verra nice ... although I gotta say I cracked up at the idea of a goddess having "atheists" as followers.
also, you don't need to dig trenches to slaughter a line of charging infantry. A barbed wire fence backed by machine guns would do an excellent job. Even easier if you use landmines.
I would think the side that doesn't disfavor horses would still use them, even if their enemy aims at the horses first, because in many cases the practical gains would outweigh the problems. Even if the animals were completely useless (which they aren't), they'd make great "meat shields." Every blow aimed at a horse is a blow that's not aimed at a human, and horses can take a lot of damage due to their size. Besides that, horses are fast, and very very strong. They can kill humans pretty easily in close combat, and they aren't easy to stop unless you trip them. Even if you don't ride them, they can be used to pull siege weapons, etc. (Also, what about dogs, elephants, and birds? Are those not honorable either?)
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