What is your favorite unit?

[emanb56]

So there are just so many badass units to choose from so i was wondering who everyone thinks is the best unit.

[goro]

well i love those teutonic knights with the horns on their head but one of the best units are the cannons of sepulcher or whatever they are called

[Silverheart]

I think my favourite unit would be the Vardariotai.
They are not too expensive, and are also fast, endurant and have good attack power. They are also well armoured and sufficiently trained to survive in close combat as well. Basically, they have all the things an excellent solider need in this game - speed, agility, stamina, power, good defense, cost efficiency.
The way I see it, they are at least top five of best units in the game, followed closely by Spanish musketeers, Dismounted Boyar Sons, Dismounted Chivalric Knights and Retinue Longbowmen.

[emanb56]

the canons of the holy sepulcher do work

[melkor1861]

For me, Heavy Scots Pike Militia. Low upkeep, easy to spam, and virtually unbeatable if you have a couple units of Feudal Knights to back you up

But then, I suppose I developed a love affair with Phalanx Units back in Rome: Total Realism. Ah, the days of marching out of Bactria all the way to Rome at the head of armies of Kataphraktoi and Pezoi (and the bajillions of auxiliary units as well!)

[ChivalrousKiller]

Just ONE favorite?

Well, I'll go with the COTHS as well.

[Fireright]

Just ONE favorite?

Aye, the OP is a bit of a meanie...couldnt we have had 3 faves or something?

If its just One...gotta be the flagellants!!

[Valandur]

VARANGIAN GUARD!

[emanb56]

ok so it can be your top 3 units as well

[ChivalrousKiller]

ok so it can be your top 3 units as well

I'll take ten

Canons of the Holy Sepulcher
Venetian Heavy Infantry & Venetian Archers
English Knights (mounted and dismounted)
Varangian Guard
Latinkon
Knights Templar
Swiss Guard
English Longbowmen
Greek Firethrower
Dvor Cavalry

[avion365]

I'll take ten

Canons of the Holy Sepulcher
Venetian Heavy Infantry & Venetian Archers
English Knights (mounted and dismounted)
Varangian Guard
Latinkon
Knights Templar
Swiss Guard
English Longbowmen
Greek Firethrower
Dvor Cavalry

that is 12....
so.....


Scots Guard
Varangian Guard
Greek Firethrower
knights templar
Longbow-men
Forlorn hope
heavy-pike-militia
noble pike-men
noble swordsmen
Lancers
Generals Bodyguard
Highland Nobles

[The Source]

probably either dismounted noble knights or canons of holy sepulchure!!

[ChivalrousKiller]

that is 12....
so.....

I count it as ten.

[Fireright]

ok so it can be your top 3 units as well

Good Man. Showing a bit of charity to fellow members

Fave 3 thus:
Flagellants
Religious Fanatics
Pilgrims

These are the nutjobs required to get the job done!!

[Il Medico]

My fav? Well, I'd go with the unit that has served me best. Broken Lances. (both mounted and unmounted) They are the backbone of my Northern Italian armies and the foundation I have built a multitude of mighty empires upon. (Though, they'd be nothing without a combined arms approach with good archers (or crossbowmen) and artillery and spears supporting them.

[PotentSchraphlon]

top three:

any spearmen in heavy mail
mailled knights
halberd units, although I don't often play with factions that get them

[VersionLangley]

Gothic knight
dismounted frankish knight
Unhorse knight

[Om noml]

Hashashim
Battlefield Assasins
Almughaverzzzzzzzzz!
(I liek hiding.)

[Incomitatus]

Spear Militia
Peasant Archers
Mounted Sergeants

No. I'm really not kidding.

[General Dithrick]

Dismounted Gothic Knights, of course! They're sooo bad ass lookin' and they pack quite a punch.
Nordic Archers? (Those archers the Danes can train) Not only are they good at range but good up close too.