Why did polish knights wear wings on their back?

>>>/his/

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>>35000171
There's no definitive explanation as far as I'm aware but the most common explanation is that they were purely for intimidation.

>>35000171
ADVANCED AERODYNAMICS

>>35000171
They would use their horses as momentum to jump off and glide around

>>35000171
So they could fly, duh.

They listened to R Kelly for inspiration.

>>35000171

Morale effect. They were reassuring for them, confirming their status as an 'elite' corp, and intimidating for the enemy, both for their appearance and because while galloping they made an eerie whistling/whooshing sound.

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>>35000171
Because it looks cool as fuck

>>35000171
>they weren't knights
>wings were attached to saddle
>not for combat use.

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>>35000349
>>wings were attached to saddle

Nope

>>35000171
+1 to MS

>>35000349
Idiot

>>35000284
>that's a nice pike formation with some long pokey sticks you have there
>it'd be shame if someone charged you on horseback with an even LONGER pokey stick

How can you be a Wingged Hussar with no wings dumbdumb?

>>35000264
FLYYYY ON YOUR WIIIINGS LIKE AN EAAAGULLL!!! FLYY! TOUCH THE SUN!!!!!

>>35000171
Because they were fly, dawg.

>>35000171
the same reason Stukas had sirens: psychological effect

>>35000171
Because it looks pretty fly.

>>35000171
>Why did polish knights wear wings on their back?

The design of the wings caused them to make a huge clattering noise when in full charge, this had the effect of causing them to sound like a much larger force and also scared the crap out of the opposing force and it's horses.

>>35000171
WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

>>35001296
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

>>35000171
Secret Pole flying magic
Also they looked cool as fuck

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>>35000171
Because they were bad ass for the time, also polished their armour so it would glint in an age of blackened armours. Metal reasons only
>autism
http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/HowHussarFought.htm