AlCZ Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi - i found on youtube video with footage of Bundeswehr and here was german soldiers on horses... CMK made US infantry man on horse (from Afghanistan theater). I know a european monarchy - naturally British too, have cavalry for ceremonial purposes (as bodyguards for Queen/King)but USA and Germany aren't monarchy.... and german soldiers on horses in this footage haven't an historic uniform as Queen Guard but standard combat gear... (too a US GI figure from CMK). Really modern army in field uses still horses ? (Horses in BW looks as Hucul horse - small breed of mountain horse from Romania, too popular in Czech.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Modern? Rhodesia had several horse mounted units in different elements of their security forces up until the end of Rhodesian in 1980. Probably the largest being the Greys Scouts. See http://rhodesianforces.org/GreysScoutsRideAgain.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) The Italian mountain troops retired their mules in 1993. Not all terrains are suitable for tracked vehicles. It depends on the mission - in conventional warfare you may afford to let a few enemies retire into inaccessible mountains, because your goal may be the capital city or whatever; but if you must comb those mountains to the very last combatant, or reach a strategically positioned peak and keep it - enter the four-legged porters. Have you ever heard of Boston Dynamics? They're busy reinventing the wheel horse... ...but if I was a trooper, I'd be scared of that thing more than of the enemy. What if it goes all Skynet on me? Edited January 21, 2016 by Bonehammer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCZ Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ok, thanx Modern-today Army - now... this year ( or this decade). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The Italian mountain troops retired their mules in 1993. Not all terrains are suitable for tracked vehicles. It depends on the mission - in conventional warfare you may afford to let a few enemies retire into inaccessible mountains, because your goal may be the capital city or whatever; but if you must comb those mountains to the very last combatant, or reach a strategically positioned peak and keep it - enter the four-legged porters. Have you ever heard of Boston Dynamics? They're busy reinventing the wheel horse... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGo0xsImasw ...but if I was a trooper, I'd be scared of that thing more than of the enemy. What if it goes all Skynet on me? I read recently in the Stars and Stripes that the Boston Dynamics LS3 (mechanical horse) has been withdrawn from use by the Marine Corps. Chief amongst the reasons given was the noise that it generated in use - not what you want when trying to creep up on the enemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 When the QDG was in Bosnia in the mid-nineties with IFOR/SFOR they reverted to horse patrols as the terrain was unsuitable for their Challengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 You might find that Greece may still use pack animals in mountainous border areas. Some Greek territory is impossible to pass other than by foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The horses are just great camouflage. There is two men inside the horse costume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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