I'm leaving the bandwagon, and casting my lot with Bretts. Here's why:
*The knights have a huge advantage in mobility. This advantage means two things:
-There can feasibly be two units of knights engaging the Empire's front. This was one of my biggest concerns about 7th Ed.
-There will only be one round of shooting, before everything is smooshed under the weight of tempered metal and wooden sticks into a barely identifiable blob of red.
*The lack of cc Detachments means the knights will hit home in a VERY nasty charge. The way the Empire can win combats is through static CRes, which said Detachments provide.
*The Crossbowmen shouldn't be a problem. Pretty much everything in the army will be reduced to a 3+ save. If they were handguns, I'd consider differently.
*Both the Trebuchets can make mincemeat of the Empire Knights, wounding on a 2+, and ignoring armour.
All the Empire really have gunning for them are a few Cannons which will be silenced, and R&F, which should be overwhelmed by the Brett charge. And when it does happen, the banners will pick up huge VPs.
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