Elite warriors clad in steel plate armour, these men pack an effective charge, while being hard to kill. Earl's stables allow for the recruitment of elite cavalry units. King's stables allow for the recruitment of the penultimate cavalry units. Armed with a lance but with less armour these units are mobile and deadly. The Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire has one of the strongest rosters in the early campaign, with excellent heavy infantry, good archers, and strong options in both heavy and skirmish cavalry. Be warned; while the Empire has strong units in many areas, quite a few options require high-level buildings or have very high upkeep costs. Total War: Pharaoh - 10 Best Egyptian Units Egypt has access to a large unit pool in Total War: Pharaoh. These are the best soldiers the New Kingdom has to offer! That means Medieval II: Total However, even with these rules, it depends on terrain type (Muslim factions have units who get an advantage in the desert, and IIRC, non-Muslim factions have units who get an advantage in woods and snow), and it also depends on who starts where on the battle map (generally, holding the higher ground gives a significant advantage, especially on Hand gunners are not meant to be used to stay back and shoot like the others. Handguns have a short range and they have a much better attack and defence than Attack: 11 Defense: 13 Armor: 7 compared to Attack: 6 Defence: 3 Armor: 0 for both Musketeers and Aquebusiers and they are best used to fire a volley or two into the flanks or rear of an engaged unit to wreck their morale form the Spear Militia. Heavy infantry. Byzantine Infantry. Dismounted Byzantine Lancers. Dismounted Latinkon. Varangian Guard. Missile infantry. Archer Militia. Byzantine Guard Archers. Introduction. It is 1174, and the Middle East is the stage for a three-way clash of cultures, religions, and ideas. The crusades are at their height. The Catholic crusaders still hold the Latin kingdoms established at the end of the First Crusade. Believing in the righteousness of their cause, they fight bravely against the overwhelming forces In other words, 2 settlements able to support 8 units will have less upkeep than 1 city with 4 slots. Oh one last note i have to make. I would recommend you fully stacked your capital regardless of distance from border because of the fact that inevitably, your capital will be the first target of a crusade/jihad. mFEGFw.