Elephants In The USCW.

That is the thing though. For much of the war they weren't veteran soldiers. They were volunteers fresh off the farm often with volunteer officers they elected themselves. These guys are the kind of fellows shock and awe could work on. And while it may seem strange elephant hide is sufficient to limit the damage from mid-19th century infantry weapons. I'll try to find the book (I think by Osprey) that mentions it.

Fresh from the farm or not they know it is only an animal and enough .50 caliber bullets will bring it down. The elephant would be shot to pieces.
 
The US shall triumph for I have a brilliant plan!

The US shall import vast numbers of elephants from our dear friend, Siam, and train them carefully.

At a carefully chosen moment all of the elephants shall be massed together in one herd and ALL of them shall leap at just the right moment.

The resulting seismic event shall cause the entire planet to wobble on its axis momentarily, causing the Atlantic Ocean to suddenly slosh to one side, destroying most of France and western Great Britain.

A damn shame about Ireland but...:(

On receiving this news the CSA shall surely surrender. All British and French colonies in Malaysia, Singapore and Indochina shall be transferred to Siam.
 
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