Quote Originally Posted by Vlad Tzepes View Post
I've noticed several complaints regarding the supposedly too high cavalry speed. Maybe somebody with some computer abilities coud check the figures in ETW, once released, but just from the demo it doesn't look quite so exagerated.

Think about it. Human average speed while running is around 20 km/h while a horse can gallop at around 50 km/h. To me it looks like cavalry charging 3 times faster than infantry in the demo, pretty reasonable. (on the other hand, maybe it's just me wanting faster cavalry, I remember losing my patience in MTW2 waiting for the Gothic kinghts to develop full momentum).

Let's see what happens during bad weather. Arty will get slowed down, I remember some preview saying. This should apply to everybody else on the field.
A horse could indeed travel that fast running at full speed. However cavalry seem to be able to run around at full tilt for ages without getting the slightest bit tired. A real horse would have died from exhaustion long before if it was forced to run about at that speed.

Also being on top of a galloping horse while in full battle gear would have been pretty damn uncomfortable.