>Indian sowars (Lancers) were usually fed on a diet of ghee and dairy to make them extremely heavy. On top of this weight, they were garlanded with extremely heavy chainmail. Because Indian horses were too weak to carry this weight, special horses from Central Asia and Turkic kingdoms were imported to carry these heavy armored lancers. Although, the casualty rates of sowars was high, usually averaging about 40-45% of sowars slain on average in the 1400s and 1500s, the sowars were simply the first wave of attacks to break enemy formation. Following the sowars, would come archers or matchlockmen to clear the rest of the enemy formation. The sowars and their horses were usually drugged with cannibis and other substances before battle that allowed them to approach the enemy frontline without fear.
>>219324365Shoot him.
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>>219324365It's interesting that they're depicted sans any barding. I assume that's because of the weight issues and climate though.
>>219324365Why the obsession with them being dummy thicc? If you want more momentum just breed stronger stallions, or get a heavier Timmy jousting lance instead of the cuck stick he's using.
>40-45% casualty rateNo wonder Timur clapped the ass of half of india, turkic nomads could go on 4-5 campaigns before they reached those rates for cavalry
>>219324365>cannibisIsnt that a depressant? wouldn't a stimulant like Cocaine or some weird mushroom be preferable?>>219325952TBF you want your heavy cavalry to be suicidally stubborn. The whole point is to take and hold ground.
>>219326193Having a 45% casualty rate in one single battle is one thing, having that be the "usual" is completely different lmao.>>219325952saar Lord Shiva tells us to be fearless and love danger saar if you refuse to charge the enemy's front you lose izzat saarJoking aside the mentality that trying to avoid danger is LE BAD was present -to a far more reasonable extent- in Western Europe too.Chronicles from the English civil war mention how the Catholic royalists would charge on their own against enemy formations disregarding the danger that posed. Contrary to the Calvinists who would stay put and do exactly what their commanders told them to.
>>219325952Timur sacked a single city state (ironically an Islamic one) in the northernmost region of India, he was more preoccupied with Central Asia. You're confusing him with the later guys.
