Inspired by a question on ancient war tactics, I looked up the origins of using elephants as weapons of war (Geek Alert!).
Elephants were first used in battle by the Persians (Darius III) against Alexander the Great in modern day Iraq. The Persians lost the battle, despite the presence of 24 elephants causing a stir among the Macedonians. The elephants were brought from India and referred to as "Indians."
I've always wondered what it would be like to go back in time with missile launchers and guns. Do you ever get that thought when you watch movies with old-school wars?
Of course, I then have to remind myself that I dislike wars and killing is not cool. Let's just scare people into submission using elephants.
Extra geek points if you looked at the picture and recognized it as an oliphaunt (yup, Lord of the Rings).