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I think it might depend on the period, but mounted infantry uses horses for travel but fights on foot, while cavalry fights mounted.
by greiskul 5y ago
I think it might depend on the period, but mounted infantry uses horses for travel but fights on foot, while cavalry fights mounted.
- QuercusMax 5y agoIn modern terms, mounted infantry typically are in Humvee-type vehicles, whereas cavalry are in things more like tanks.
- ThrustVectoring 5y agoIMO the attack helicopter is a better modern equivalent to cavalry than the tank. Hard to make a direct comparison since increased firepower and command-and-control have made military forces incredibly dispersed.