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    3324 hours ago

    Mules absolutely do require fuel; they’ll only be useful for a few days without food.

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      1019 hours ago

      Any type of grass or non poisonous vegetation works.

      In difficult terrain animals can still be the best choice for transport. Dont know if that applies here, but i know from Germanys invasion of Ukraine in WW2 that the mud in Spring and Autumn is terrible to traverse with mechanized units.

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      1623 hours ago

      Additionally, they require a lot of rest and need to be rotated out more frequently than humans. Nazi Germany was very dependent on draft animals on WWII and the logistics were nuts.