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Teutonic Knight

11-19-2002, 19:51

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif how ya doin love the new forum and, I was just wondering, what weapon do Gendarmes use, Lancers quite obviously use lances and so does just about every other kind of knight cept GKs and TSs and KT. Just wondering, I've never managed to get the befor.

Teutonic Knight

11-19-2002, 20:01

no one knows? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

Teutonic Knight

11-19-2002, 20:22

ghost thread......booooooooo http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif

The Black Ship

11-19-2002, 21:01

Just so you're not speaking to yourself I'll tell you the secret http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Gendarmes are armed with swords http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

MonkeyMan

11-19-2002, 21:45

yup they're mounted Chiv MAA effectively.

NinjaKilla

11-19-2002, 22:06

Garlic and French sticks

MizuKokami

11-19-2002, 22:15

and we all know that garlic and french sticks are far more dangerous then swords. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[RDH] Spetz Natz

11-20-2002, 18:53

Quote[/b] (NinjaKilla @ Nov. 19 2002,15:06)]Garlic and French sticks
LMAO http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

The_Dude

11-20-2002, 18:57

Sorry, I am french (could happen&#33http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif, what do you mean by french stick?

Hakonarson

11-21-2002, 02:55

Gendarmes were armed with lances historically. the finally abandoned them mid-late in the 16th century and became pistoleers in the then-new Dutch model - firing pistols in the charge just before striking home with sword.

I believe the change came about because they weer found to be inadequate against the Dutch system during the Hugenot wars.

The French sticks refer to the way they'd "stick" their lances into people befoer covering them with lashings of onion, garlic and red wine.

When they became pistoleers they added Hollandaise sauce to the menu.

baz

11-21-2002, 06:58

a french stick is a long thin loaf of bread http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

The_Dude

11-21-2002, 17:41

ok it's what we call "baguette" (english call that "french baguette")

Teutonic Knight

11-21-2002, 18:10

uh.. could we get a mod in here to close this thread its getting a little out of hand.......