Horsies and motorcycles

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besides game limitations, there's also some doctrine issues here i believe. Granted, not so much for cavalry vs. bicyclists/motorcycle groups.

I love the early war scenarios with lots of German motorcyclists. They are versatile and used in the right way, they can be critical. Even if the code allowed for dismounting motor teams......its not really accurate is it? Their job was recon, communications etc. not the same as motorized troops. The AI unfortunately treats them as the latter. But a human will treat them tactically.

As for Calvary. The devs can comment but i believe its a code limitation. If you dismount, odds are the horses will be driven away or killed in a firefight of intensity. Also from a game code perspective, the cavalry unit is a single entity. They can't dismount as such, whereas an INF unit can be loaded onto a transport or half track and then dismounted. separate units and each can share a different fate.