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Medieval Americans at War

Started by Cramulus, March 22, 2017, 02:27:29 PM

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Cramulus

If there was an American army during the middle ages, how would they be equipped?



Cramulus

I'm thinking they would dual wield - bastard sword in one hand, attack falcon in the other

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They would drive tanks and fly helicopters because historical accuracy is for nerds, dweeb.
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Technically, weren't the "Americans during medieval times" the indigenous tribes already living there?

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Quote from: LMNO on March 22, 2017, 02:39:30 PM
Technically, weren't the "Americans during medieval times" the indigenous tribes already living there?

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Quote from: Cramulus on March 22, 2017, 02:28:03 PM
I'm thinking they would dual wield - bastard sword in one hand, attack falcon in the other

Dual wielding, yes but not that. More likely flails or anything similar that has as much chance as damaging you as the enemy.

Obviously, no armour.
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Cramulus

I saw a documentary in which an American saved the country from the hated British by stabbing somebody right through the chest with the point end of an American flag

So I imagine we'd probably have something like a polearm hedge, but it's all American flags

Also, our heraldry would include 50 bald eagles, rampant.

Cramulus

we would load our trebuches with crates of highly taxed tea

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Catapults filled with ignited balls of that useless thick black goop that one Texan weirdo keeps pulling out of the ground.
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Quote from: Eater of Clowns on March 22, 2017, 06:16:18 PM
Catapults filled with ignited balls of that useless thick black goop that one Texan weirdo keeps pulling out of the ground.

I think you mean trebuchets.


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Lol no I meant oil trebuchets aren't thick black goop dude
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Quote from: Junkenstein on March 22, 2017, 05:14:45 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on March 22, 2017, 02:28:03 PM
I'm thinking they would dual wield - bastard sword in one hand, attack falcon in the other

Dual wielding, yes but not that. More likely flails or anything similar that has as much chance as damaging you as the enemy.

Obviously, no armour.

WTF? Have you seen how they play rugby? Be fucking covered in the shit.

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Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on March 22, 2017, 06:56:39 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on March 22, 2017, 05:14:45 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on March 22, 2017, 02:28:03 PM
I'm thinking they would dual wield - bastard sword in one hand, attack falcon in the other

Dual wielding, yes but not that. More likely flails or anything similar that has as much chance as damaging you as the enemy.

Obviously, no armour.

WTF? Have you seen how they play rugby? Be fucking covered in the shit.

Point conceded.
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