Winged Hussars (ETW Unit)
Winged Hussars are the elite cavalry of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. These are available to Poland-Lithuania when you have a Army Board. They are represented as the elite of European cavalry and very useful in taking out other cavalry or grenadiers.
Origins
The Winged Hussars have a very large history in Europe and Poland, all starting in Hungary. At first starting as light cavalry in Hungary and other countries as mercenaries. Over time in Hungary, the light cavalry of the nation adapted at using Plate Armor in the medieval age. Skip forward a few decades and the same is happening in Poland. At first representing the might of polish cavalry they soon developed a persona of their own. Especially in the Siege of Vienna where the Holy League was defending against a Ottoman invasion. It is here where the might of the Winged Hussars reached their height. In this battle, the Polish forces under their own king, the same as the starting king in ETW, led the largest cavalry charge in history. The following charge led to the defeat of the Ottoman force and gave the Winged Hussars a mighty role in heavy cavalry in other nations. Historically, they wore "wings" on their backs of Scale or Plate armor to give themselves a terrifying appearance. Although the use of this is debated, most agree that they were used to make the horses death (no hearing) in order to be immune to musical bands used by the Ottomans and other nations to rout cavalry.
Tactics
These heavy cavalry are the best, and I mean the best cavalry in the game. They are a combination of a lancer unit and heavy cavalry which leads to a devastating charge and the 30% to 33% of the enemy force in the charge. Against grenadiers, they are absolutely devastating, even standing a chance to "auto-rout" the grenadiers. Due to the small unit size of the grenadiers, the charge of the hussars will usually take out 60 to 70% of the force if used correctly. But this is unadvised to charge other line infantry if they are idle. But other than the obvious weakness with all cavalry, these Hussars the best force to take on any unit in the game.
