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June 20, 2020 at 7:05 am
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So..the west built its modern glory via utilizing Jihadi-like soldiers during the 17th-18th century.
Whole battles were fought; massive numbers of humans fell; you would hear the following words in Latin-twisted tongues screaming:
"Aiiiiiiiiiiiiii...m,,,Fiiiiiiiii..a"
So, you just walk if you were a western soldier back then, until you hear your general saying: ""Aiiiiiiiiiiiiii...m,,,Fiiiiiiiii..a".
You then "Fiiiiiiiiiiiiia -fire-".
Why ? you don't know. Your general also don't know. So both of you walk for miles, just so you "Aiiiiiii...m....fiiiiiiiiiiii..a"
You listen to funny music while you die..by the hands of another westerner who also walked for miles so he hears : "vise.....r, tire........r"
How sad it is, to die without a cause, you just walk...walk..and walk..then die.
The last words you hear are ""Aiiiiiii...m....fiiiiiiiiiiii..a"
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June 20, 2020 at 7:20 am
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(June 20, 2020 at 7:05 am)WinterHold Wrote: So..the west built its modern glory via utilizing Jihadi-like soldiers during the 17th-18th century.
Whole battles were fought; massive numbers of humans fell; you would hear the following words in Latin-twisted tongues screaming:
"Aiiiiiiiiiiiiii...m,,,Fiiiiiiiii..a"
So, you just walk if you were a western soldier back then, until you hear your general saying: ""Aiiiiiiiiiiiiii...m,,,Fiiiiiiiii..a".
You then "Fiiiiiiiiiiiiia -fire-".
Why ? you don't know. Your general also don't know. So both of you walk for miles, just so you "Aiiiiiii...m....fiiiiiiiiiiii..a"
You listen to funny music while you die..by the hands of another westerner who also walked for miles so he hears : "vise.....r, tire........r"
How sad it is, to die without a cause, you just walk...walk..and walk..then die.
The last words you hear are ""Aiiiiiii...m....fiiiiiiiiiiii..a"
Eighteen centuries earlier, the last words you heard might have been ‘Gloria Excercitus’.
Not entirely sure what your point is, here. I’m also unsure as to what your issue is with this particular war, since it mostly consisted of Europeans killing other Europeans. I thought you’d be pleased.
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June 20, 2020 at 7:24 am
The best part is "aim" wasn't a command. Good luck aiming a smooth bore musket.
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June 20, 2020 at 7:29 am
(June 20, 2020 at 7:24 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The best part is "aim" wasn't a command. Good luck aiming a smooth bore musket.
‘Ready...point the business end of your weapon in the the general direction of the bad guys and hope for the best...fire!’
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June 20, 2020 at 7:38 am
(June 20, 2020 at 7:29 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 20, 2020 at 7:24 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The best part is "aim" wasn't a command. Good luck aiming a smooth bore musket.
‘Ready...point the business end of your weapon in the the general direction of the bad guys and hope for the best...fire!’
Boru Some sequences used "level". Marksmanship with smooth bores was not a thing.
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June 20, 2020 at 7:40 am
I get a chuckle when, in ’historical’ films, archers are given the ‘ready aim fire’ command.
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June 20, 2020 at 7:41 am
(June 20, 2020 at 7:38 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (June 20, 2020 at 7:29 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ‘Ready...point the business end of your weapon in the the general direction of the bad guys and hope for the best...fire!’
Boru Some sequences used "level". Marksmanship with smooth bores was not a thing.
Which is why muskets didn’t have sights.
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June 20, 2020 at 7:54 am
(June 20, 2020 at 7:41 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 20, 2020 at 7:38 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Some sequences used "level". Marksmanship with smooth bores was not a thing.
Which is why muskets didn’t have sights.
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And why the Brits were honked off at Colonial riflemen who sniped the officers when the redcoats came marching down the roads. "You're not supposed to be able to hit anything with single shots!" I guess they didn't pay attention to their own game keepers, the men who kept the predator populations down.
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June 20, 2020 at 8:11 am
(June 20, 2020 at 7:41 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 20, 2020 at 7:38 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Some sequences used "level". Marksmanship with smooth bores was not a thing.
Which is why muskets didn’t have sights.
Boru Matchlocks had sights fer crissakes...
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June 20, 2020 at 8:18 am
(June 20, 2020 at 8:11 am)onlinebiker Wrote: (June 20, 2020 at 7:41 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Which is why muskets didn’t have sights.
Boru Matchlocks had sights fer crissakes...
Fair enough, but matchlocks weren't used in the so-called 'Seven Years War'. By that time, the British and French had removed them from service, as flintlocks were more reliable.
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