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Eoros wrote: Orcs were not well disciplined. They should've never won a battle against Gondor.

Look at battles like the Battle of Cannae. The smarter person, though severely outnumbered, always wins. That's warfare.

If you can't charge into a line of spears, how do you do a cavalry charge on anyone ever? Horses are completely useless in combat then. That's like saying you should slam into the foe with a phalanx because you might lose a few men on the initial clash. It makes no sense.

It took the Greeks and Romans to develop ways to stop chariot and horse charges. The orcs were nowhere near as organized or smart as them.

This is why it makes me cringe when people say that "orcs are weak, but are used in mass numbers". It makes no sense. You won't win like that, in addition to all the lag it causes.

Sorry for going crazy like this here, but I just happen to be an expert on this stuff :P A line of spears is not something effective against horses at all, as I said earlier. A pikewall is, though. Saying that because horses can't counter a pikewall so they're useless is blatantly.. bad. Unable to fulfill one role is far from useless. For example, they're useful for harrying a defeated though. Or for flanking. Or, if you want to stick with main combat roles, for attacking things other than a well-established line of pikes.