Talk:Updates/@comment-26470475-20150904082901/@comment-26065993-20150904135006

Lances were heavy, thick spears used exclusively by mounted combatants; they weren't trhrown and were used to imale enemy troops, they were often discarded once they hit thier target because the dead body on the end would make the lance too heavy to be used effectively. Lances would also often break off in their target due to the speed and force that the impact made; caused by the charging mount