Mounted Infantry & Horses

[tar]

Re: Panzerblitz.

Also, don't forget that the smallest represented unit in PanzerBlitz was a platoon. Rather a different design direction from the 1:1 representation of CMx2.

As for horses, they would typically be as useful on general CM type engagements as the trucks already are. It is pretty clear that you don't really want to use trucks except on the very largest maps where there is a fair bit of cover.

Trucks and horses in WWII really served more of the role of logistic support (not represented at CM scale) or else strategic or operational mobility (also not represented at CM scale).

Even as early as Gettysburg, horses were typically not used directly in combat anymore.

[Michael Dorosh]

Originally posted by tar:

Re: Panzerblitz.

Also, don't forget that the smallest represented unit in PanzerBlitz was a platoon. Rather a different design direction from the 1:1 representation of CMx2.

As for horses, they would typically be as useful on general CM type engagements as the trucks already are. It is pretty clear that you don't really want to use trucks except on the very largest maps where there is a fair bit of cover.

Trucks and horses in WWII really served more of the role of logistic support (not represented at CM scale) or else strategic or operational mobility (also not represented at CM scale).

Even as early as Gettysburg, horses were typically not used directly in combat anymore.

Even at Waterloo and the Napoleonic Wars 40 years previous, I understand their importance has been overstated, or at least in reference to mounted soldiers fighting against infantry - see Keegan's FACE OF BATTLE for the story on how cavalry actually attacked infantry. Generally, if cavalry wanted to attack an infantry square, they lapped round the edges because horses can not be coaxed to penetrate lines of men and bayonets.

[tar]

Well at least one of the parts of the cavalry was smart!

But yes, formed units with steady morale could not effectively be assaulted by cavalry. This was true even in the era of the pike. Cavalry was used mainly to pursue and cut down retreating and especially routing enemy units.