The Research on the tactics of heavy equipped cavalry in the period of ancient Korea

Yang Seong-min

doi:10.29212/mh.2021..121.143

Heavy equipped cavalry are units with heavy equipments not only armor for riding soldiers but also their horses. Generally, Heavy equipped cavalry are considered to be soldiers who use weapons such as spears and swords to charge into enemy formation. In this study, we will look at tactics meaning of heavy equipped cavalry in campaign and battles. The ancient Korean horse is a spices of small horse belonging to the category of the Pony. Therefore it is not suitable to play the bearer of a heavy equipped cavalry who equipped a horse armor. In order to overcome this problem, The Horses, which were brought from the West, would have played the heavy equipped cavalry. However, even These horses from overseas were bigger than the spices of pony, they could not move for a long time because of the weight of armor for them. The survivability of heavy equipped cavalry with a horse armor was not compared to those of other ordinary cavalries. The psychological pressure it impressed on the enemy was also enormous. These are why heavy equipped cavalry prevailed until the Middle Age’s battlefield. But the tactical limitations were also clear. The biggest reason is the weight of the armor on horses. the horse armor provided the horse with strong survivability power, but it is a double-edged sword that prevents the horse from moving at high speed for a long time. The low utilization of heavy equipped cavalry applies not only to the decisive battle but also to campaign situations.

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