Horse armour types

[Jambo]

I have a couple of questions on horse armour in Med II:

1. Does horse armour actually affect the horse and rider in melee combat? I.e. can the horse be slain instead of the rider?

2. Barded - is a barded horse considered to be more or less armoured than a mailed horse?

Cheers

[DukeKent]

For the purposes of M2TW the horse and rider are one AFAIK. Never seen or heard of an unhorsed cavalryman in M2TW or RTW after thousands of battles.

[hrvojej]

To my knowledge:
1) No and no (unless you consider that unarmored horses are faster)
2) No effect (unless you mod it yourself, e.g. give them different mass)

[Jambo]

Hi, the question about barded vs mailed was more one in reality. What is barding so to speak and would it be considered more armoured than mailed?

[pike master]

barding can only be the cloth that is draped over the horse for show but it can also mean a protective covering. in which a cloth draped over a horse would keep it protected a little from the elements

[HoreTore]

Barding = leather armour for the horse. Not just a piece of cloth, but hard leather offering protection.