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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:51 pm

Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:A: Special operations are not infantry.


Right. They're humvees.
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Postby Den Svenska Riket » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:52 pm

Xekliv wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:A: Special operations are not infantry.


Right. They're humvees.

SpecOps are infantry, the SEALS are infantry. MI7 operatives are infantry.
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:53 pm

Den svenska riket wrote:
Xekliv wrote:
Right. They're humvees.

SpecOps are infantry, the SEALS are infantry. MI7 operatives are infantry.


Twas a joke.
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Postby Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:54 pm

Xekliv wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:A: Special operations are not infantry.


Right. They're humvees.


Thank you for demonstrating your lack of knowledge.
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Postby Fashiontopia » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:54 pm

Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:I'm not sure why it's so hard for you to understand that infantry are not the backbone of a modern military.

Then why is it that everytime a nation goes to war they still put what entity on the ground first?

FOOT SOLDIERS... every leader in the world declares war to send troops to invade a nation... they don't automatically go say... send tanks, artillery and nukes... they only say put troops on the ground. Sure there are tank and artillery units. But when you look in any militaries' structure you see that the most abundant entities are Infantry Divisions with APC and AFV ACCOMPANIMENT... when you're inside a hunk of metal known as a tank you have very limited view... you could practically have a sworm of enemy troops with Anti-Tank weapons nearby and hiding and your tanks would know it. Plus a tank cannot shoot in every direction at once... an Infantry unit can. Artillery can't question civilians to get insight on where enemies are hiding, likewise artillery doesn't have anywhere near as many applications as Infantry does. Do you realize that tanks can't do infiltration of compounds? Nor can they move through dense forest or steep mountains.

Infantry is the backbone because they are all purpose... and can go almost anywhere you need them to to do the smallest or largest missions. Sure a nuke can end a war quickly if used on the right nation, but if you fire on the wrong country you might have 10 nukes pointed out and hundreds pointed back at you.
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Anomalous Research and Containment
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Postby Anomalous Research and Containment » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:55 pm

Xekliv wrote:


The noise attracted too much attention underground, which made the guards proceed to execute the hostage.

GAME OVER


And before you say it, you must know that Galla has no definition of the word "subtle".


Den svenska riket wrote:
Xekliv wrote:
Right. They're humvees.

SpecOps are infantry, the SEALS are infantry. MI7 operatives are infantry.


Definition of 'infantry' wrote:Infantrymen are land based soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars.


Special operations troops are not infantry, they are special operations troops.
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:55 pm

Fashiontopia wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:I'm not sure why it's so hard for you to understand that infantry are not the backbone of a modern military.

Then why is it that everytime a nation goes to war they still put what entity on the ground first?

FOOT SOLDIERS... every leader in the world declares war to send troops to invade a nation... they don't automatically go say... send tanks, artillery and nukes... they only say put troops on the ground. Sure there are tank and artillery units. But when you look in any militaries' structure you see that the most abundant entities are Infantry Divisions with APC and AFV ACCOMPANIMENT... when you're inside a hunk of metal known as a tank you have very limited view... you could practically have a sworm of enemy troops with Anti-Tank weapons nearby and hiding and your tanks would know it. Plus a tank cannot shoot in every direction at once... an Infantry unit can. Artillery can't question civilians to get insight on where enemies are hiding, likewise artillery doesn't have anywhere near as many applications as Infantry does. Do you realize that tanks can't do infiltration of compounds? Nor can they move through dense forest or steep mountains.

Infantry is the backbone because they are all purpose... and can go almost anywhere you need them to to do the smallest or largest missions. Sure a nuke can end a war quickly if used on the right nation, but if you fire on the wrong country you might have 10 nukes pointed out and hundreds pointed back at you.


I bet he's just mad because his nation is full of sissy bitches who can't lift a twig.
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Postby Anomalous Research and Containment » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:56 pm

Fashiontopia wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:I'm not sure why it's so hard for you to understand that infantry are not the backbone of a modern military.

Then why is it that everytime a nation goes to war they still put what entity on the ground first?

FOOT SOLDIERS... every leader in the world declares war to send troops to invade a nation... they don't automatically go say... send tanks, artillery and nukes... they only say put troops on the ground. Sure there are tank and artillery units. But when you look in any militaries' structure you see that the most abundant entities are Infantry Divisions with APC and AFV ACCOMPANIMENT... when you're inside a hunk of metal known as a tank you have very limited view... you could practically have a sworm of enemy troops with Anti-Tank weapons nearby and hiding and your tanks would know it. Plus a tank cannot shoot in every direction at once... an Infantry unit can. Artillery can't question civilians to get insight on where enemies are hiding, likewise artillery doesn't have anywhere near as many applications as Infantry does. Do you realize that tanks can't do infiltration of compounds? Nor can they move through dense forest or steep mountains.

