/pone/ - My Little Pony★

/pone/ is truly dead. I never thought I'd see it die, but here we are. I don't where to go, who to talk to. I feel so lonely.

Why would the need cavalry? They already are cavalry. The point of being cavalry is for outflanking your opponent, which means being faster than them. Basically pegasi are the cavalry of the cavalry.

>>306620

go outside and make some friends, nerd

I don't want to make a whole thread on this, so i'll just put it here. Ok, there's a couple things I don't understand about the characters in the show. First of all, If Luna and Celestia are Ponies, the how are they bigger than "Ponies" like Applejack or Lyra? Are Celestia and Luna "Horses" and are the rest of the smaller characters considered ponies? Or are Luna and Celestia Ponies, and characters like Lyra and Applejack actually miniature horses?Also, are Pegasis, unicorn, and alicorn ponies considered "ponies" or do they have a classification of their own? Please explain this to me!

This makes me wonder about how a theoretical military force comprised of unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies would function. Equestria is still at pre-gunpowder technology levels, so they’d probably be using typical Medieval-era military formations, at least for the ground forces. But adding air forces into the mix is a huge “what if” that has no real parallel in the real world; by the time we started using planes in combat, we had pretty much abandoned the “march slowly toward the enemy in straight lines” approach to warfare. This might be offset by the advent of unicorns providing anti-air support, among other things. I know the writers have definitely never thought about this, but having magic in your setting can drastically change the style of warfare used, depending on its capabilities. Although, the show tends to portray the typical unicorn as not being that powerful in any sort of magic that could be applied to combat. Depending on how overpowered you imagine unicorns as being, you could very quickly get into the realm of WMDs, which might pull things toward a more modern-day style of warfare.

>>306636

Have you ever watched the show? It's okay if you havent, but these are the kinda things I was curious about when I heard about the show but hadnt started watching it. Theyre all ponies. Unicorns and pegasi are ponies, the closest analogy to their wings and horns is to say it's like how white people and black people are both (arguably) human, though that's not a perfect analogy. They can interbreed though which makes them the same species. As for Celestia and Luna, they refer to themselves as ponies, so I would assume they are. The way I explain their size is that since anypony can potentially become an alicorn, when they become an alicorn their magic cap increases like a video game, and as they start taking on more magic the the common pony they become bigger and more graceful as a result of its change.

Would this even be effective in combat? A pony with a cavalry sword riding another pony? Really? I can't figure out of this is the most brilliant or the most retarded thing I have ever seen.

>>306653

how would a pony even hold a sword in the first place?

>>306655

Ponies need pony-oriented weapons. No swords. Swords are for griffons and dragons.

>>306673

>Damage tanks are useless

>>306673

What earth ponies have is robustness and a culture of a tough n gritty mindset and menial labor. Unlike unicorns or pegasi, they'd be fine with forced marches and shitty conditions. They're more likely to survive grievous wounds, they're larger in general, they can physically carry more weight, and above all they're a lot less likely to rout or panic. Not to mention, training would be exceedingly easier logistically and shorter, plus the simple fact that without them you're neglecting an entire third of your able-bodied population, even if you just use them as cannon fodder.

>>306689

>unicorns

>outfly

Enough of this heresy

According to the show bible, which admittedly the show left somewhere in the first season … the population wasn't evenly divided amongst the tribes … numbers weren't stated but to keep the image an allure right, it would have to something akin to:

4/5ths earth,

2/3rds of what remains are pegasus,

and the last are unicorns… less than 7% of the populace. Of course, they also congregate with their own kind, so Canterlot is lousy with them but nobody else would really see them.

that makes Lyra's question in >>306698 a more interesting one.

…if they actually are 1/3rd of the populace, than I imagine the unicorns would be separated by distance-magic … those that can cause effects more than four body lengths away would be put in artillery, and the rest would slum with the cannon fodder, hopefully to learn good shield spells.

The pegasi's thing would be speed. If you can drop out of the sky (and what ground-bound remembers to look up?) from your enemy's blind spot, and stab them then fly back out of range of their anti-air attacks, you've displayed an advantage.

>>306689

>[Citation needed]

That's in general how it works here … emotional strength often comes hand in hand with physical strength. Once you learn you can lift, you believe you can stand. The chronically ill or weak-of-frame learn early about their mortality, and make sure they have a wider margin of error than what the natural born tanks exhibit.

>>306698

Mudponies can carry cannons and supplies. Logistics is very important for an army. Ask anyone who tried to invade Russia.

>>306689

>mudponies aren't so much toughe than their betters they won't die if they take a spear to the face

Yeah sure, but maybe they don't take a spear to the face and instead take a spear to the barrel or a limb. Don't be a dumb nigger.

> hit hard enough to kill an unprotected opponent with the first hit

>nd wear armor designed to protect against such weapons.

You have no idea how classical or medieval combat works past shitty vidya.

>[Citation needed]

DYEWTS? Their entire thing is down-to-earth, honest hardy work. Their culture is focused around farming. They're used to insane sleep schedules, shitty conditions, and working hard. Unicorns are the posher ones, pegasi are the frailer ones.

Welp, this post is officially dead now

Wow, im retarded, i meant make that a thread, not a reply. I'll pay more attention next time.