>>95948792
>I am but, hear me out. Defensively, infantry now have an advantage. 10 attacks default, maybe 4-7 retaliating will shred the charging unit bad. The charging unit of infantry will get 5-7 attacks, max.
Yes I agree. If you don't have multi-attack cavalry you don't want to be charging.

>>95948797
But wouldn't they be considered to be in the fighting rank, as per the text? Why is it a supporting attack?