User blog comment:El Alamein/Byzantine Cataphract vs. Polish Winged Hussar/@comment-4098900-20120624194043

Winged Hussar take this. Really like we've seen on DW, the Javelin is not effective in one on one. It can be easily doged, and it can't be any better of horse back unless you're charging at someone. At close range, a crossbow could be quite accurate, the only problem was reloading it. Of course, you only carry one Javelin. Regardless reloading the crossbow at a close range is to long. Frankly, the in accuracy of the DW experts has no effect here. Those people (if I recall) weren't trained with crossbows. The Hussar were. Another thing, that currias is gonna be a huge advantage. While the Cataohract will have chainmil, the Hussar will have curriass. Steel curiass will easily stop a sword, spear or anything the Cataphract can throw. That's the real game winner there.