===== Points of Divergence: Infantry and Cavalry Technology and Tactics ===== Points of divergence dealing with alternate developments in infantry and cavalry/mounted warfare and tactics, including related technologies. Entries in all of the POD sections are sorted as chronologically as possible. ---- ==== Infantry PODs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/premodern-scouting-reconnaissance-tactics.363338/|Pre-modern scouting and reconaissance tactics]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=349460|WI: Philip of Macedon reforms his troops to use "Manipular" system]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=296040|Was the legion really that superior to the phalanx ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/did-shieldwalls-by-disciplined-armies-interconnect-seamlessly-as-though-they-were-lego-pieces.408644/|Did shieldwalls by disciplined armies interconnect seamlessly as though they were LEGO pieces ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/do-warrior-cultures-that-focus-on-individual-fighting-such-as-barbarians-lack-common-sense-teamwork.406961/|Plausibility check: Do warrior cultures that focus on individual fighting (e.g. "barbarians") lack common sense teamwork ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/in-battle-how-would-an-imperial-roman-legion-do-against-a-11th-century-medieval-army.358380/|In battle, how would an Imperial Roman legion do against a 11th century medieval army ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/footmen-based-knights-and-knighthood.208875/|"Footmen" based 'Knights' and 'Knighthood' ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/earlier-pike-and-shot-with-crossbows.348062/|Plausibility check: Earlier Pike and Shot with crossbows ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-inca-aztec-fought-in-formation.66259/|WI the Inca & Aztecs fought in formation]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/another-alternate-weaponry-wi-ballistic-archers.64393/|Plausibility check: Ballistic archers]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-mali-empire-arquebusiers.395845/|Plausibility check: Mali Empire arquebusiers ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/american-frontiersmen-use-longbows-as-well-as-muskets-rifles.63923/|Challenge: American frontiersmen use longbows as well as muskets/rifles]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=101624|Longbows in the Peninsular Campaign]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ah-challenge-keep-polearms-more-prevalent-in-warfare-after-napoleonic-wars.123979/|Challenge: Keep polearms more prevalent in warfare after Napoleonic Wars]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=196724|Bows and Arrows in the American Civil War]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Cavalry and mounted infantry PODs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/premodern-scouting-reconnaissance-tactics.363338/|Pre-modern scouting and reconaissance tactics]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=137562|Alternate stirrup developments ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/no-snaffle-development-of-pontic-steppe-in-the-5th-4th-millennia-bce.428622/|No snaffle: Development of Pontic Steppe in the 5th/4th millennia BCE ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/cavalry-spear-and-shield.429884/|Discussion on spear and shield use in ancient cavalry]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-the-invention-of-paired-stirrups-in-250-bc-hellenistic-world-effects-in-military.394950/|Military effects of the invention of paired stirrups in 250 BC (Hellenistic world) ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-if-the-romans-had-develop-cavalry-after-crassus.261256/|What if the Romans had developed better cavalry after Crassus ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/paired-stirrups-invented-in-assyria-c-700-bc.49773/|Paired Stirrups invented in Assyria ca 700 BC]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/why-did-western-europe-not-use-horse-archery.397869/|Why did Western Europe not use horse archery ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/why-chariots-suddenly-disappear-during-middle-ages.358297/|Reasons behind the decline of war chariot use in warfare during antiquity]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=34191|Plausibility check: Elephant "APCs" ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=360797|Challenge: Light cavalry tactics more favoured than heavy cavalry tactics in Europe by 1000]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/llama-cavalry.244110/|Llama cavalry ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/british-cavalry-power.439688/|British Cavalry Power]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-continental-cavalry.295766/|WI: Better and more used Continental Cavalry]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/american-elephant.250926/|Use of elephants in 19th century US armies (discussion + mini-timeline)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/pack-horses-and-mules-in-the-u-s-military.311667/|Challenge: Longer or continued use of packhorses and mules in modern militaries]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[pods:small arms body armour and equipment|Points of Divergence : Small arms, armour and equipment]]** **[[pods:metallurgy_and_metalworking|Points of Divergence : Metallurgy and Metalworking]]** **[[pods:agriculture#pods_concerning_atl_domesticated_or_domesticable_animals|Points of Divergence : Domesticated Animals]]** **[[gunpowder|Points of Divergence : Gunpowder]]** **[[resources:military|Useful Resources about Military History]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[pods:military technology|Military Technology PODs Main Directory]]** **[[pods:scientific discoveries and inventions|Scientific Discoveries and Inventions PODs Main Directory]]** **[[pods:pods|Points of Divergence Main Directory]]**