General military questions thread

[Buba]

Searching for "line drawings" was productive in dredging up ...photos
Most pertinent photos near bottom of page

IJN Unryu

Unryu .Unryu (project G16, ship number 302) was ordered as part of the Rapid Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru Kyu Keikaku) of August 1941, in preparation of imminent hostilities against the United States; after the debacle of Operation MI (Battle of Midway) 15 more ships (#5001–5015) of...

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So it seems that the starboard island and stacks were to some degree sponsoned off, while the portside AA was on cutesy flying butresses

 

[Buba]

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The faces look South East Asian to me. Lettering on uniforms - Latin alphabet. Rank distinctions give off American vibes to me.
Could this be Filipino heavy cavalry?

 

[Sailor.X]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/864787124981071872/1140424952496013403/image.jpeg?width=903&height=903

The faces look South East Asian to me. Lettering on uniforms - Latin alphabet. Rank distinctions give off American vibes to me.
Could this be Filipino heavy cavalry?

Oh for the love of Mike just get a damn horse!!! At least a horse won't accidentally gore yo to death.

 

[Buba]

Got an answer on another forum - Brazilian State Police, from the state near the mouth of the Amazon.
Supposedly the buffalo are cuddly and friendly. The troopers are more approachable than when sitting in a car - everybody wants to give the mounts a scratch "who's a good warox, who is? YOU are ... "

 

[PsihoKekec]

And apparently the main reason they ride buffaloes instead of horses is due to much of the area they patrol being often flooded and horses don't do well when standing in water for long, getting abscesses on lower legs that can kill them, while water buffaloes are unaffected.

 

[gral]

And apparently the main reason they ride buffaloes instead of horses is due to much of the area they patrol being often flooded and horses don't do well when standing in water for long, getting abscesses on lower legs that can kill them, while water buffaloes are unaffected.

Yup, most of Marajó Island is flooded about half of the year, and buffaloes are the only cattle that thrives there.

 

[Carrot of Truth]

I didn't even know you could ride water buffalo

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

I didn't even know you could ride water buffalo

You can ride almost anything.

Surviving it.

That is the hard part.

 

[Lord Sovereign]

You can ride almost anything.

Good choice of words with “almost anything.”

There’s a reason the Zebra hasn’t been domesticated.

 

[Carrot of Truth]

Good choice of words with “almost anything.”

There’s a reason the Zebra hasn’t been domesticated.

I have seen people ride Zebra's before, Find that less weird than riding a water buffalo.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Good choice of words with “almost anything.”

There’s a reason the Zebra hasn’t been domesticated.

You can domesticate Zebras, it's just not easy. In particular German colonial forces made use of em.

 

[Scottty]

You can domesticate Zebras, it's just not easy. In particular German colonial forces made use of em.

"The Zebra has never been tamed for use by man"
Reichtangle: "Challenge accepted!"

 

[Carrot of Truth]

You can domesticate Zebras, it's just not easy. In particular German colonial forces made use of em.

Ill raise your ancient Zebra rider photo with a relatively more recent Zebra rider video.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Ill raise your ancient Zebra rider photo with a relatively more recent Zebra rider video.

I've seen this video! Great work on the trainer's behalf.

 

[Sailor.X]

Outliers are not the norm for Zebras.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Outliers are not the norm for Zebras.

You reckon the OG horsies were friendly? Even today they'll kick your brains out by accident if you startle them.

Only way to domesticate an animal is intensive selection of breeding and training, the reasons Zebras haven't been domesticated is that nobody has tried hard enough. I mean for christ sake Russia domesticated Foxes.

 

[Sailor.X]

You reckon the OG horsies were friendly? Even today they'll kick your brains out by accident if you startle them.

Only way to domesticate an animal is intensive selection of breeding and training, the reasons Zebras haven't been domesticated is that nobody has tried hard enough. I mean for christ sake Russia domesticated Foxes.

Zebras were in ancient Egypt and Ethiopia along side wild horses and wild asses. Yet they didn't pursue the Zebra like they did the other 2. That should give you a clue right there

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Zebras were in ancient Egypt and Ethiopia along side wild horses and wild asses. Yet they didn't pursue the Zebra like they did the other 2. That should give you a clue right there

All that means is they did the right choice and went for the easier alternatives. If you can ride something without it immediately trying to kill you, you can domesticate it. It's just a matter of time, blood, and sweat.

 

[Sailor.X]

All that means is they did the right choice and went for the easier alternatives. If you can ride something without it immediately trying to kill you, you can domesticate it. It's just a matter of time, blood, and sweat.

Show me the Domesticated Zebra mounts used today in the same way as horses and asses. Yeah one offs are not gonna cut it.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Show me the Domesticated Zebra mounts used today in the same way as horses and asses. Yeah one offs are not gonna cut it.

"Show Oog tame-wolf in early hominid time period, pet wolfie no count!" D:<<<