Line of three soldiers tactics - Outaisanpeisenjutsu

Japanese: 横隊3兵戦術 - おうたいさんぺいせんじゅつ
Line of three soldiers tactics - Outaisanpeisenjutsu

...a type of military unit that rides horses into battle. Over time, the weapons they use and their roles have changed, and in modern times, horses have been replaced by motorized weapons, and the term "cavalry" is gradually disappearing. However, the function of cavalry, which is to move faster and fight on the battlefield, remains in a different form.
[Europe]
In ancient times, the main role of cavalry was to scout and guard for the decisive battles of the infantry, the main force of the army, but Hannibal and Alexander the Great often led tactics that made use of the agility of cavalry, and won great victories.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "three-soldier line tactic" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…軍馬に乗り戦闘する兵種の一つ。時代とともにその使用兵器,役割等が変遷し,現代では軍馬は原動機を使用する兵器に代わり騎兵の名称もなくなりつつあるが,戦場をより速く機動して戦闘するという騎兵の機能は別の形態で保持されている。
[ヨーロッパ]
 古代においては,騎兵の任務は軍の主兵である歩兵集団の決戦のための捜索,警戒が主であったが,ハンニバル,アレクサンドロス大王は騎兵の軽快性を活用した作戦を指導してしばしば大勝した。…

※「横隊3兵戦術」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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