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		santoshalper on Feb 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firearms vs. armour in the late Middle Ages and Re... Military doctrine does consider tanks to be "armored cavalry" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_cavalry

bombcar on Feb 26, 2024 [–]

It's also amazing how once you factor out some things, tanks are armored cavalry and perform quite like cavalry did/does.

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