Infantry is the backbone because they are all purpose... and can go almost anywhere you need them to to do the smallest or largest missions. Sure a nuke can end a war quickly if used on the right nation, but if you fire on the wrong country you might have 10 nukes pointed out and hundreds pointed back at you.


When you look at people who died in wars, most of them died from artillery.

Your argument is invalid.

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Postby Alimeria II » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:56 pm

Hyserea wrote:
Alimeria II wrote:I would draw some art if people would give me proper suggestions. And not question me.


I think the suggestions mentioned were originally for Sevvania's truck some pages back. You posted your trucks around the same time.

I suggested Katyusha for Sevvania's, and now I'll suggest it for yours.

Really? Cause I sure don't see anyone else's truck that was posted around the same time as mine and plus my post was quoted in the people's stuff. And I ain't putting something from around 1940 in my Steampunk 1910's truck.
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put some riflemen in the back of the truck. like some 1915 French or Tommy soldier (Tommy is American and British)
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Postby Den Svenska Riket » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:57 pm

Xekliv wrote:
Den svenska riket wrote:SpecOps are infantry, the SEALS are infantry. MI7 operatives are infantry.


Twas a joke.

I know that, just letting Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen know
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:57 pm

Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:When you look at people who died in wars, most of them died from artillery.

Your argument is invalid.


Stop pretending that artillery is the only fucking.. anything that's placed on the battlefield.
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Postby Anomalous Research and Containment » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:58 pm

Den svenska riket wrote:
Xekliv wrote:
Twas a joke.

I know that, just letting Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen know


Know you're wrong?

Well, that's one way, I suppose.

Xekliv wrote:
Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:When you look at people who died in wars, most of them died from artillery.

Your argument is invalid.


Stop pretending that artillery is the only fucking.. anything that's placed on the battlefield.


I'm just saying that artillery is the most important, relatively, to everything else. It causes the most casualties and paves the way for infantrymen to capture and hold territory with the support of tanks and aviation.
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Postby Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:59 pm

Den svenska riket wrote:
Xekliv wrote:
Twas a joke.

I know that, just letting Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen know


The problem is that you're wrong. None of those are infantry.

Xekliv wrote:
Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:When you look at people who died in wars, most of them died from artillery.

Your argument is invalid.


Stop pretending that artillery is the only fucking.. anything that's placed on the battlefield.


It's not the only thing placed on the battlefield. Why do you insist on putting words in other people's mouths?

Infantry is not the backbone of the military, nor has it been for at least a couple of centuries. Is it vital? Yes. Is it numerous? Yes. Could your military do without it? No. But that doesn't make it the backbone of the military.
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Postby Den Svenska Riket » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:59 pm

Alimeria II wrote:
Hyserea wrote:
I think the suggestions mentioned were originally for Sevvania's truck some pages back. You posted your trucks around the same time.

I suggested Katyusha for Sevvania's, and now I'll suggest it for yours.

Really? Cause I sure don't see anyone else's truck that was posted around the same time as mine and plus my post was quoted in the people's stuff. And I ain't putting something from around 1940 in my Steampunk 1910's truck.
Den svenska riket wrote:put some riflemen in the back of the truck. like some 1915 French or Tommy soldier (Tommy is American and British)
This is for my own Nation. And I've got my own soldiers. And I will put people when I'm done with it.

ok sorry dude, what page is the truck on and I will look at it. I may not know how to do this but I can design things if that makes sence to you.
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:59 pm

Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:
Den svenska riket wrote:I know that, just letting Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen know


Know you're wrong?

Well, that's one way, I suppose.

Xekliv wrote:
Stop pretending that artillery is the only fucking.. anything that's placed on the battlefield.


I'm just saying that artillery is rather obviously the most important, relatively, to everything else.


I'd like to see proof that artillery does more than just blow shit up. Does artillery think for itself? Does it have flesh? Can it move through areas that a tank cant? Can it walk? Can it hold a gun? Does it have emotions? IS IT A FUCKING HUMAN BEING?
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:00 pm

Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:It's not the only thing placed on the battlefield. Why do you insist on putting words in other people's mouths?


