Before everybody realized it was really dumb and didn't work, there was a short period of time where cavalry in full plate armor rode into battle with a carbine and a sword. Historians widely regard this era as "rad as hell" and describe the tactic as "totally fucking sick, like, holy shit, could you imagine?"
Saab JAS-39 Grippen practicing landing on public highways in Sweden
“Yeah boss I’m gonna be late today. Yeah, they’re landing on the highway again.”
Infantry of the Royal Italian Army firing their Colt-Browning M1895 machine gun at the enemy during the Second Battle of the Piave River. Italian Front, 1918.
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