Musketeers
Cavalry Archers - One of the tougher Byzantine HA's.
Cavalry Gunpowder - Reiters
Siege weapon pre gunpowder - Catapult
Siege weapon post gunpowder - Serpentine