If you were soldier in a war, which nationals would you like to fight alonside you?

[Pekka]

VetLegion, Umm? We still weren't allies. We still helped them. They gave us weapons and we used them to fight the same enemy. Then we went for peace. Still i can't see where's the stabbing? It's not like we would fight to the last man literally . IF we were allies, then i'd see why you call it backstabbing.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by gopher
If you just skip over WW2 and Indochina/Algeria, there is a warrior history there.

Don't forget the Franco-Prussian war there, sparky.

[Jaakko]

But of course we stabbed the Germans in the back. The ****ers actually demanded we embrace their insanity and go happily down with them.
Just goes to show what happens when you try to screw with us Finns.

[Combat Ingrid]

As long as they use pointy sticks, I will feel safe among them



damn hoplite killed my elite cavalry, twice!

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Wernezuma, not to say Austrians cant fight, I only say that for me Austro-Hungarian army of WWI for example is just such, a combo of nationalities (Austrians the officers, others the cannon fodder ). I cant separate that and think of Austrians only.

OK, if you view it like this... But then don't forget the Hungarian Austrians who were about as bad as "German"-Austrians. (And don't forget that Croatians used to be the cannon-fodder of hungarian officers )

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Nepalese. The Gurkhas scare the crap out of opposition. You want them on your side.

[Wernazuma III]

Re: Re: Heyheyhey

Originally posted by Giovanni Wine


Ehmm...
So what?
Everything you say is true but.... people can choose to fight alongside Italy (if they are crazy/stupid enough) even if we suck as soldiers, many people fought with us during many wars, the Italian-American New York Major Fiorello La Guardia is a very good example, during WW1 he went to the Italian front as a pilot, and he achieved the Italian silver cross for militaristic achievement.

I mean... we are extremely poor soldiers and very bad fighters (no shame in admiting that IMHO), but why does that should preclud peopefrom chosing to fight with us?

Saluti

No, actually you're right, it's absolutely great to fight with the italians. In the end you'll always win
Honestly, the only reason why I wouldn't like to fight with Italians is their shifting loyality they showed in WWI.

[Richelieu]

Re: Heyheyhey

Originally posted by Wernazuma III
Just from reading the first page, I've got to add a bit.

Why would Austrians be such a laughable choice? I mean, there's even the Italians as a choice!

I was just trollin. Nobody bit.

wait... what's that tugging on the line now?

[Ned]

Originally posted by Ron Jeremy
Nepalese. The Gurkhas scare the crap out of opposition. You want them on your side.

Good point from the British point of view. From the American point of view, the Koreans were the toughest and best in Vietnam.

In Afghanistan, the Brits are looking good.

[ColdWizard]

the Swiss

[gopher]

A Cossack/Gurkha who was trained in Germany with American weapons and an Irish attitute.
Give me 10 of these, and I will conquer the world, if it is not the day after St. Paddys Day.

[markusf]

Originally posted by ColdWizard
the Swiss

Doesn't the pope have swiss guards? I think it somehow traces back to prussia..

[Wernazuma III]

No, it's from the time the swiss beat the sh*t out of us Austrians in the 16th cent. Afterwards they were the most wanted mercenaries, especially in Italy. The swiss guard is nothing but a remnant of this period.

[ZoboZeWarrior]

"French Foreign Legion" rules !

Stupid pool.

No "Banana Kingdom" or "Republica del Banana" options.

Multi-option would have been cool.

Option "United Earth Army Against Green F*cking Aliens" should have been proposed too.

[Sirotnikov]

I thought this was a "who's the best soldiers" type poll.
That'll teach me to read the first post, even if the poll appears self obvious.

I voted for Russians.

Their army is old, and they are often dumb and untrained

However, the Spetsnaz kicks ass.