: Phalanxs were defeated by the Roman Legions. Screw
: needing cavalry to whip them.
During the Peloponnesian war, cavalry tended to be extremely important, since even the mighty Spartans could fall if they were attacked in the flanks with forces of cavalry, in combination with an opposing Phalanx in front of them. As for Legions, at the battle of Cynoscephalae, considered to be the classic legion versus phalanx battle, the main reason for Roman victory was due to the collapse of the light troops guarding the Macedonian right flank, allowing the Legion to sweep into the side of Philip V's force and rout it. Cavalry would have been more effective in such an attack, due to their speed, but Roman cavalry sucked. Even a Legion would be hard-pressed to take on a Phalanx in a frontal assault.
: Legions...well I know that ultimately they were defeated.
: But outflanking someone requires they have unprotected
: flanks. That's a tactics thing, not unit thing.
However, the speed of cavalry alows them to quickly take advantage of any unprotected flanks, whereas if you attempt an outflanking manoeuvre with infantry, the enemy will have ample time to counter your attack with his reserves, if he has any. In any case, cavalry are excellent at ensuring that your opponent has unprotected flanks in the first place, part of their role being to kill or drive away the opposing cavalry or light infantry which will normally be guarding the opposing flanks.
: But in the Myth world the MAIN enemy is undead...unless
: there is a lot of fighting between factions (we only
: really know about the Province and the Cath Bruig
: Empire)
: So it really depends.
Since the Dark is mainly led by Necromancers and Shades who would have had an essentially Cath Bruig/Provincial style of military training, it is hardly a surprise that the Dark underuses cavalry to the same extent that the Light does. But there would be nothing to stop a Necromancer from raising undead steeds if he felt the need or desire to do so.
: I take that as a compliment.
That's good. :)
: Well, should we "agree to disagree" or just
: drop this because it really isn't going anywhere, and
: both of us are too stuborn to quit if it gets vicious.
Sounds reasonable.
Martel.
