Animals in warfare

[Strategos Alexandros]

I'm pretty sure there's a simple explanantion for the incendiary pigs: when Pyhrrus saw his elephants were scared by porkers he exclaimed (in his broad cockney accent) "flamin' pigs!" giving rise to the RTW developers hilarious wrong conclusion. The unit should be called "Pigs o' Fear" and come with a "crackling" button.

Likewise the talk of adder venom mentioned above is a misunderstanding on the use of snakes. The Skythians probably adopted the Atlantean trick of using actual snakes as arrows. I propose a Skuda Fat Thulsa Doomoi unit to represent this obscure aspect of steppe warrior culture.

May I also suggest that many have misunderstood the actual battlefield role of canines. Its quite possible small puppies were released into battle to lower the aggressiveness of enemies through endorphin release and the "awwwwww" effect. If we could re-scale the wardog model to a much smaller size, add a bow and give them a de-beserking effect, we'd be much closer to the truth than the inital post.

[Watchman]

I vote Skuda Fat Thulsa Doomoi for the Bartix roster.

[Cyclops]

...If we could re-scale the wardog model to a much smaller size, add a bow ...

Sorry I meant a satin bow, not a composite bow. Puppies with missile weapons! No wonder everyone's laughing at my post.

[Hax]

Cyclops, may I quote you in my sig?

[Wolfman]

I'm pretty sure there's a simple explanantion for the incendiary pigs: when Pyhrrus saw his elephants were scared by porkers he exclaimed (in his broad cockney accent) "flamin' pigs!" giving rise to the RTW developers hilarious wrong conclusion. The unit should be called "Pigs o' Fear" and come with a "crackling" button.

Likewise the talk of adder venom mentioned above is a misunderstanding on the use of snakes. The Skythians probably adopted the Atlantean trick of using actual snakes as arrows. I propose a Skuda Fat Thulsa Doomoi unit to represent this obscure aspect of steppe warrior culture.

May I also suggest that many have misunderstood the actual battlefield role of canines. Its quite possible small puppies were released into battle to lower the aggressiveness of enemies through endorphin release and the "awwwwww" effect. If we could re-scale the wardog model to a much smaller size, add a bow and give them a de-beserking effect, we'd be much closer to the truth than the inital post.

ROFL!!!

[Cyclops]

Cyclops, may I quote you in my sig?

I would be honoured.

[Hax]

Here's a balloon!

[Tiberius Nero]

And here is a turtle rider and an elephant on shrooms.



Food for thought.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Sorry I meant a satin bow, not a composite bow. Puppies with missile weapons! No wonder everyone's laughing at my post.

This one is even better.

[cmacq]

Not to hijack this enthralling discussion, but has anyone ever heard of the 'Bucket O'death?' It involves a Dam tender's house, Peanut butter, and field mice.

[KhaziOfKalabara]

Not to hijack this enthralling discussion, but has anyone ever heard of the 'Bucket O'death?' It involves a Dam tender's house, Peanut butter, and field mice.

Yes, I seem to remember it was in vanilla for the Dacians.

[Ayce]

Best animal attacks: send them bitches in heat!

[Hax]

All those talk of living snakes and Skythians, I'm still waiting for the 'I've had it with these mothersmurfing snakes on these mothersmurfing plains' joke.

[Watchman]

Bad puns are prohibited.

[Hax]

Great, another thing to add to my sig.