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Giants also make reliable self-propelled coastal artillery platforms. The boulders they can chuck at ships would be lethal on the first hit and they can throw a handful of smaller rocks to rip sails and kill crew, like grape/chainshot Edit: this idea was inspired by Gulliver's travels, Lol

Armor decreases mobility quite a bit. Think of giants like an AT-ST from Star Wars. The more armor you throw on the AT-ST, the slower it goes. Also, like the AT-ST, giants are vulnerable to tripping. AKA thicc chains.

Neither are they effective in heavily wooded areas. Mountains are alright, though ravines and gorges present good traps against giants.

Best article for dragon warfare I have ever seen: On the Proper and Efficient Use of Dragons in Warfare - Dragonlance Nexus

Superhuman, magical race, or monster infantry (the heavy "tank" variety like orcs and lizard men) should be deployed in concentrated numbers such as a battalion and attached to regular units. Their main purpose would be to act as a spearhead/shock/assault unit and a force multiplier, much like...

You mentioned elves and dwarves but what about orcs and goblins?

The part about aerial warfare got folded into chapter 8

Well, looks like Valyria is incredibly unrealistic if you remove the magic.

Honestly, I'm most interesting in reading about chapter 10, Aerial warfare. Nothing beats dragon vs dragon combat.