Talk:Franks/@comment-93.39.155.136-20150513141255/@comment-2405:204:5706:E674:4504:797F:460E:FBE3-20180822050435

Pikes and Halbs are natural counters to Cavalry Civs. And with the Franks, Light Cav needs to be used as meat shields against Halbs and Pikes. Light Cavs run faster than Paladins and therefore naturally reach the Halb/Pike posse first ahead of Pals. They all die but  not before significantly weakening the Halbs/Pikes. The Paladins can then easily manage the remaining Halbs/Pikes and go on to raid the enemy who have no other defense left against Pals. With Chivalry, you can literally spam Light Cavs everywhere taking out Monks as well  easily - the other counter to Paladins.

But Light Cavs and Paladins are food intensive 80 and 60 respectively and this is why the Franks have free farm upgrades - comes in handy

IMO, this is how the Franks need to be played/understood!