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Reverend Joe
08-04-2008, 01:01
I'll give you all 24 hours; if nobody comes up with the answer by then, I'll give it to you.
Mailman653
08-04-2008, 01:17
Umm....I can't really picture the Roman Empire in a modern time frame.
Caius
08-04-2008, 01:23
I'll give you all 24 hours; if nobody comes up with the answer by then, I'll give it to you.
There would be Panzers instead of Statues, because Panzers won't work without oil, you know.
Reverend Joe
08-04-2008, 01:40
There would be Panzers instead of Statues, because Panzers won't work without oil, you know.

Dude, DAMNIT! That's the answer!

:laugh4: Less than 1 hour and someone gets it!
Mikeus Caesar
08-04-2008, 02:05
Now for a better question - what if Rome had oil wells, oil refineries and the logistics to transport this oil where needed, as well as Panzer tanks?
Reverend Joe
08-04-2008, 02:07
Dude, it was a riddle. Don't think about it too much.

Edit: and the answer is, they would still have no ammunition.
Caius
08-04-2008, 04:10
Less than 1 hour and someone gets it!
Infact, 22 minutes :bounce:
Evil_Maniac From Mars
08-04-2008, 04:37
Now for a better question - what if Rome had oil wells, oil refineries and the logistics to transport this oil where needed, as well as Panzer tanks?

They become very heavy taxis. Why? No ammunition.

EDIT: OR gladiatorial combat. ~;)
Reverend Joe
08-04-2008, 17:33
They become very heavy taxis. Why? No ammunition.

EDIT: OR gladiatorial combat. ~;)

Now that would be fun...

Drag races at the Circuis Maximus! :laugh4:

Okay, anyhow, topic's over. I was really hoping to give it time to develop, but dumb luck killed this goose before it could fly.
PanzerJaeger
08-04-2008, 21:27
If future(past?) Italian mechanized efforts are to be our guide, I'd say they would have been poorly built and engineered boxes o' death.
CountArach
08-05-2008, 07:44
If future(past?) Italian mechanized efforts are to be our guide, I'd say they would have been poorly built and engineered boxes o' death.
:laugh4:
Motep
08-07-2008, 00:11
:laugh4:

I share your sentiment
Viking
08-09-2008, 16:55
Edit: and the answer is, they would still have no ammunition.

They could've had a ballista in the turret. :inquisitive:
Caius
08-10-2008, 16:36
They could've had a ballista in the turret. :inquisitive:
And we would be using Balistae Tankae in RTW and EB.
Ironside
08-10-2008, 18:11
They become very heavy taxis. Why? No ammunition.

EDIT: OR gladiatorial combat. ~;)

I'm pretty certain that the traffic accidents caused by these oversized taxis would be pretty bad when facing opposing armies.
Motep
08-13-2008, 02:50
I'm pretty certain that the traffic accidents caused by these oversized taxis would be pretty bad when facing opposing armies.

Right. One hell of a sight see though, huh?
Seamus Fermanagh
08-20-2008, 12:59
And we would be using Balistae Tankae in RTW and EB.

...and someone would be complaining that their stats in vanilla were too unrealistic.
Noncommunist
08-20-2008, 22:24
Dude, it was a riddle. Don't think about it too much.

Edit: and the answer is, they would still have no ammunition.

They could still run over people, I guess they could be like elephants that don't get scared. Also, you might be able to mount a ballista.
Motep
08-22-2008, 04:22
They could still run over people, I guess they could be like elephants that don't get scared. Also, you might be able to mount a ballista.

What of the fuel?
Noncommunist
08-24-2008, 20:51
What of the fuel?

I was thinking of the previous post where the Romans have lots of fuel.
Motep
08-29-2008, 03:59
I was thinking of the previous post where the Romans have lots of fuel.


Oh. Well, in that case, run folks over to your hearts content!