Cavalry morale?

**TheRomanRuler** · May 07, 2014, 02:30 PM

Where do you even need cavalry in this era? Sure they are useful if you have them, but why recruit them? Infantry is so cheap, and if someone outshoots you, use cannons to take them out.

**RollTide990** · May 07, 2014, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by TheRomanRuler

Where do you even need cavalry in this era? Sure they are useful if you have them, but why recruit them? Infantry is so cheap, and if someone outshoots you, use cannons to take them out.

Until a line if sight system like in NTW3 or ACW for NTW is introduced, calvary cannot fulfill their only useful role, Scouting. So we'll have to wait.

**Trig** · May 07, 2014, 08:32 PM

Even now pretty useful as mobile infantry, charging artillery, countering enemy cavalry and chasing routing units. Not to mention the new pistol-toting saddle-shooting raider cavalry, we're introducing in 3.6, which is excellent for harrassing the enemy and hit and run attacks.

Here you can see some Quantrill's and Shelby's Raiders (some wearing yankee jackets, as they did) in action with pistols and double-barrel shotguns...

**RollTide990** · May 08, 2014, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by Trig

Even now pretty useful as mobile infantry, charging artillery, countering enemy cavalry and chasing routing units. Not to mention the new pistol-toting saddle-shooting raider cavalry, we're introducing in 3.6, which is excellent for harrassing the enemy and hit and run attacks.

Here you can see some Quantrill's and Shelby's Raiders (some wearing yankee jackets, as they did) in action with pistols and double-barrel shotguns...

I worded my post wrong, they're useful as mobile infantry, and I did forget the "hit and run" tactics. I meant to say the role that they were most prominent for, and designed for, is scouting. But it's rather hard to scout when you know where everything is. However, Cav is good to have for arty protection, arty killing, and counter cav. (I must've forgot everything I knew in that earlier post)

**Wismar** · May 08, 2014, 06:11 AM

Like, how big will the battle maps be?

**Trig** · May 08, 2014, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Wismar

Like, how big will the battle maps be?

Not sure what this has to do with cavalry issues, but, they will be big enough for good engagements.

**Joe31** · May 10, 2014, 12:45 AM

Those cav units......

**Wismar** · May 11, 2014, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Trig

Not sure what this has to do with cavalry issues, but, they will be big enough for good engagements.

Because I was wondering if the cavalry would be used for it's proper role of scouting which isn't possible with small maps. I like the map sizes of NTWIII where cavalry is must for winning because of it's scouting capabilities.