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Mounted shock cavalry could break through native formations that lacked the weapons, training, or discipline to withstand it.
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“On attack, you could blast through any native formation which didn't not just have the weapons,”
“but the training or discipline to be able to stand up to mass shock cavalry.”8:47Report a misattribution
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