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Warsaw, Poland
Jan 2000 time: 06:17
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Kickasso: ooh, we have a little Tzar here, don't we ?
The husars we are talking about originated from the light Serbian and Hungarian cavalry, some of which fought under Polish command. Their combat style (light armor, mobility) was adapted by some Polish nobility, which was the creation of the new formation.
As weapons, the husars used long spears (5 meters - while a significant portion of Western European pikemen had weapons of 4 meter length). After the inititial charge, they would attack with slashing and thrusting weapons such as the sabre or koncerz. Polish hussars are mostly known for their 'wings'.
Wernazuma III: Speaking of the husar, I must strongly dissagre against having them as replacement for cavalry. Polish husars first originated in the beggining of the XVIth century, while the cavalry in Civ3 represents formations predominant in the XVIIIth-XIXth century.
And BTW, there is already someone doing graphics for the husar. You can see the results so far here and here . Guess that's one less unit for Dark Sheer to worry about .
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molly bloom
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Lundenwic
Oct 2001 time: 15:17
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quote: Originally posted by Wernazuma III
Sorry Dark Sheer, I was cut off from Internet for over a week and even now it's very limited (only at work), so I can't look for images too much. I'll certainly try in the next days.
But you're right: Guys, keep looking for pictures! |
Not being bolshie, but when was it decided that the Celtic U.U. would be the Lisping Mad Max, sorry, Woad Wawior?
If you were to look at mainland European Celtic history, then the fighter which distinguished them from their neighbours, was the horse-riding, long sword-wielding fighter, who supplanted the chariot on the continental landmass.
If you were to look at the Celts in Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland, then the chariot based fighter (as remarked upon by Julius Caesar) was the distinguishing combatant.
I can easily locate images of reconstructed Celtic chariots and long swords.
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