Caballería Arquera Pesada

Using Heavy Cavalry Archers is expensive, as they are strong in large numbers, not in solitude. They can hit-and-run units thanks to their movement speed, and they have high durability when engaged in combat as well. However, Elite Skirmishers and Onagers are devastating against mounted archers. Heavy Camel Riders are also great against mounted archers, given that they are faster and deal bonus damage against all mounted units, provided they are not microed down. Halberdiers in theory can deal with Heavy Cavalry Archers, though in practice they usually will be killed before they can attack, even without micro. Compared to its predecessor, the Heavy Cavalry Archer has +10 hit points, +1 attack, +2 anti- attack, +1 melee armor, +30% accuracy, and -7 seconds of training time (+26% faster training). This makes it an important upgrade when facing enemy Spearmen-line units. The increase in base accuracy particularly matters for civilizations without Thumb Ring (which raises their accuracy to 100%) or if Heavy Cavalry Archers are used prior to researching Thumb Ring. The Georgians and Khmer are the biggest beneficiaries, since the former has other prominent bonuses, and the latter has otherwise fully upgradeable Cavalry Archers. Their armor gets upgraded through the archer line but in terms of bonus damage received they count as both archers and cavalry. Additionally, they are also counted in a special "Cavalry Archer" class against which Elite Skirmishers and Camel Archers deal additional bonus damage. The most popular pairing involving Heavy Cavalry Archers is with Hussars, which is the preferred combination for several civilizations. Since the Heavy Cavalry Archers cost wood and gold, the food can be invested in Hussars which can make melee support for the Heavy Cavalry Archer army to create a mobile yet devastating force. As a substitute for the Hussar, heavy cavalry units can be used if enough gold is available. That is uncommon, however, since both units have sizable gold costs. === Comparison among civilizations === { Civilization Cost Rate of Fire 1.8 1.8 Attack 7+4 7+4 7+4 4/6 without/with Parthian Tactics Armor 1+4/0+6 1+4/0+6 1+4/0+6 1+3/0+4 Range 4+3 4+3 Extras Regenerates 15 HP/minCost -20% populationReceive -20% damage at elevations ; }