Do cavalry drown?

[Pte Parts]

Played scenario 111 Balkan Sideshow recently where cavalry swim across a river. Dice were against the Hungarians in this one and 3 of my 8 cavalrymen rolled boxcars while crossing the river and drowned. Did I play this right? The rules say that apart from the improved portage capacity of Cavalry, the rules are the same as infantry - and infantry can drown.

 

[von Marwitz]

Phew, this is an extremely rare situation... I have no idea and am listenting in with interest.

3x Boxcars? Maybe you pulled the plug and drained the river?

von Marwitz

 

[Tuomo]

I think we can all agree that the humans drown. THE HORSES ARE FINE.

 

[Gordon]

I think we can all agree that the humans drown. THE HORSES ARE FINE.

They don't call it "horse sense" for nothing.

 

[King Scott]

I can't believe that nobody has stated the obvious yet...

Of course they can drown...thats why horses are no longer used in water polo.

Semper Fi!
Scott

 

[Hutch]

"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"

 

[Robin Reeve]

Seahorses wouldn't drown.

 

[WuWei]

I think we can all agree that the humans drown. THE HORSES ARE FINE.

That's how I read the rules. "Cavalry" as per A13.1 only refers to the "Personnel unit Riding a horse", not to the Horse Counter. So they are fine.

 

[Gordon]

Seahorses wouldn't drown.

Not a lot of portage capacity, however.

 

[Pte Parts]

Unfortunately it was the riders I needed across the river. Once they drowned I don't know where the horses went. The ones that did make it across the river dismounted as soon as they were on dry land anyway.