Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops
Yes that was what the French noticed at Borodino etc, but the myth about Russian forces in many eras is they were basically peasants herded into line to be shot down until the enemy ran out of bullets and then froze.

Its true at times this was the Russian approach, but not vs Napoleon when they fought extremely bravely and took a lot of killing.



More like chariot mounted ballistae, but yeah, you get the picture.
I've heard them described more as 'Too stupid to run away' than that. Which is kinda true. Russia probably had the worst officer corps in Europe.
Oh! Theres a good fantasy unit. The Russian Flamethrower. Its a swarm of drunken Russian officers with matches. They run up to enemy units and spit/breath on them, then set them all on fire.