
Originally Posted by
Ichon
Well if we assume 15mph(medium canter approx) is the fastest a charge would make contact and its wedge formation, the horse stumbling already entered the infantry formation some distance and the entire charge slowed a bit. If you've ever seen a horse stumble its definitely doesn't look graceful but with 4 legs and quite good balance the recovery doesn't usually slow a horse down that much. Even slowing by 50% to 7-8mph is just under the speed of a running man and that much mass moving forward is going to knock a person back. Knocking back formed and dense ranks would be a bit more difficult but like I said earlier, how many formations actually stood back to back and were that dense?
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