Uma To Victory
When people hear cavalry, they usually think of horses with sabres and write it off as obsolete. But cavalry isn’t really about horses it’s about mobility, reconnaissance, and shock effect, and those roles absolutely still matter today.
Historically, cavalry existed to do what regular infantry couldn’t: move fast, see far, and hit unexpectedly. They screened armies, scouted ahead, raided supply lines, and exploited breakthroughs. Once firearms made massed charges suicidal, cavalry adapted instead of disappearing. They became mounted infantry, dragoons, reconnaissance units, and eventually armored and air cavalry.
Modern armies still use cavalry to varying extents and could be theoretically added. Here in this discussion we talk about cavalry equipment with how these units could be added and how this form of unit could be added for infantry. Cavalry could add something interesting next to the Battle Tank in the grand battles of infantry.
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What Where The Umas Up To All Them Years?
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Video Concerning Germany and her Horses of WW2
I get it, but trying to add horses would probably nuke the entire code.
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I don’t think so or tanks would have done so a long time ago. There basically an NPC the only fear for Gaijin is PETA but PETA is bogged down in a Vietnam style quagmire concerning there assault on Umamusume. Gaijin can sneak past them also its historical so you can add many more squads.
Also the UK has more horses than tanks so they can finally get some bias
Horse doing there part.
The devs could get away with modelling horses like some four wheeled vehicle with extremely long “suspension” (i.e. legs). It might look a bit odd on uneven terrain due to the elevated legs not bending sufficiently to keep the body level (unless they implement active suspension).
Technical issues aside, I think cavalry would be interesting in larger maps or difficult mountainous terrain (faster than infantry, more manoeuvrable than vehicles), but right now it seems like the devs are more interested in making small urban maps for Infantry mode, so IDK if it would be really useful in the near future.
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Thinking about the there will be two things
- there will be so many horse armor jokes
Real life modern horse armor
- People are going to go atomic berserk is there fake online horse gets knocked out like its there Minecraft dog.
But otherwise if Gaijin makes medium size maps or the urban environment can have areas there horse or small vehicle can pass but your APC or Tank cannon it could be a very useful tool. I know the drones are going to be an issue but I have a feeling that will be a top tier issue. Horse equipped calvary units are around at every era so each BR would get something.
Also Gaijin can milk the horse color selector by making it a premium thing. And there are more then horse out there so you may find some funny stuff like Camel with the UK had some at one point back in the day and others.
Elephants in use by Indian cavalry
How I would see a Horse mechanic work.
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You would have your full squad + everyone would get a horse or however historically they where set up. (some units have 2 per horse) Horse may have its own equipment / storage (some protection + extra personal ammo)
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You spawn on your horse just like a mechanized car or motorbike squad from the start you can control your horse like a vehicle but with some extra mobility on certain ground that a car or motorbike wont.
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your poor Uma can be “Knocked Out” which then it rag dolls and your soldier clambers out of if there still alive. You can still get your extra ammo from your poor Uma but your down a horse. You may be able to double up to keep your squads momentum.
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You can fire weapons from the horse like rifles guns RPGs and use a sword if you have them. Some heavy weapons maybe not. Your firing angles will be restricted.
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Unlike a motor bike you get off of you can call your horse to you like a squad member (though a whistle or sound device) Horse when parked will stay put unless disturbed my enemies which then they will try to leave.
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You can run enemies over or kick people with your horse dont stand near one if your not friendly.
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you can edit the horses color or pattern to fit your liking or if realistic specialized attached equipment like heavier rockets / wagon cannons / rockets / heavy MG cart.
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not every mount could be a horse there are many others:
donkeys, mules, camels, and possibly many others.
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sound would be less noticeable vs a car or motorbike.
different horses
