Talk:Arbalester/@comment-108.170.147.95-20151206090456/@comment-26842175-20160121094404

I think you are a bit exagerating about arbalest. I tried 36 post imperial byzantine arbalest vs. 14 FU french paladins and 9 of the remained full HP.

When the numbers get larger and the terrain less open the arbalest can inflict more damage, but it requires a battle in very large numbers to make arbalest effective vs. Paladins. Remember that arbalest need 60(64) hits to defeat a (French) Paladin, while a paladin nearly instantly kils an arbalest(to be fair: 3 hits). I am sure that paladins are too much of a challenge. However units with only 2 pierce armor and less HP die much faster than paladins(cavalier only takes 35 hits) and need longer to defeat the arbalests.