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[quote=JIMMYB,228153]Steed and shield——Famous campaigns between infantry and cavalry

Classification of cavalry :
Stirrup & Non-Stirrup
Light cavalry & heavy cavalry

Stirrup can combine the cavalry and horse into a perfect whole, so that greatly enhanced the capability to surprise.

Classification of infantry :
Light infantry & Heavy infantry

Heavy infantry——Positive defense and , wearing heavy armor, armed with long-weapons such as spears、yataghan、sword. 
Light infantry——Junior offensive and , wearing light armor, armed with light-weapons such as stiletto、shield.

If an army with cavalry for its mainstay meet a military confrontation with another army with infantry as its main force, then we can easily find:

1\ The most critical advantages of cavalry: powerful mobility,which could strike the enemy's any weakness; Fierce attack, which could play a great role in the destruction.

2\ Cavalry has the advantages of high speed and strength. The weight and speed of horses strengthen the cavalries' ability of sudden strike.

3\ Cavalry has advantages of psychological variable and momentum. Condescending posture makes cavalry have the sense of superiority.

4\ Infantry generally was in a defensive position, for its disadvantage of mobility. In fact, they are unable to take the initiative and the pursuit.

5\ In the jungle, mountanious region, storming the city or securing the city, infantry take the advantages, because cavalry in a small area can not take its mobility advantages in such a small area. So in the south of China, Italian Peninsula, Ibero Peninsula and Balkan, it's difficult for Cavalry to survive.

(Pic : Scottish infantry armed with long sword and round shield)[/quote]

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