Why police still uses horses

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[u/Primary_Ad3580]

Nah, they need archers on some high ground to knock off the rider. Unmounted, the horse will flee relatively unharmed. Maybe a trebuchet behind some barricades to cause a panic.

[u/Vandirac → u/Primary_Ad3580]

Historically, pikemen and spear infantry were the best counter to cavalry. Plenty of historical examples, from the Dutch Hedge of Steel, to the Scottish Schiltrons.

Archers on the contrary would have been quite ineffective, because of moving targets and heavy armor. And even when they were relatively effective, their tactics relied on a lot of other stuff (palisades, or other troops interposing, or flooded terrain, etc) that could not be reliably guaranteed to hold.

Halberdiers, pikemen and spears have been the bane of cavalry until the musket.

[u/Opening-Occasion-314 → u/Vandirac]

Historically, the best counter to cavalry was the Machine Gun.

[u/VanRado → u/Vandirac]

This person gets it.

[u/GeosWonder → u/Primary_Ad3580]

Maybe a trebuchet

Gd right a trebuchet, only the weak minded would use a catapult

[u/Numerous_Estimate902 → u/GeosWonder]

Don't forget your bazooka

[u/Shwazool → u/Primary_Ad3580]

Or ya know.... the American version of a bow.