User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 5 Finale: Winged Hussar vs Mongol/@comment-422690-20130708235850

So...

Short Range: Mongols win. The Hussars only effective mounted weapon, and that's the Szabla. There's a reason most cavalry uses sabres and other weapons that you swing - it just works better on a horse. The stabby sword will kill better on the ground, but on horseback it's not exactly a stellar weapon. If you want to stab someone on a horse, use a lance, not a sword. Much better margin for error. Edge: Mongols.

Mid Range: Kopia Lance wins. It's longer, and will do far more damage on horseback. The Jida will be a better weapon if the fight goes on foot, but since these two are famous for being on horses, the edge goes to the Kopia. Edge: Winged Hussar.

Long Range: Composite Bow wins. How the hell are you going to use a crossbow on horseback? You can't reload on the move, and the fancy bayonet is just extra weight. The Composite Bow is far better, since you can fire repeatedly on the move. Edge: Mongol.

Special: Nadziak Warhammer wins. See that nice little spike on the back? That's a dismounting hook. You get that in a guy's armor and yank him off of a horse. While he's on the ground stunned, you crack his head open with that hammer end. The flanged mace is an excellent armor-crushing weapon, but the Nadziak brings versatility. Edge: Hussar

Armor: Mongols win. That big, heavy suit of armor is going to tire out the Hussar as well as its horse while the far lighter lamellar lets the Mongols dance circles around them and pepper them with arrows or crush the armor with their maces. Edge: Mongols.

Overall: Mongol wins. the Hussars have some excellent weapons, but they're lacking in maneuverability. The Mongols are perfectly designed to take advantage of that; they can just harass the Hussars from a distance with their bows and be able to scatter and hit them again before the Hussars arrive at their location. When they tire, swoop in and kill 'em.