Favorite unit in the game?

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

Mine's Ritterbruder, both mounted and dismounted.

[Ashur_Arbaces]

Good old dismounted feudal knights.

[Killer007]

Genoese crossbowmen, they are the best unit in vanilla medieval ii.

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

Originally posted by Killer007:

Genoese crossbowmen, they are the best unit in vanilla medieval ii.

They're evil.

[Inardesco]

I like Byzantine Guard Archers, Venetian Heavy Archers/Infantry, Saracen Spearman (Egyptian) these just look great when upgraded and offcourse the Royal Mameluks. Though Royal Mameluks could do with an increase in charge bonus, it's just rubbish the 5. Mameluk Archers are great aswell, 8 missile damage on highly mobile horse which just reks enemy generals really quick =D.

[spitfire23]

Personally I love using scottish border horse and noble pikemen. Don't know why I also like armored billmen and english lancer cav (late game unit who's name I can't remember)

[Gunther von Rittersburg]

Any heavy calvary crashing into infantry, causing panic, and watching them flee.

Preferably, with the Teutonic Knights in vanilla, and the Ritterbrudders from the Teutonic campaign, but any heavy calvary will suffice

Also, Pavise crossbows and mounted crossbows WAAAYYY too OP

[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

Dwarven grapeshot catap - oops you mean vanilla? Powder Keg Launchers no that's also modded

My favourite unit in the game are English Armoured Swordsmen. They're the most solid and most spammable infantry unit in the game. They're not OP, but they're spammable, recruitable in a measly Fortress, and will draw with basically any other melee unit in the game 1v1. Of course, I never fight 1v1... more like 2v1.

Honourable mentions to

Originally posted by Killer007:

Genoese crossbowmen, they are the best unit in vanilla medieval ii.

which reminds me - I need to play a Milan campaign training only Genoese Crossbow Militia

[comedy]

Good old DFK

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

I completey forgot Highlander Archer Nobles: Those guys alongside with one Border Horse just saved me from close defeat against remainings of dismounted Chivalric Knights

[The Wizard]

Dismounted Englih Knights, they look awesome, are survivable and can absolutely vomit out damage with those halberds.
Also Yeomen Archers-I find them more cost-effective than Retinue Longbowmen-they can hold themselves in melee, and are obviously brilliant at range.
Honourable mention to Heavy Billmen, showing commoners can do it too, and the Venetian (caraccio?) standard- it's just cool.

[Viral]

English swordsmen and retinue longbowmen, are my main stay, but pavise crossbowmen make me suffer so bad.

Ive come up against 2 armies holding lots of these and they have stopped my rampage dead in its tracks a few times, where as most other forces i will suffer attricion slowly. Pavise make it just painful to watch, close to warcrime levels.

Its no wonder crossbows were frowned on so much back in the day.

[Average AMD neanderthal]

saracen militia. best militia in the game. allows for easy free upkeep defense from early on till the end. also is a pretty decent mid tier offensive unit. moors also got alot of cheap anti cav units to support them.

[Khorps]

reiters because they're mounted guns

[Lucky Stralex]

Venetian Heavy Infantry from a purely ahestetic prespective. Their pavise shields and full plate armours are something to behold as they smash anything with their warhammers.

Gameplay wise- Norse Swordsmen. Too cost effective.

[Inardesco]

Originally posted by alexww:

Venetian Heavy Infantry from a purely ahestetic prespective. Their pavise shields and full plate armours are something to behold as they smash anything with their warhammers.

Aside from having high defence and AP damage + solid charge?