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re: In ancient warfare was it better to have light cavalry or heavy?
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:02 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:02 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I don't know what those frickers were thinking back in the day, the way they went to war. Everyone lined up, face to face, going at it.. It's cool an all people were willing to die, but every person that was killed was one less resource, so you would think they would have had a better plan for attacking.
If I was a ruler of a small empire. I would have made allies with as many empires as I could have, without it being obvious I was playing everyone.. Then I would have started back-dooring the frick out of other smaller empires, hopefully in time to match up with the big boys.. Then I would have had a terrorist approach, knocking out as much of the bigger empires as I could, before fighting a "traditional war".. With that said, I am sure survival rate was probably higher among those with heavy cavalry, but you could probably accomplish more with light.
If I was a ruler of a small empire. I would have made allies with as many empires as I could have, without it being obvious I was playing everyone.. Then I would have started back-dooring the frick out of other smaller empires, hopefully in time to match up with the big boys.. Then I would have had a terrorist approach, knocking out as much of the bigger empires as I could, before fighting a "traditional war".. With that said, I am sure survival rate was probably higher among those with heavy cavalry, but you could probably accomplish more with light.
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Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:03 pm to OweO
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:05 pm to OweO
You would've been assassinated as soon as you came to power.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:09 pm to StealthCalais11
The ones who claimed divine right were addressing assassination and having opinions.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:17 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Light cavalry with some air support wins every time.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:21 pm to OweO
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Everyone lined up, face to face, going at it.. It's cool an all people were willing to die, but ev
Not necessarily
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It's cool an all people were willing to die,
Casualties and especially deaths would've pretty low generally. You. If gt have your massacre that killed tens of thousands once in awhile but for the most part, most deaths came to those who broke and ran first.
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If I was a ruler of a small empire. I would have made allies with as many empires as I could have, without it being obvious I was playing everyone.. Then I would have started back-dooring the frick out of other smaller empires, hopefully in time to match up with the big boys..
That simply would. It work as you know.
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traditional war".
There was plenty of guerrilla fighting and that's where most deaths in wars occurred
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ry, but you could probably accomplish more with light.
Heavy calvarybwas really restricted to only a couple of places
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:34 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I’m sure light has its place. But almost always it’s heavy.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:45 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
The light horse archers of the Eurasian steppe were pretty tough to beat.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:46 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Medium.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 7:40 pm to StealthCalais11
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You would've been assassinated as soon as you came to power.
He would have been killed at birth. An Oracle would have said “he will one day be the worst poster on Tigerdroppings” and they would have crushed his skull in the cradle.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 8:32 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I just want a time machine so I can take an Abrams tank and Gatling gun back to the crusades era just for fun
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:05 pm to fr33manator
quote:hahaha it's funny because he's a cripple!
He would have been killed at birth
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:06 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Wouldn't it depend on the terrain?
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:12 pm to foshizzle
I want to take one of these back to about 1300 and rule the world
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:17 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Be there first with the most
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He went straight to the high ground. He could tell where the battle would move.
Be there first with the most
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He went straight to the high ground. He could tell where the battle would move.
This post was edited on 7/18/18 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:23 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
light cavalry every battle is a must win.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:58 pm to pioneerbasketball
The Hussars are probably the best light cav ever
Posted on 7/19/18 at 6:26 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I want to take one of these back to about 1300 and rule the world
You wouldn't last very long when you run out of ammo. And guns like that eat through a case of ammo faster than a Russian drinks a case of vodka.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 8:21 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Heavy Cavalry was for small exertion in a large engagement. It was to punch a hole in a line and let infantry roll in and force an opening.
Light cavalry was for harassment, scouting, and raids. You couldn't send them against a line with the same results.
You needed both for exploiting terrain and tactics.
Light cavalry was for harassment, scouting, and raids. You couldn't send them against a line with the same results.
You needed both for exploiting terrain and tactics.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 7:28 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I'm pretty sure Ghengis Khan has already answered this question for you. The light, highly manuverable, Mongolian calvary decimated the heavy cavalry of Russia and Eastern Europe on EVERY occasion they met.
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