Okay, here's something that's been poking around in my head. Cavalry in BM isn't as mobile as we think it should be, which is why people come up with stuff like this. What if cavalry had effects tied to chances of evading combat, either for evading or for catching people trying to evade?
Cavalry is mobile on the battlefield, not in travel. Funny fact: Humans are
faster at overland travel than horses. While horses have a higher maximum speed, they can't maintain it for long and need more rest. With armies you also have the whole baggage train thing - you need to move more than just the soldiers.
I actually believe that cavalry is simulated a lot more realistically in BM than in most other games.