Because that's what you're telling us.
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Postby Alimeria II » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:00 pm

Den svenska riket wrote:
Alimeria II wrote:Really? Cause I sure don't see anyone else's truck that was posted around the same time as mine and plus my post was quoted in the people's stuff. And I ain't putting something from around 1940 in my Steampunk 1910's truck.
This is for my own Nation. And I've got my own soldiers. And I will put people when I'm done with it.

ok sorry dude, what page is the truck on and I will look at it. I may not know how to do this but I can design things if that makes sence to you.
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Postby Anomalous Research and Containment » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:02 pm

Xekliv wrote:
Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:
Know you're wrong?

Well, that's one way, I suppose.



I'm just saying that artillery is rather obviously the most important, relatively, to everything else.


I'd like to see proof that artillery does more than just blow shit up. Does artillery think for itself? Does it have flesh? Can it move through areas that a tank cant? Can it walk? Can it hold a gun? Does it have emotions? IS IT A FUCKING HUMAN BEING?


So I should draw a field artillery fire controlman instead?

Ok, I'll get on it.

Xekliv wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:It's not the only thing placed on the battlefield. Why do you insist on putting words in other people's mouths?


Because that's what you're telling us.


No, that's just what you think she's telling you.

You're wrong.

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Postby Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:02 pm

Xekliv wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:It's not the only thing placed on the battlefield. Why do you insist on putting words in other people's mouths?


Because that's what you're telling us.


No, you just have spectacularly poor reading comprehension. I suggest you go back and read what has actually been said.
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:04 pm

Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:No, that's just what you think she's telling you.


Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:What he meant was "artillery wins battles".

Nuclear weapons are the current epitome of the artillery branch as of the 21st c.
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Postby Fashiontopia » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:05 pm

Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:
When you look at people who died in wars, most of them died from artillery.

Your argument is invalid.

You can't send 100,000 tanks into a war to make sure that a front is maintained so you need someone to do it.

Your argument is invalid because you're not counting on the enemy using conventional war tactics... you're thinking that you're facing insurgents in which it is certainly easier to level compounds than to send men in to filter them out.

What if their are enemy troops that only hide amongst innocent civilians and/or ancient landmarks that are important to not be destroyed? You can't use artillery because then you'll be killing innocent people or destroying landmarks that deserve to be preserved. No one would destroy the Effel tower or the Pyramids, or the Tower of Pisa or the Colosseum just because you don't feel like sending infantry in to flush the enemy out.

Longstory short Infantry are like drain CLEANER, artillery is like drain BLASTER... you're not trying to destroy the innocence or the landscape you're only trying to defeat an enemy.
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:06 pm

Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:I suggest you go back and read what has actually been said.


Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:What he meant was "artillery wins battles".

Nuclear weapons are the current epitome of the artillery branch as of the 21st c.
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Postby Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:06 pm

Fashiontopia wrote:
Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:
When you look at people who died in wars, most of them died from artillery.

Your argument is invalid.

You can't send 100,000 tanks into a war to make sure that a front is maintained so you need someone to do it.

Your argument is invalid because you're not counting on the enemy using conventional war tactics... you're thinking that you're facing insurgents in which it is certainly easier to level compounds than to send men in to filter them out.

What if their are enemy troops that only hide amongst innocent civilians and/or ancient landmarks that are important to not be destroyed? You can't use artillery because then you'll be killing innocent people or destroying landmarks that deserve to be preserved. No one would destroy the Effel tower or the Pyramids, or the Tower of Pisa or the Colosseum just because you don't feel like sending infantry in to flush the enemy out.

Longstory short Infantry are like drain CLEANER, artillery is like drain BLASTER... you're not trying to destroy the innocence or the landscape you're only trying to defeat an enemy.


As a matter of fact, he's not saying that infantry isn't needed, just that it does not form the backbone of a military's fighting force.

Xekliv wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:I suggest you go back and read what has actually been said.


Anomalous Research and Containment wrote:What he meant was "artillery wins battles".

Nuclear weapons are the current epitome of the artillery branch as of the 21st c.


I suggest you go back and read what has actually been said.
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Postby Xekliv » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:07 pm

Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:As a matter of fact, he's not saying that infantry isn't needed.


But you are.
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Postby Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:10 pm

Xekliv wrote:
Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:As a matter of fact, he's not saying that infantry isn't needed.


But you are.


Oh deary me, sorry for thinking you could actually read.

Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:Fuck, Napoleon himself was the guy who said that god fights on the side with better artillery. Infantry are vital, yes, but they don't actually do all that much.


Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:B: I said infantry didn't do much, not that they were useless. In fact, if you had reading comprehension you would have noticed I said they were vital.


Our Most Resplendent Goddess Sen wrote:Infantry is not the backbone of the military, nor has it been for at least a couple of centuries. Is it vital? Yes. Is it numerous? Yes. Could your military do without it? No. But that doesn't make it the backbone of the military.
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