Do horses have a place in modern military operations?
Since 2022, yes. As do donkeys.
VGH
Always will + donkeys and mulesThere are places where smaller wheeled or tracked vehicles simply cannot traverse and walking/rucking necessary supplies would require more manpower (and even food) than what it takes to just deploy an equine or two
>>65503627>caparisons are back Fuck yea!
I have seen threads about "could horses be used in modern war?" for like 14 years here.Well, here you go. Time to retvrn to tradition, lobsters on horses.
>>65503627Horses and especially pack ponies greatly extend the operational range of light infantry.In some terrain it's mules, airdrops or nothing and because one man can lead several ponies that's like a whole units worth of supplies. The most obvious example of this was Ledo or the VC line through Laos.
>>65503627For reconnaissance missions like the OP says? Sure there's potential situations where it might be viable
>>65503627For transporting small supplies faster and without creating engine noises, sure
>>65503627A niche is a niche, of which a horse is the only recourse.
>>65503854it has to be a horse, of course
In the age of cheap thermals, especially no.
>>65503627See, everyone laughs at the Russians then copies them.
>>65503890Russia didn't invent mounted recon you tard, they just started trying to use it in desperation as their supply of vehicles got absolutely decimated.
>>65503858How do you determine if the horse has adequate force?
>>65504034Maybe sic it at someone and examine the corpse?
At least the British are actually using horses unlike the US with their Cavalry. I will never forgive myself for choosing Cav Scout its the gayesy MOS in the fuckin army.
>>65503932And because the ziggers they used their horses in the worst possible way possible, in the worst possible terrain for mounted troops.
>>65503627It has been since the invasion of Afghanistan in Oct, 2001
>>65503636Donkeys are really limited, they don't carry enough to warrant training them for warfare or transporting them over long distances. They only got used in Afghanistan when they were sourced locally and even then it was small numbers compared to mules.
>>65504044Perhaps, but lethal testing right out the gate is a plan I cannot endorse.
>>65504126What are you going to do about it? Protest and whine until your voice gets hoarse?
>>65504252I will, perforce, do what you should have done and seek another recourse.
>>65504049household cavalry regiment is an armored reconnaissance regiment since ww2. they retained horses for ceremonial and guard duty (those guys you see guarding Buckingham palace on horseback are household cav)though it's nice to see them considering using horses operationally.
>>65504340We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.
No. Many horses have died in Ukraine for little to no gains.
>>65504534I doubt that western militaries are getting ready to press mules into frontline assault duties.
>>65503669theres no place a horse can go that a light vehicle can't...
>>65503838>uh, sir, my horse seems to enjoy making engine noises>FUCKthere's an umamasume episode to be made out of this thread
>>65504757I take issue with uma, beyond just being gachashit the setting seems incredibly retarded with a master race of explicitly superhuman horse girls being around and yet somehow its managed to have minimal effect on mankind and their history.
>>65503627Yes, in specific circumstances.They can be refueled by letting them graze for a few hours, they can access terrain that wheeled vehicles can't and even tracked ones would struggle in, they can carry a soldier in full combat load for long periods without much issue
>>65503627Yes I've found a way to revolutionise cavalry
>>65503667Those are men not lobsters
Well /k/ time to start choosing your requirements for the next generation of cavalry sabre
>>65504726Lmao
>>65503890>>65503932>>65504050Faggots begone.
Better treat them right. Beer, bacon & eggs, and backrubs are a must.
>>65504726Bait used to be believable
>>65504049fun fact: the Space Force is the only branch of the US military that uses horse cavalry in an operational role
>see stick on the ground>it kinda' looks like a snake>immediately freak out>rear back and dump my rider and saddlebags>run off snorting in a random direction>hoof gets trapped in a burrow, leg breaks >groaning and whinnying alerts the enemy to your presence
>>65505627That's why people never used horses in combat until today
>>65505176
Oh, perfect. Finally a thread that'll appreciate this little shrine to the horses of WW1 and 2. Here's a picture of three of the four horses servicemen took back with them to New Zealand.
And the uh, fourth horse. So named for his lustrous coat.
>>65505795Imagining a New Zealander saying nigger is so cute I have to imagine not a single rudypoo would get angry at it.
wasnt there video of russia trying and failing to use horses in ukraine? they faired about as well as ATVs. The only advantage they had was the horses could pick self-preservation and runaway instead of just getting droned
