Talk:Steppe Lancer/@comment-71.94.111.212-20191208072442

Viking swordsman with Chieftains and Japanese spearman work well against Steppe Lancers when upgrades are equal. The infantry army needs to be at least 25% larger than the Lancer army to win. However, with infantry costing a lot less than Lancers, getting those extra infantry numbers should be doable. Viking swordsman loses effectiveness as army numbers grow, and Lancers take the lead again at about 80 Lancers vs. 100 swordsmen. But Japanese spearman will win everytime with the 25% rule.

Viking spears also work against Steppe Lancers when using the 25% numbers advantage rule, but lose in the Post Imperial game. This is why I chose swordsman over spearman for Vikings.