dealing with cavalry

[Xaver]

Usually squares negate a lot power to damage enemy cavalry... i prefer have a line of infantry over a square... only motive to have squares is to "close" a line of infantry units working as blockage to flank movements of course with no enemy infantry and arty near.

Cavalry value is in 2nd part of battles, when units are burned in combat... here a charge in the correct point could made a full flank simple breaks and route, an use of early of cavalry could made this but is more rare and the risk usually doenst compensate the reward.

Have in mind than cavarly is a very profitable class to earn victory points, casualties in cavalry could ruin your battle results, risk cavalry only is necesary when you need win time to reform your units behind a cavalry screen... and usually sacrifice is done by light cavalry, not the valuable heavy-lancers units.

Use of cavalry in nap titles is an art because to maximize the impact (and reward) and minimize the risk (punishment in victory points) you allways need timing+luck.

To made enemy cavalry suffer best thing is keep arty with your infantry (cavalry arty is very usefull on this role), use your own cavalry as "bait" with infantry+arty near to punish attackers... is not rare use your own cavalry in attack to block enemy cavalry giving your infantry arty time to shot them all.

If you only have infantry... hunt arty is hard because simple can evade contact but if try a defensive retreat dont leave your flanks open and push hard.