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Re:The Overloaded Soldier: Why U.S. Infantry Now Carry More ... by arethuza on Monday January 07, 2019 @07:49AM (#18844724)
The British Army apparently has more horses than tanks - though I suspect they aren't being kept for any practical purposes.
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Re:The Overloaded Soldier: Why U.S. Infantry Now Carry More ... by desdiv on Monday January 07, 2019 @08:16AM (#18844843)
Fascinating stuff! A 2015 article from the horse's mouth[0] shows 485 horses for ceremonial purposes vs 227 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks.

[0] https://www.forces.net/services/tri-service/leading-charge-t...

Also a related BBC article with more background: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22951...

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Re:The Overloaded Soldier: Why U.S. Infantry Now Carry More ... by arethuza on Monday January 07, 2019 @08:52AM (#18845038)
From one of those links:

"The figures don't necessarily mean we have got too many horses, it's more likely the figures mean we don't have enough tanks."

Edit: Mind you, on reflection, 485 horses does seem rather a lot.

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