Calvary Divisions

[semper fi]

What is the actual strength of cavalry divisions? Does half the strength represent horses? For example, does a 10,000-man cavalry division actually represent 5,000 troopers and 5,000 horses?

[1LTRambo]

The strength of a cavalry division is 10,000 in manpower. Thus 10,000 men and horses.

[ericbabe]

Strength is a little abstract for cavalry and even artillery divisions -- it's meant to model not only men but also horses and bits of functional equipment.  We didn't really establish an exact ratio of human beings to strength for these units.

[semper fi]

Thanks for the answer...10,000-man cavalry divisions seem excessive and not historical. That is more like a 1-2 cavalry corps. Would my initial post be accurate?

[ericbabe]

I think historically-speaking it may be a little high.  A cavalry "division" in COG may be more like 3,000 men, if I remember correctly.  It's been a while since we worked on the OOBs though.

[1LTRambo]

This is interesting. I based my answer on the listed strength of units in the game. Why is the full strength listed as 10,000 if it is really only supposed to be 3,000?

[semper fi]

Roger...that seems accurate for a typical cavalry division back then. Why not adjust the cavalry divisons to reflect a strength accurate to this number of 3,000? They still draw repalcements up to the 10,000 man limit. These replacements could be used for other units...a bit of a disconnect.