Roman Legions VS wussy US army in a meele (non shooting) combat

[amdguy]

AAAAhhhhh Rome TW is tooo addicting, i've been playing it like a crack addict!

Lets say the legions relieved and is invading uSA, US soldiers have no guns or planes or any of those hi-tech toys. US army is equiped with similar weapons compared to those of the romans, who would win?

 

[BigJ]

The Roman Legions. The US wouldn't be experienced with this form of combat, nor be familiar with the weapons they're required to use.

 

[glenn1]

Sounds like a situation in Civilization. Sending in my cruise missiles and a battleship to bombard the puny pikemen garrisoning the French size 2 city

 

[Fenixgoon]

have you tried WH40K: Dawn of War? i thought it was much better than Rome:TW

 

[ElFenix]

if the US army had training in the weaponry it would be the US army, simply because people are much bigger, stronger, and faster than people 2000 years ago. plus our discipline is better

 

[amdguy]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
plus our discipline is better

i would seriously re-think about that statement

 

[BW86]

US army

 

[Toastedlightly]

hmm.... I want an Vulcan cannon.. that would show them who's boss.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: amdguy

Originally posted by: ElFenix
plus our discipline is better

i would seriously re-think about that statement

howso?

 

[Actaeon]

Rome:TW is awesome.

Too bad I already finished the campaign, its kinda boring now .

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: amdguy

Originally posted by: ElFenix
plus our discipline is better

i would seriously re-think about that statement

howso?

Legion soldiers are trained when very young and you're in it for life. Training is harsh, brutal but effective. Their discipline is so much superior to the US army that's its no contest. They are not even allowed to have sex.

Their fighting methods and strategies using the weapons they have are simply superior to what a US army would be capable of, given the same weapons.

http://www.cambridgescp.com/la...clc_onlineA_b3_s25.php

http://www.dariusdomain.com/v_legio/v-legio-main.htm

 

[RagingBITCH]

Wow, you guys are dorks

 

[DorkBoy]

Originally posted by: amdguy

Originally posted by: ElFenix
plus our discipline is better

i would seriously re-think about that statement

I agree, they didn't have Lawyers back then to get them out.

 

[DorkBoy]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Wow, you guys are dorks

Hey! Dorks r kewl

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: amdguy

Originally posted by: ElFenix
plus our discipline is better

i would seriously re-think about that statement

howso?

Legion soldiers are trained when very young and you're in it for life. Training is harsh, brutal but effective. Their discipline is so much superior to the US army that's its no contest. They are not even allowed to have sex.

Their fighting methods and strategies using the weapons they have are simply superior to what a US army would be capable of, given the same weapons.

http://www.cambridgescp.com/la...clc_onlineA_b3_s25.php

http://www.dariusdomain.com/v_legio/v-legio-main.htm

He's right. The romans had much better discipline. Plus, our guys wouldn't be that much bigger/stronger then the roman soldiers. You'd have to go back further thne that for significant differences, and these are their soldiers, not their common peasants.

That, and I don't think our modern soldiers can live with the way people die during these battles.

 

[amdguy]

i think as time progress, warfare regressed into wussy style

instead of head on hand to hand combat seeing whose skills are better, it has evolved into:

muahahaha i throw a bomb at you from 2 miles up and watch you burn below!

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: amdguy
i think as time progress, warfare regressed into wussy style

instead of head on hand to hand combat seeing whose skills are better, it has evolved into:

muahahaha i throw a bomb at you from 2 miles up and watch you burn below!

"The object of war isn't to die for your country but to make the other poor bastard die for his."

Whatevers the most effective way to win I'll take.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: BigJ
The Roman Legions. The US wouldn't be experienced with this form of combat, nor be familiar with the weapons they're required to use.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick Plus, our guys wouldn't be that much bigger/stronger then the roman soldiers. You'd have to go back further thne that for significant differences, and these are their soldiers, not their common peasants.

That, and I don't think our modern soldiers can live with the way people die during these battles.

people in the 1500s were about a foot shorter than the average american.

 

[amdguy]

bruce lee is short, but he can kick most 7 ft tall NBA player' asshole

 

[StageLeft]

Obviously romans, because they train with swords/spears, etc.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Kelvrick Plus, our guys wouldn't be that much bigger/stronger then the roman soldiers. You'd have to go back further thne that for significant differences, and these are their soldiers, not their common peasants.

That, and I don't think our modern soldiers can live with the way people die during these battles.

people in the 1500s were about a foot shorter than the average american.

Which, as far as I can tell, would give them a lower center of gravity (an advantage?) in a true hand-to-hand (no weapons) situation.

And you got to think about the way of life back then:
Kids playing around then was called "kicking each others' ass...full on". Today we call it "dodge ball". A whole different realm of toughness.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Kelvrick Plus, our guys wouldn't be that much bigger/stronger then the roman soldiers. You'd have to go back further thne that for significant differences, and these are their soldiers, not their common peasants.

That, and I don't think our modern soldiers can live with the way people die during these battles.

people in the 1500s were about a foot shorter than the average american.

Not really.

Average height of an adult male now is 5'10"- 6'. Average height going back 2000 years is 5'6" - 5'8".

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

that's cause if you drop a bomb on a guy with a sword, you win. it's not that hard.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: amdguy
bruce lee is short, but he can kick most 7 ft tall NBA player' asshole

I dunno... it shouldn't be too hard to beat up a dead guy.