M2TW Charges

[Caerfanan]

Hello!

The best results I've had for mass cavalry charges is to deploy my horse in 2 or 3 deep lines and surround the enemy army in a roughly circular or semi-circular formation.

Then group all the units to charge, then ungroup them (keeping them all selected) and then finally... double clicking an enemy unit that lies in the centre of the enemy formation.

All the horse then charges inwards in a fairly impressive and morale shattering manner.

No surprise there, I wouldn't like to be in the middle of such a charge!

oooh, and welcome to the org, BTW!

[Wodeson]

Cheers!

[Lord Cazaric]

Caerfanan, you're absolutely right! I mean, there's no point trying to run on water (although some claim there was this one guy...I won't go there) as you'll just sink and drown and, rather than being known as 'that clinically insane fellow', but instead as 'that poor bugger on the bottom of the sea'. Swimming in armour just isn't great fun.

And as for attempting to charge on air, well, do I need to say anything? Xehh, don't try it!

Sapi, I'm afraid you're wrong...there is no need for commanders, swords, lances or blacksmiths. All you need for a charge is a lot of raging lunatics running at another person with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. That doesn't necessarily mean they intend to cut up their foes into tiny pieces and feed them to the dogs back home. No, they can just maim and murder them without weapons, as long as beforehand they run like hell at their intended victims.

Thanks for listening.

[Xehh II]

I will agree with you there cazaric but at the start I was talking about cavalry charges.

[Caerfanan]

I will agree with you there cazaric but at the start I was talking about cavalry charges.

So the horses are needed. Not the swords, blacksmiths, etc...

(and now I'm just imagining the guy throwing themselves on their enemies to kill them only with their momentum, argh.)

[Xehh II]

You can run people over with horses.

[Caerfanan]

You can run people over with horses.

Or crush them by throwing the horses at them. But that would be a ranged unit then, so off topic...

(Argh, Lord Cazaric has taken control, please help me!!!! )

Well, more seriously, I think that cavalry charges were devastating mainly because of the momentum of the horses. If I'm correct, by the end of the 14th century, the knights' armours were having something to put the end of your lance on in order to be capable of relaying all the force to the foe without needing that strong an arm. Heavy weight + tip of a lance directed to your chest => man don't you stay here!!!!