• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    No exaggeration, Russia is issuing donkeys and mules (yes actual pack animals) to soldiers for transporting supplies because vehicles are in short supply.

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        14 hours ago

        We had a convesation about this in the Ukraine Lemmy Community. Our suggestion was to arm a drone with a carrot, and lead the donkey (carrying all the supplies) out of the orc camp after all the orcs have been liquidated. Ukraine gets supplies, Donkey gets safety, orcs are pink mist. Everyone wins! There’s zero downside.

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      18 hours ago

      Well, mules don’t require fuel, and they also work as field rations in a pinch.

      Otoh, they need a steady supply of mules. I don’t think there are that many nowadays. Although who knows with Russia.

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          11 hours ago

          Any type of grass or non poisonous vegetation works.

          In difficult terrain animals can still be the best choice for transport. Dont know if that applies here, but i know from Germanys invasion of Ukraine in WW2 that the mud in Spring and Autumn is terrible to traverse with mechanized units.

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          15 hours ago

          Additionally, they require a lot of rest and need to be rotated out more frequently than humans. Nazi Germany was very dependent on draft animals on WWII and the logistics were nuts.