They just tear through armor and shields like its paper. My Teutonic Brother Knights (which are one of the best cavalry units in the game) get 1-hit headshoted in 30 meters distance. I have tested it when i invaded a castle, which is separeted by a river from the spawn location. I placed my archers on the bank of the river (which is 40 meters minimum from their javelinmen) and they got slaughtered. I don't mind the damage, but the accuracy and shield penetration is an overkill. Either lower the damage, or make them inaccurate. They can't be both, and people are asking you to nerf them. If you don't want to, please then make an option in-game to make them weaker. In sieges enemy units throw their javelins and kill 60% of your men. when your men get there (i am talking about elite infantry) they kill enough enemies so they spawn reinforcments. Those reinforcments kill the other 40% and throw the javelins to my reinforcments and the cycle repeats. I ain't mad too much until ♥♥♥♥ing units not designed to throw javelins (Baltic Noblemen i think) start throwing them like super men. PLEASE NERF THEM FOR GODS SAKE!

*FIX*

http://www.mbrepository.com/file.php?id=567

Download it then when it asks you for a file to change, go to steamapps, and then to workshop and then content. Open folder 48700, then 770266833, and open the item_kinds1. It will open a window, and from there you can do it yourself. If you don't want to mess around with the javelin accuracy and speed, copy the Native Warband javelins from item editor (and make special javelins like lithuanian ones a bit tougher.) And that is it.