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Augustus
Single Cell Organism
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 Posted - 04 July 2006 : 11:17:21 PM
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Lol joke Thread but II Augusta vs the army of (equal size ish) napoleon and then of Wellingtons? even with there guns i would put money on the Romans Remember after first volley of fire most charged with swords+ bayonets so then romans after losing few men would slaughter and would a musket + rifle peirce there shields in first place?????
I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 July 2006 : 09:03:19 AM
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ah but the romans would have to be able to close with the british ranks first and at volley fire of 3 rounds per min, they would have decimated the roman ranks !
i think we have discussed this already in another thread, will hunt around!
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 July 2006 : 09:59:34 AM
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Roman shields were wood, so musket balls would indeed penetrate them. But "decimate" is not the word for a slaughter, Parm! It only means one in ten, killed, not one in ten left alive!
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Bat King
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 August 2006 : 12:50:20 AM
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True... Decimating them wouldn't stop them... :)
But seriously the volley fire would kill a large amount.
Close quarters the Romans would win.
So what matters is who is leading the sides. Macro might just go straight in, but more likely he'd try to use cover to get close. |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13892 Posts |
Posted - 13 August 2006 : 6:20:02 PM
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oh god you are being picky geeks i thought we did not have them here, by decimate i meant in the use of the word where there will be a slaughter.
i did not mean 1 in 10 would die.
Im aware of the meaning of decimation, but also you are aware that in this case it was used in placement of total slaughter
pssisshh
geeks
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 August 2006 : 7:46:57 PM
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Parm, this is a site for Roman Legion readers - you have to use the terms correctly (grin).
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13892 Posts |
Posted - 14 August 2006 : 10:26:30 AM
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No i dont...Geek!! {grin} next you will be picking at simon about wrong coloured buttons on uniforms...
uuurr simon did you know that on page ??? the soldier 3rd from the lft had buttons that were the wriong shade of brown...blah blah geek geek geek!!!
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 August 2006 : 10:30:16 AM
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What buttons would those be, Parm? And can you tell me the correct cut for Roman underpants?
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 August 2006 : 2:41:57 PM
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see...he is a geek...i told you....Uber picky geeky reader!! {aggghhh}
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8415 Posts |
Posted - 14 August 2006 : 3:31:34 PM
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So you don't know the answer, Parm? Call yourself a Scarrow fan, do you, but don't think accuracy matters? Actually I know things because I read so many non-fiction books and reference websites. I'd rather be called a geek for knowing things than be called a fashionista for wearing designer suits!
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 August 2006 : 3:43:55 PM
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Fashionista..i like that!!..oh and for the cut of the roman pants..its in the front of course!!
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8415 Posts |
Posted - 14 August 2006 : 5:11:39 PM
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Wrong - guess again! Or learn to use reference books (grin).
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13892 Posts |
Posted - 14 August 2006 : 9:51:17 PM
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i havea couple of references, but this is a family site {grin}
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 August 2006 : 09:59:15 AM
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This is a family site? Really? Could have fooled me. 
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Macro + Cato Vs Welly + Nappy
