Dismountable Cavalry?

[Firestorm]

Originally Posted by Marek_Tucan

Actually that's perfectly logical - someone has to keep the horses It's the same situation as with Motorcycle units.
(For example during and after the American Civil War, the cavalry usually deployed dismounted, forming a skirmish line, with 1 man out of 4 (or, in extreme cases, of 5) keeping horses.

I consider this to be something of a good thing.

At the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Nathan Bedford Forest employed dismounted cavarly in a defensive line against Federal infantry, and changed out his holders to counterattack and pursue the enemy forces with fresh men and horses.

I do something similar in alot of my early campaigns, with the addition of tankettes and armoured cars.