tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post2010410406927928413..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: World of Tanks History Section: Soviet-Japanese WarPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-26723255130000623692014-02-07T10:12:20.469-05:002014-02-07T10:12:20.469-05:00Whilst the tanks were supplied with 900 tons of fu...Whilst the tanks were supplied with 900 tons of fuel by air (& in addition the Soviets often carried spare cans of fuel affixed to the outside of the tank hulls), but how did they supply the fodder for the horses of the Cavalry Mechanised Groups? How many horses would be needed per soldier? Tanks are generally going to need infantry support and the solution to providing this was through mounted infantry so it was a very important factor. John Keegan in History of Warfare, suggests Genghis Khan' Mongols (or Attila's Huns) would have needed 6 to invade Europe, let alone cross the Gobi into China.<br />Evidently the Japanese wrongly believed that it was not possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com