Quote Originally Posted by Aerose View Post
Thats why they are used as a defensive unit. In a fortified keep, where there are traps, logs, and archer towers to keep enemy archers busy while they advance. You wouldn't send an M1A1 abrams into a field of enemy wielding RPGs by itself.

Hell, even throw an archer and a few other units into the mix and you would of done a lot better that battle.
Wrong!

Moving units do not fight side by side with wall defenses when the gate is open. Moving units go first until all die then wall defenses jump in. If the gate is closed only wall defenses are at work.

Your second point is true. Fighting ranged units with slow moving malee units is a bad idea. Either use Cataphracts which is the fastest or put in a few mixes.

The effectiveness of swordsmans against archers is NOT meant for 1on1 battles.