If guns were never invented but automobiles were, cavalry would still be replaced by automobiles because no military formation would ever be able to stand up to being Hit By A Fucking Car
This would then lead to an arms race with only one inevitable conclusion: Monster Truck Warfare.
This would then lead to an arms race with only one inevitable conclusion: Monster Truck Warfare.
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I don't think you'd see monster truck warfare, I think you'd see some form of hyper castle warfare with huge fortifications dominating and bizarre trench/mining positional warfare going on
Also you might be able to penetrate such forts with a bulldozer/excavators thus keeping with the cool vehicle vibe
Though, war with tunnel boring machines is cool too, like the one in ATLA. Imagine crashing two together
And actually I think field warfare would develop field artillery powerful enough cars aren't the be all end all anyway, like steam powered ballistas or something like that
I'd imagine very regular looking cars would become the new heavy cavalry
Maybe it'd get to the point of skyscraper walls