Quote Originally Posted by Sheogorath
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.
I think the Russians were the only opponent that regularly faced the Grand Armee and didn't run like rabbits. Dunno if the officer corps was inept, arguably they were the best outside France, although they were definitely alcoholic. Apparently at 5 pm during the battle of Borodino Kutusov was doing vodka shots with his boys at HQ.

Quote Originally Posted by Sheogorath
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.
I think thats a bit unrealistic. Surely they would use didgeridoos as a delivery system to give a bit more range to their flaming breath?