Gaesatae underpowered!

**Strategos Alexandros** · 03-26-2008, 18:58

I want to know how he managed to test them against 16inch shells.

**Theodotos I** · 03-31-2008, 18:29

Originally Posted by strategos alexandros

I want to know how he managed to test them against 16inch shells.

I didn't have to. Read this quote from Julius Caesar's "Commentary on the Atlantic War"

"Julius Caesar watched the naked barbarians from the bridge of the S.PQ.R. Apollo as they charged down the beaches, driving his legions back into the sea. Immediately he turned and ordered the 16-inch turrets of the Apollo to commence firing. Howbeit, nothing but a direct hit would do, and despite divebombing attacks from the Roman naptha-carrying falcons, the Gaesatae carried the day."

@pezhetairoi: I don't know what your problem is, I didn't touch the LS. Honest.

**Metalstrm** · 03-31-2008, 20:12

Sorta offtopic to all this madness :D, but can anyone tell me where they got the info that the gaesatae were actually on drugs? And what kind of drugs? I imagine it had to be some sort of anaesthetic...

**cmacq** · 04-01-2008, 04:43

Originally Posted by Metalstrm

Sorta offtopic to all this madness :D, but can anyone tell me where they got the info that the gaesatae were actually on drugs? And what kind of drugs? I imagine it had to be some sort of anaesthetic...

This is Madness...
...You can't handle the Madness!

This is another topic I like to stay away from. Still, because you asked, I'm going to try to be as politick as I can, which is in fact, not at all in my true nature.

Not to mollycoddle any lurking gaesophilic stalwarts, yet after a quick 'mind's eye' review of the logic, I find it impossible to be both factual and subtle. Thus, if you sincerely want to know and as I don't feel I can explain it without vexing or raising some ire (this not directed at the team, rather to the great unwashed masses of EB fans, called legion as they are many), I suggest you just PM me. If however, you're one of these 'spear-lovers' or some other random tweaker, please disregard.

**pezhetairoi** · 04-01-2008, 06:44

Originally Posted by Theodotos I

@pezhetairoi: I don't know what your problem is, I didn't touch the LS. Honest.

Technicalities, I say! What's that you're wearing on you? Sure it's not touching your skin, it's touching your tunic, but still!

...ahHA! You're even wearing the matching segmentata codpiece pioneered by Hax! Nuuuuuu!

**mlc82** · 04-01-2008, 19:06

Originally Posted by Theodotos I

I didn't have to. Read this quote from Julius Caesar's "Commentary on the Atlantic War"

"Julius Caesar watched the naked barbarians from the bridge of the S.PQ.R. Apollo as they charged down the beaches, driving his legions back into the sea. Immediately he turned and ordered the 16-inch turrets of the Apollo to commence firing. Howbeit, nothing but a direct hit would do, and despite divebombing attacks from the Roman naptha-carrying falcons, the Gaesatae carried the day."

@pezhetairoi: I don't know what your problem is, I didn't touch the LS. Honest.

I could almost swear something like that was actually in vanilla RTW...

**Theodotos I** · 04-01-2008, 19:12

So could I, so could I, but scuttlebutt has it the naptha-carrying falcons are reserved for Empire. I can just see them flitting across the sky at Waterloo.