Don´t forget the horses !

[Paradise Killer]

Hey Devs, don´t forget the horses which where common especially in the Wehrmacht.

[RyansPlace]

I completely concur with this idea. I imagine it would be a bit of challenge to implement horses compared to vehicles as horses require a lot more animation.

[Bruno Fisto]

Horses were mostly used for logistical purposes, I don't think they would fit in a game which focuses on the combat aspect of the war, where your units are already on the front.

[RyansPlace]

Originally posted by Bruno Fisto:

Horses were mostly used for logistical purposes, I don't think they would fit in a game which focuses on the combat aspect of the war, where your units are already on the front.

I disagree. If GoH follows a similar path to MoW, then we can eventually expect various types of logistical support to come into play (cargo/ fuel trucks, medical wagons, etc). This is even more likely considered the average GoH map size is significantly larger than MoW. So horses would compliment a logistics package rather well. Plus since this focuses on the Eastern front, it's possible Poland would be eventually included which lead cavalry charges against German infantry (look up the battle of Krojanty).

Horses would add a lot to this game. i'm a little frustrated that I didn't think of it when writing in the suggestions thread three years ago. Single mounted soldiers would be useful for scouting, or a pair could pull AT or artillery around the map without being concerned with fuel expenditures or simply ferry ammunition to forward units. Felled horses could be used as cover similar to sandbag barriers.

Yes, I definitely would like to see horses added in a later DLC.

[Mofers]

Horses just seem unnecessary, though it would be possible later on in the game I just wouldn't see it happening soon. But thats just my opinion.

[KiT2142]

good idea but unnecessary. Too much effort into proper animation and logical behavior imo

[serotoninpack]

Were only used to transport equipment, provisions and sometimes for police duty and scouting, not in the actual battles. Prob the only cavalry charge in WWII happened during the invasion of Poland in 1939; if it's not just folklore.

The time and resources necessary to implement horses in the game would probably be better used by the dev team for polishing and improving other game aspects.

[Rex]

Admit it, you just wanna shoot at them poor horses or arty them into oblivion to get some delicious Salami sticks out of it you devil!

[RyansPlace]

Originally posted by Rex ★:

Admit it, you just wanna shoot at them poor horses or arty them into oblivion to get some delicious Salami sticks out of it you devil!

FYI - In the GoH files, listed in resource\entity\inventory\-medical\ is canned meat.
Looks like horse sausages are back on the menu, boys!

[serotoninpack]

Originally posted by RyansPlace:

Originally posted by Rex ★:

Admit it, you just wanna shoot at them poor horses or arty them into oblivion to get some delicious Salami sticks out of it you devil!

FYI - In the GoH files, listed in resource\entity\inventory\-medical\ is canned meat.
Looks like horse sausages are back on the menu, boys!

If sauerkraut isn't listed in those resources I'm going to be very upset.

[RohiasPlayz]

Originally posted by serotoninpack:

Were only used to transport equipment, provisions and sometimes for police duty and scouting, not in the actual battles. Prob the only cavalry charge in WWII happened during the invasion of Poland in 1939; if it's not just folklore.

The time and resources necessary to implement horses in the game would probably be better used by the dev team for polishing and improving other game aspects.

you do know that due to the rough terrain, the finnish army still had a cavalry during ww2, they are even in the game roster

[Egro]

Originally posted by RohiasPlayz:

Originally posted by serotoninpack:

Were only used to transport equipment, provisions and sometimes for police duty and scouting, not in the actual battles. Prob the only cavalry charge in WWII happened during the invasion of Poland in 1939; if it's not just folklore.

The time and resources necessary to implement horses in the game would probably be better used by the dev team for polishing and improving other game aspects.

you do know that due to the rough terrain, the finnish army still had a cavalry during ww2, they are even in the game roster

Which were for transportation and logistic. If you're implying that they fought on horse back, they did not. The only nation which actually fought on horse back is the dumb dumb Polish.

[KapitanSWAT]

Originally posted by Egro:

(...) The only nation which actually fought on horse back is the dumb dumb Polish.

I have to say that the "dumb Polish" led a successful cavalry charge, but unfortunately the Germans brought in armored cars (not tanks!) and repulsed them from the battlefield. IDK about any other mounted cavalry battles though.
And, if you don't know, other nations - like Germany early in the war - also had cavalry units

[Raubritter]

I disagree with the argument that horses would be out of place because they were only used for scouting and towing.
We already have bicycles, motorbikes, unarmored cars and artillery tractors that fullfill those roles in the game. Scouting and towing are primordial aspects of gameplay in GoH, having one more option to do it would make great sense.
Besides, the horse model is already in the game.

Just give it the same code as the bicycle, make it able to tow light guns, and make it as fast off-road as on-road, done. We don't even need combat from horseback, just treat them as transports.

[Randy]

What about horse armor ?

Mounted Flamethrower units.

[Bobby]

They can do horses in the Total War games, they could do horses here.
Towing cannons/gun carriages, charging