The answer to this question is no.⬇️
Fodder/grain for animals is both heavier and more volume intensive for providing transportation than fuel is for trucks.
Those were sound logistical reasons why the US Army ditched horse cavalry in WW2.
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Fodder/grain for animals is both heavier and more volume intensive for providing transportation than fuel is for trucks.
Those were sound logistical reasons why the US Army ditched horse cavalry in WW2.
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US Army regulations set rations as 14 pounds of fodder (hay) and 12 pounds of grain (corn and oats) per day per wagon or pack animal.
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The WW2 US Army used mules in China and Italy because:
1. Fodder was native to China and fuel had to be flown in, and
2. North Africa had a lot of existing mule pack trains which could be swiftly shipped to Italy using local fodder
Neither of the above pertain to Russia.
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1. Fodder was native to China and fuel had to be flown in, and
2. North Africa had a lot of existing mule pack trains which could be swiftly shipped to Italy using local fodder
Neither of the above pertain to Russia.
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