Volume 4 Across Two Realms Chapter 15 Heavy Cavalry (1)
In the age of cold weapons, heavy armored cavalry (what we call heavy cavalry) were equipped with armor that could withstand a certain degree of attack. The speed and huge momentum generated by the cavalry's charge created a suppressive breakthrough for the enemy's position.
, resulting in a non-negligible attack force, which can defeat the enemy's front line to a certain extent. Its main purpose is to destroy the enemy's formation, demoralize the enemy's super cavalry, and even carry out bloody massacres after surrounding the enemy. They are cold
Tanks in the age of weapons are the masters of a certain era! In the age of cold weapons, a stable formation is the basis for ensuring victory, and high morale is the key to victory. Once the psychological balance and organizational foundation are destroyed, then this war will mean
Therefore, in that era, the heavy armored cavalry, which could cause huge damage to the enemy camp and bring huge pressure to the enemy, became the most expensive, important and glorious unit.
Similarly, in my current continent, heavy cavalry is also valued by all countries. In the OUS Federation, they even believe that heavy cavalry is the key to ensuring victory in the war. In my eyes, heavy cavalry is just indispensable in my army.
, and it will definitely be eliminated by the torrent of history in the future, but while it is still an important member of the war of this era, I will not give it up. In this era, there is no other country that can pose a threat to this kind of arms.
At that time, I still attached great importance to heavy cavalry!
Here in the cold weapon era, the quality of heavy cavalry depends on many aspects, and the most important thing about heavy cavalry is armor. The quality of armor determines the quality of heavy cavalry to the greatest extent. Generally speaking, the thickness of the armor material
, the toughness, strength and coverage area must reach a certain level to ensure that the knight can withstand general slashing and bow and arrow damage. However, sufficient thickness and area result in huge weight and sacrifice of mobility. In history,
The victory that Qinglong's light cavalry achieved against the numerous Ogilvy Knights, whose backbone was heavy armored cavalry, was achieved by relying on mobility.
The heavy armored cavalry of the Ogilvy Federation has strong armor, covering the whole body, and even the eyes are fully protected. Although the armor of this heavy cavalry can protect the safety of soldiers to the greatest extent, this equipment is obviously not good for close combat.
Fighting - the field of view of the eyes is very small, basically limited to the front. And it is precisely this manufacturing mode that reflects from one side the way the heavy armored cavalry of the Ogilvy Federation is used on the battlefield - charge, turn around and charge again,
But never stop fighting!
The heavy cavalry appeared in the Shenlong Dynasty at a similar time to the Ogilvy Federation, but they are very similar to the heavy cavalry of the Ogilvy Federation! And the heavy cavalry I am designing now. Not only are the people armored, but the horses are also fully armored.
The cavalry is like a tall statue of the God of War. When they advance, it is like a steel city wall pressing against them. At the same time, they also imitate the chain horses of the Jin people in ancient China. Several heavy armored cavalry are connected with iron ropes to form a combat unit.
, which further increased the stability of the combat unit, but this was due to the further loss of the already low mobility. This lock horse eventually led to failure-even defeat by the light infantry of the Southern Song Dynasty. But I believe that in
In this continent that does not pay much attention to light cavalry but develops heavy cavalry in large quantities, my cavalry will still be able to maintain its advantage for some time!
The armor of the heavy armored cavalry is very heavy. The Ogilvy Federation has just developed into a relatively extreme era. If a knight falls off his horse, he will not be able to stand up by his own strength. The armor of the heavy armored cavalry of the Shenlong Dynasty is basically still
With the extension of ordinary armor, he can still barely stand on his own.
The horses of the same heavy armored cavalry are only used for fighting. Normal marches and carrying other combat and daily utensils rely on retinues and other horses. If a knight does not have more than two retinues, he will feel the inconvenience of survival. He has to get on and off the horse, change horses,
Even wearing armor cannot be completed smoothly. Therefore, the heavy cavalry of this era consumed huge military materials to a certain extent and increased the military burden of various countries. However, in this unstable era, various countries actually developed military power and carried out military operations.
In this era of competition, few people pay attention to this.
The knights of the heavy armored cavalry themselves are only used in combat. Since this unit is extremely expensive, one soldier is equivalent to more than ten infantry or three or four ordinary cavalry, and few countries are willing to bear the cost of building and maintaining this army alone.
The most common method is to use noble children to form a knighthood. Except for the Shenlong Dynasty, other countries have adopted this method. Usually these idle noble children and even more idle wealthy vagabond adventurers train as knights in various names.
The battalion conducts training and competitions, and knights of various names are formed according to class during war. All expenses are paid by themselves, their own followers are brought, and their own equipment is provided. The state only provides necessary food, but they generally have to prepare their own food and wine. These rich people
The knights who eat meat and drink wine have plenty of physical strength, and of course they have strong fighting power. However, they are definitely not taken advantage of. The spoils after the victory of the war belong to their respective knights, and the king will not interfere. In more extreme cases, even the captured castle
They are all regarded as private property and refuse to be redistributed by the king. However, the Shenlong Dynasty is a highly centralized autocratic monarchy, so the Shenlong Dynasty does not allow any powerful private army to exist. Any army is nominally the king of the Shenlong Dynasty.
The burden of heavy cavalry also falls on the state.
Heavy armored cavalry generally do not wear armor when marching. On the one hand, the knights themselves cannot bear it. On the other hand, they need to take good care of their horses as much as possible in order to obtain the best effect during the charge, and also in order to be able to carry on the battle after the charge is over.
Enough horsepower to escape. From this perspective, heavy armored cavalry is almost unable to attack, and it lacks reaction time for sudden encounters. The horses of heavy cavalry are carefully selected in various countries. It can be said that
The best war horse in every country, the most excellent war horse!
When using heavy armored cavalry to attack, there are certain natural limitations in terms of distance and terrain - you cannot run fast, otherwise the horse will be unable to bear it and die, and it cannot be too far, otherwise both the man and the horse will die from exhaustion. The time cannot be too long,
Otherwise, the cavalry, which has no chance of carrying more food, will soon become hungry and lose its combat effectiveness. It will not be able to go up mountain roads, enter wetlands, enter deserts, enter forests, and attack fortresses. What else can they do? They can only make a sneak attack or charge during a frontal attack!
Heavy cavalry always need to be slowly put on, mount slowly, and line up slowly - note that due to too much momentum, it is difficult to brake in time, and heavy armored cavalry without good formation will seriously trample each other. If
They were undressed and still on the march when they attacked. They could only escape lightly armed with their followers. They could only play the role of unorganized light cavalry, and they were more chaotic than ordinary light cavalry.
The heavy armored cavalry is basically a unit with a very single function. Except for the glory of charging, it is fragile at other times. Therefore, in addition to its own retinue that acts as infantry and light cavalry, the heavy armored cavalry also needs a considerable number of
With the cooperation of other arms, it is basically impossible to complete a comprehensive combat mission independently - such as a battle...