Mule Barding

[The Colonel]

Originally Posted by DanHoward

More than occasionally. In the Bronze Age it was the norm.

FWIW the upcoming Loadouts book will have plenty of examples of armoured horses

IIRC the Hittites - or someone from around there anyway - used chariots pulled by donkeys, so a mule would definitely not be out of scope.

[DanHoward]

Originally Posted by The Colonel

IIRC the Hittites - or someone from around there anyway - used chariots pulled by donkeys, so a mule would definitely not be out of scope.

Maybe for transportation but horses were used on war chariots.

[Loukas]

I remember in Seven Pillars of Wisdom TE Lawrence saying the Arab rebels mounted some of their forces on mules, but I can't remember whether this was purely for mobility, or whether they fought from horseback.

[gilbertocarlos]

Originally Posted by Loukas

I remember in Seven Pillars of Wisdom TE Lawrence saying the Arab rebels mounted some of their forces on mules, but I can't remember whether this was purely for mobility, or whether they fought from horseback.

Very unlikely, and stupid.

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by Loukas

I remember in Seven Pillars of Wisdom TE Lawrence saying the Arab rebels mounted some of their forces on mules, but I can't remember whether this was purely for mobility, or whether they fought from horseback.

From what I have read, those troops were mounted infantry. Ride the mule, get off and shoot, get back on and scoot.