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[spiral]

Originally Posted by kronckew

p.s. - the last recorded use of elephants in a battle was apparently in 1987.

That's interesting Kronckew, I guess that was Africa somewhere?

spiral

[Battara]

Thanks for posting these - never seen the like before.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by spiral

That's interesting Kronckew, I guess that was Africa somewhere?

spiral

oddly enough it was iraq during one of their wars. the elephants were used to transport artillery. apparently they can go places where motorized vehicles and horses can't.

it reminded me of one of my favourite old movies, 'gunga din'. where he warns the approaching brits by blowing 'stand to' on his trumpet, for which he gets killed, but the column deploys and also sets up a pair of gatling guns carried by elephants. (or was it field howitzers?). great charge by the lancers too. thta was set in the 19c.

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they were gatlings