The King of Siam offered The POTUS elephants to the sent to the US. The message was meant for James Buchanan, but it arrived on Lincoln's desk in '61. Lincoln replied and declined the offer in '62. What if he hadn't and instead chose to accept them and make them war elephants?
WI: Union War Elephants
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Big, juicy targets...
IMHO, they would only be as useful as oxen for mobility, perhaps helping out at fords due to their semi-amphibious nature.
In Summer, of course. They would not be 'Winterised'...
IIRC, when war elephants were used in Asia / Asia Minor, they didn't like flash / bang stuff, and tended to be more dangerous to nearby infantry than to the opposition...
IMHO, they would only be as useful as oxen for mobility, perhaps helping out at fords due to their semi-amphibious nature.
In Summer, of course. They would not be 'Winterised'...
IIRC, when war elephants were used in Asia / Asia Minor, they didn't like flash / bang stuff, and tended to be more dangerous to nearby infantry than to the opposition...
Those godless Southerners will come to fear Hannibal Hamlin's elephant brigade!
You've just won the Internet today.
In all seriousness, those elephants are useless in the frontlines. Their only use is for logistics. But they might as well breed them for zoo attraction.