Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27831234-20160513080126/@comment-27831234-20160515082909

AlteOgre wrote: EliSuperHero wrote: AlteOgre wrote: Thanks for that find. Any notion of how a crossbow could be charged while on horseback? Seems to me cavalry may have a charged crossbow attached to a saddle somehow ... but for single use in case the primary weapon is lost in combat. Alte... Gundabad and isengard has crossbowers on wargs, what about that? Yeah, well, can't just vent ones opinion without a cause aye? As you're asking me now: I expect them to be rather ineffective forces. Crossbow use on the back of a mount is one thing, but use of ranged weaponry on the back of a wolflike mount is another. I know the spine motion patterns of wolves may suggest they're fit to be riden on, but for a wolflike animal to be able to carry 80 kg (orc with gear and saddle) in full gallop, I think they'd have to have developed some exceptionally strong muscular structure, more similar to hyena's. The way wargs are depicted in the Tolkien based movies is in line with that thought. This would mean their movement may be less smooth, as in a straight horizontal line, which could make them less suitable for using ranged weapons while running. Also, I'd suspect that the fierce character of these creatures makes them less predictable in their movement, even when standing still. I therefore think wargs are best suitable as mounted melee combat units tbh. Good point.