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Another thing not touched on here - horse cavalry was still a concern before the war! A round being large enough to kill a horse quickly is part of the reason t
by legitster 3y ago
Another thing not touched on here - horse cavalry was still a concern before the war! A round being large enough to kill a horse quickly is part of the reason they were so big to begin with.
- paganel 3y agoFuture Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov was a cavalry man in the Tsarist Army during WW1 (he got injured somewhere in Eastern Transylvania while riding his horse at some point) and in the inter-war period he served in a cavalry unit in Izyum (or close to it), a city known today because of its vicinity to the Ukrainian - Russian front. He had a love of horses throughout his career, which probably explains this famous victory parade photo. [1] Of course, at some point during the WW2 Eastern Campaign horse-traction became very important, especially for the Germans (hard to do logistics beyond the Don river when there’s no railway nearby). I have a feeling that at some point in the future (when the oil will have run out, for example) we’ll get back to horse-assisted warfare. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_(stallion)#/media/File%3AGeorgy_Zhukov_9.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_(stallion)#/media/File%3A...
- hef19898 3y agoAs it turned out, the 5.56 mm round is not the best choice neither. Hence a variwty of 7.62 mm chambered rifles in use and the new US army assault rifle. As with everything engineering, it is a trade off.