tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post5447266461081701361..comments2023-08-23T12:38:02.567+01:00Comments on As if you care.: PoK: Going all Napoleonic on youDave Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09485345030558890105noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-70067066908797027392007-04-26T14:01:00.000+01:002007-04-26T14:01:00.000+01:00I had little metal British Soldiers when I was a k...I had little metal British Soldiers when I was a kid, and AoE on a very low res monitor. I don't know much about costuming, that's my landlords/friends department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-46853235030207319292007-04-26T02:50:00.000+01:002007-04-26T02:50:00.000+01:00The thing is, Dave has LOTS of trivia in his brain...The thing is, Dave has LOTS of trivia in his brain, so even when he has a guys only week of questions, he will eventually come around to something the fairer sex will excel in. I have to defer the Napoleonic questions to the guys. I can only tell you that I wouldn't want to do face to face combat with any of these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-68862977409723984202007-04-26T01:55:00.000+01:002007-04-26T01:55:00.000+01:00What is this- Stump the Sisters?Go Davey.What is this- Stump the Sisters?<BR/>Go Davey.Marenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333568010582764592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-15423342895312715042007-04-26T01:07:00.000+01:002007-04-26T01:07:00.000+01:00I haven't checked in for a few days and it is just...I haven't checked in for a few days and it is just as well! I am LAME and don't know anything about soldiers, fabrics, or Turkey. Man!Disco Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102319958554597698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-8085138966928322582007-04-25T21:31:00.000+01:002007-04-25T21:31:00.000+01:00Not bad, Davey. Any comments on distinctive dress?...Not bad, Davey. Any comments on distinctive dress?Dave Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485345030558890105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-53287993104225860582007-04-25T21:24:00.000+01:002007-04-25T21:24:00.000+01:00Thank goodness all those hours of playing Age of E...Thank goodness all those hours of playing Age of Empires did not go to waste.<BR/>1.)Hussars are Austro-Hungarian Cavalry. I think they were armored lightly and carried swords. Trained to fight on horseback.<BR/>2.)Sappers were the people who blew stuff up. Like a sneaky assasin type who used dynamite on a cannon rather than poison on a general. (that knowledge came from Warcraft not AoE) No idea where they are from<BR/>3.)Dragoons were armed with early firearms. They got around on horseback, but were not trained to fight on horseback b/c it scared the horses. Don't know origin<BR/>4.)Cuirasser, these guys stayed on their horses with guns and armor. I think it's a French word <BR/>5.)Grenadier. Threw pomegranets at the enemy until someone pointed out that grenades did more damage. Then they started throwing those. Once again, I guess French<BR/>6.)Carabiner. I honestly don't know this one. Could be one who uses a carbine. Carbines were shorter and less efective than rifles but loads cheaper. I'm guessing early form of shock troops? Send them in running with guns blazing? No idea on origin<BR/>7.)Lancer-used a lance. Simple enough, great for charging on horseback in long lines, rubbish for close up, or being flanked. British in origin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com