From: alex (alex@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Fri 08 Jul 1994 - 22:15:21 EEST
Elias Kadri:
> [Sandy and Alex disputing the effectiveness of elementals
> against cavalry]
> Don't forget that horses are _much_ less tolerant of the unknown
> than humans are. I would think a horse (even a cavalry-trained horse)
> confronted by a shade would be pretty likely to panic, regardless of
> the magical effects.
This argument is specific to shades, though, i.e., concerns the nature of the attack, not how it's delivered. In general, "artillery", or magic which affects a large area per go, or is nasty, but inaccurate, will be proportionately more effective against close-order infantry than cavalry. If elementals are the mass-combat wonder-weapon Sandy suggests, any cavalry in possession of a clue will train against them so's they're not _totally_ flummoxed.
Alex.
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