eroticmor.blogg.se - Heavy cavalry forge of empires

Part of their devastating success in battle against the Persians may have been due to the novelty of their wedge-shaped charges, unprecedented at that time. These men were horsemen from birth on the plains of Thessaly and Macedon. The most famous heavy cavalry of the time was the Companion cavalry of Alexander the Great. It took an exceptional rider to ride into a shock battle and use a lance effectively.

Heavy cavalry was rare in antiquity because the saddle and stirrup had not yet been invented. While most cavalry acted as skirmishers and scouts on the battlefield, heavy cavalry was a shock weapon, held back for the proper moment to charge into enemy formations and ride them down. The horses were also oversized to more easily carry an armored man and to intimidate foes. Waciwoci: Mona szkoli w : Stajnia cikiej kawalerii: Koszt szkolenia: 70, 260. It was considered heavy because the warriors and horses usually wore some metal armor, including breastplates, helmets, and greaves. Heavy cavalry was distinguished from other cavalry by equipment and battlefield role.

With update 38862, Heavy Cavalry have +6 attack vs infantry.

With CU9, Heavy Cavalry now have 2 pierce armor.

Heavy Cavalry have +5 attack vs infantry.

Macedonians: Heavy Cavalry have +2 Line of Sight and are four times more resistant to conversion.