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Quote[/b] (kanett @ Jan. 18 2004,13:09)]I don't understand why it is so hard to fight with calvary or elephant unit. What you need to do with them is only to

First, lay as low as possible. Then, Swing your sword to one of their leg and that's it, the horse will trip over and and rider will fall.

I think one strong swing is enough to damage the horse leg eventhough there are armor. Am I correct?
Works with one horse/ elephant maybee. But charged with hundreds of them, tight together, a mass of tens of thousands of pounds rushing at you at 50 km/hr you have to have the balls of and oliphant to stand in front of them.

Why do you think anti-cav troops where equipped with 3-5m lances/ spears, stood shoulder to shoulder usually 6-10 rows deep in formation with dread commanders shouting hold, hooold, hooooold as the wall came thundering against you?
Well, it was that wall of spears that was the only way to stop a cav charge.