How to Use Javelin Cavalry?

[Genius of the Restoration]

Yeah, all jav cav can do this. Some are better than others though. Numidians are the top monsters, hands-down. Pontic heavies are good too. Cavalry Auxilia are fine to use, they're just alright. Better than Militia Cav anyway. They're not quite horse archers though, so you have to manage them a bit differently IMO. Treat them more as light cavalry with a bonus attack to soften up the enemy beforehand. You can't afford to just let them fire at will like you can with HAs due to their more limited ammo. Only fire when you're right behind an enemy. You can leave them on skirmish, turn off fire at will and just sit around making sure to tire out the enemy. Take control of one unit, turn off skirmish and wheel them around until they're right behind the enemy unit, so close that they're almost touching, then fire. Back this group away and make them skirmish, then take control of another unit. Rinse and repeat.