Quote Originally Posted by Redtemplar
Exactly (I didn't write everything about tactics of Mongols because it is not theme in this discussion - sorry for history fans :) - fact is that Mongols used cavalry). But true is that waves of horses one after another is very hard to defend against.

If charge was unsuccessful they turned around and attack another time. Infantry had weak mobility and low defense values against cavalry (exception are pikes and some weapons). Imagine to stand in one place with your battle colleagues (about 500, armored with swords and round shields, flat terrain) against 100 medium heavy cavalry units. You couldn't have a chance to survive this.

Battle horses were trained to kill and were not afraid of enemies. Even if they had number superiority. When you fight in battle you want to survive, the same does the enemy. I really doubt that you could stop cavalry with ordinary infantry. When order to charge was executed there was nothing to stop this (some of you say that horses were afraid of dying- it very funny but the soldiers were too and none of them was stopping suddenly in battle).

I repeat again battle horses were trained to fight and had huge courage - when you talk that these horses could run away - it is nonsense (much sooner would run away enemies infantry).

IMHO medieval times are ages of cavalry supremacy.

See my above post for my counter reply. or