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Hi, i was thinking that the romans miss a crucial type of unit: an anti-cavalry unit. I know that changes to the romans often aren’t necessary because they are already pretty balanced, but i think a light/medium spear man/hoplite would cover a vital role for the army

I know that auxiliares spearman can cover that role but their stable production is impossible due to the randomness of the auxiliares

They already have equites as an anti-cavalry unit. While they're not the best, when buffed by a centurion and in significant numbers (they're cheap) they can easily stop cavalry assaults. They also have dromedarii in the auxiliaries too, which significantly debuff nearby enemy cavalry and have bonuses against them.

Also, I'm pretty sure romans are supposed to not be as strong against cavalry as other factions, the same way nordics are supposed to not be as strong against archers, steppe against skirmishers, japanese and primitives against heavy infantry/slow heavy cavalry, slavs against armored siege machines, etc., so it's fine for them to not have many options against those.