Talk:Horse Archer/@comment-66.69.107.242-20180225231142/@comment-27726014-20181220075012

No, it is more that by the time iron became widespread horses had also been bred larger. The biggest reason chariots were used in the first place was because a single horse wasn't yet big enough to effectively carry a man into battle.

I think they should have the cavalry unit unavailable until the iron age as that would be more historically accurate and give the chariot more significance. The scout cavalry can stay as bronze age horses could carry a man but not be fast or agile enough to carry a man in heavy armor.