Re: Mounted Cavalry (Dadada-dat-dada!)

At 11:11 AM -0700 6/25/01, Don M wrote:
>They will be in modern kit, the chaps ect. were in the FM,
>but all well be redesigned to look a bit more Sci-fi like. As
>for the boots they will be in a riding type, the dismounted
>guys will have conventional boots of some type.
>'

They change their boots when the dismount? Not likely.

Combat boots protect well enough when riding (I ride a 
motorcycle...). The leg armour should work well as protection against 
what chaps were meant to help against...things like thorns and 
brambles. Coybows tended to wear those more since they had to dive 
into the brush to snag/snare errant cattle. Cavalry and Dragoons 
don't tend to need that as much I think.

A nice compromise on the boots would be strappy tanker boots vs laced 
up combat boots.

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