Swadian Knights are the strongest mounted units in the original Mount&Blade, with the Sarranid Mamlukes added in Warband being comparable (Warband also buffs other factions' top cavalry slightly to be more balanced with Swadian Knights, though they don't quite lose their dominance). Although they can be used for this purpose well enough, only Swadian lords should rely on them exclusively instead of another faction's more skilled ranged unit. While not poor or weak units, their lower proficiencies and damage make Swadian crossbowmen probably the least desirable line of ranged attackers in the game in open combat, and they are better left as defenders in a castle garrison (due to them having lower wages than their Rhodok counterparts, which makes garrisoning large numbers of them more practical) than filling your moving army's need for archers. Like the Sergeant, the Swadian Sharpshooter is tagged as mounted and so has little impact on the party's movement speed. Swadian crossbowmen are slightly less skilled and less powerful than their Rhodok counterparts, but wear heavier armor and are slightly faster.
A hidden benefit of the Swadian Sergeant is that they are internally tagged as mounted (despite not actually having a horse) so they do not slow the party down on the world map. While not as effective against cavalry as Rhodok spearmen, their mixed use of swords, picks, morningstars, and pikes allows them to be a threat to any unit type. They are not as tough as Nord infantry but wear better armor than most other foot units and are likely to survive combat for longer.
Swadians are very adaptable, but the correct use of a varied party is still the key to victory.
As one of the two original factions, the Swadians have a more developed troop tree than any faction other than the Vaegirs and Sarranids.
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