Splicer posted:

I might be the feudal japanese failson because this is something that somehow never occurred to me.

Splicer posted:

I might be the feudal japanese failson because this is something that somehow never occurred to me.

Evilreaver posted:

I remember reading about some ancient conflict (I want to say Roman???) where one side built a fancy oversize siege tower; a wheeled covered ladder that would allow them to easily bust into the fort they were going for. They were real proud of it. The defending general had his troops dump a ton of water on the field before the fight, and the siege tower got bogged down in mud.

Evilreaver posted:

One thing that really fascinates me is reading about/studying how counterintuitive war-fighting and military technologies/strategies are. Often a brilliant strategy boils down to "don't do the first thing that pops into your head"

I remember reading about some ancient conflict (I want to say Roman???) where one side built a fancy oversize siege tower; a wheeled covered ladder that would allow them to easily bust into the fort they were going for. They were real proud of it. The defending general had his troops dump a ton of water on the field before the fight, and the siege tower got bogged down in mud.

WW1 planes had radiators by their engines, the obvious place for them. The pilot was also right there, and if the radiator got shot they would get sprayed with steam.
WW1 planes also didn't have weapons to start with, the pilots had pistols to shoot other pilots, and what amounted to big grenades for bombs, thrown by hand.

WW1 tank design is also a fascinating comedy of errors. Where do you put the diesel engine so it can't get shot? Inside the armor with the crew, obviously!

Captain Hygiene posted:

"Attack their weak point for massive damage" - Sony Tzu

Somfin posted:

It's one of the bits that's closer to actual new info than a lot of the rest of the book. In amongst the failson's first war advice there are some deeply clever observations.

Evilreaver posted:

WW1 planes had radiators by their engines, the obvious place for them. The pilot was also right there, and if the radiator got shot they would get sprayed with steam.

Platystemon posted:

They had rotary engines (NOT like Mazdas) that had total loss lubrication with castor oil. The vapors went right into the pilot’s face and caused horrible diarrhœa.

Platystemon posted:

They had rotary engines (NOT like Mazdas) that had total loss lubrication with castor oil. The vapors went right into the pilot’s face and caused horrible diarrhœa.

Splicer posted:

The more I thought about it the more I realised that I already knew about giving someone an easy out in an argument but applying it to armed conflict just never twigged.

I guess it comes from frequently talking to real people but only ever doing wars against dumb computer AIs who don't understand running away.

RFC2324 posted:

and thus was invented the bomber

Sir Terry Pratchett posted:

He was trying to find some help in the ancient military journals of General Tacticus, whose intelligent campaigning had been so successful that he’d lent his very name to the detailed prosecution of martial endeavour, and had actually found a section headed What to Do If One Army Occupies a Well-fortified and Superior Ground and the Other Does Not, but since the first sentence read ‘Endeavour to be the one inside’ he’d rather lost heart.

Carthag Tuek posted:

sounds more like skyshiteing

Ghost Leviathan posted:

Some fun context for that about how most of The Art of War is basically 'the bullet comes out THIS end of the gun' tier advice probably intended for the failsons of nobles so they wouldn't hideously embarrass themselves again when guarding some random village. Not to say that a primer on the basics isn't useful. poo poo like 'logistics is important', 'have a plan, don't let your enemy know what it is until you do it' and 'if your guys are well fed and healthy and the enemy is starving and sick you'll probably win'.

haveblue posted:

"to defeat your enemy, shoot at them until they die" --sun tzu

honda whisperer posted:

Chapter 1

Your generals have probably stolen and sold everything you sent them and then lied about it.

Karate Bastard posted:

"Warrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" --Sunn O)))

honda whisperer posted:

And yet have you seen the news recently?

Sun zu ii: European boogaloo

Chapter 1

Your generals have probably stolen and sold everything you sent them and then lied about it.

Chapter 2

Have a backup plan if your blitzkrieg fails

Chapter 3

Bunker suicides and you, a practical guide.

Lucky Guy posted:

im declaring war on u

I don't have any tanks, so expect my to abandon my 2002 Camry outside your house within the next few days

thotsky posted:

It's going to be Pokémon, but you gently caress your Pokémon.

Splicer posted:

So Pokémon?

e: it appears the internet has lied to me about Pokémon and it is in fact a sex-free videogame series for children. I though it was more like that horse bestiality cartoon from a while back.

e2: are you kidding me

Infinitum posted:

Setup for game day complete. Love a good table filler


Now to get in the mood imma watch a fun film about a Boy and his favourite pal, Egg

They're inseparable.

FulsomFrank posted:

I enjoyed Nemesis but the colour scheme they used I think while thematically appropriate is really annoying to look at and I recall it being difficult to do a quick glance at the board and tell the difference between things. I will admit I played it in someone's backyard and the sun was kinda making it tough to see everything perfectly but it's something that stuck with me.

Dr. Video Games 0069 posted:

Also the cards just completely dissolve into pulp as soon as you touch them. Granted, I did play it in the bathtub.

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Jedit posted:

This exchange tickled me.

Owlbear Camus posted:

lol their C3 is so hosed up that flag level officers have to ride along at the front like loving warhammer 40k to shout orders, and sometimes get stuck under a template effect and miss their "look out, sir" save

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JudyLOV posted:

Has anyone tried these? They're called miracle fart berries and make sour things taste like poo poo. Apparently they make lemon water taste like super-lovely lemonade, and make vinegar taste like a mildly lovely vinegar.

I ordered some a week ago and they're waiting at my house now. I can't wait to get home and try them! I bought the tab forms because they were cheaper. The berries were about $5 each while the tabs were only $1.5 (I got the double-size ones, they are supposed to contain 5 berries per serving ).

Any suggestions for food/drinks to try? I'll get back to you on how they turn out. I am a shill and I love to eat poo poo.

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shame on an IGA posted:

So last night I was having a nice sexy dream about being ridden cowgirl style and delivering some savage rear end smacks and then I woke up mid-swing and slapped the poo poo out of my nuts IRL

EorayMel posted: