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WAR !, an all out conflict, one which has raged on this planet since the dawn of man, and through the centuries it has given birth to some truly outstanding warriors.
The question is however, who deserves the title The Ultimate Warrior Of All Time ? Who was the toughest, most disciplined, most skilled & best equipped warrior of all time ?
What should the contenders be ? I can start out with two..
The Spartan Warrior
The Roman Legionaire
Last edited by Soren; 09-25-2007 at 05:18 PM.
Lot's of contenders, but for me there is no doubt....
The citizen soldiers of the USA who have defended America for 231 years.
TO
Last edited by ToughOmbre; 09-25-2007 at 06:16 PM.
“Let's get Enterprise and Hornet turned into the wind."
Those ten men teams of the B-17 always make great pictures.
Here's some other warriors.
The Knights of the First Crusade. The went through one of the toughest campaigns in history, and many couldn't survive it, but the most enduring left alive still took Jerusalem, and then defeated the Egyptians just a few weeks later.
Napoleon's Old Guard.
And to not make the British feel left out, the British Gunners at Trafalgar.
Green Beret, one of many US Army groups.
Last edited by Soundbreaker Welch?; 09-25-2007 at 06:36 PM.
"His motor's conked out!"
"What's the differance, they're all Nazis!"
"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"
Not only that, the Crusaders (which is actually a fairly modern term; back then they called themselves Pilgrims) had to fight in the desert, for the most part, in full armor in 100+ degree heat. I think most of us would've keeled over if we tried to do that. And, as you said, they not only took Jerusalem (and Acre and Tripoli and Antioch), but held it for almost 100 years.Originally Posted by Soundbreaker Welch?
In terms of 20th century soldiers it is IMO the battle-hardened German soldier of WW2, having seen both service in Russia, Afrika, and on the Western front, which is the toughest, most discplined (For sure), most skilled & generally better equipped of his time. But since 20th century soldiers weren't subject to as brutal or barbaric forms of warfare as occurred in ancient times they IMO fall abit short in terms of toughness & disciplin by comparison, however while this has been said war in the 20th century was very brutal as-well, most wars are.
The point however is that war before the widespread adoption & standardization of guns was a very up close and dirty business, and also one which was more physically demanding. (SoD Stitch's point about the circumstances under which the crusaders often had to fight being a good example of this)
The Crusader is a good choice, but there was a special member which fought more fiercely than anyone in the crusade, the Knights Templar & Hospitaller. And while were talking the medieval ages the Teutonic Knight needs to be mentioned as-well, a very fierce, disciplined, skilled & very well equipped soldier.
Last edited by Soren; 09-25-2007 at 07:58 PM.
What about the Vikings ? They almost invented war, dammit.
Alien Warriors.
The 'evil' Daleks.
The Vikings is a great choice !
Soren - I love that image of the Teutonic Knights charging. Had it up as my wallpaper for some time.
If the Army and the Navy ever look on heaven's scenes, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines
Ghurkas would be high on the list.
The Vietcong, very mobile, cagy and quick to improvise. They were never fully defeated by 2 vastly superior armies.
Native American warriors who taught us Yanks many things about guerilla warfare. Brave, quick and highly mobile. Their only downfall was having a liberal immigration policy...
Special Operations forces of most countries are all pretty bad-ass with the US Navy SEALs, USAF PJs, British SAS and Israelis to name a few. (I know there are many more).
And no, Rambo is not on the list.
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For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
The Templar Knights are a good choice and the article on wikipedia tells much about their contribution to many battles...Knights Templar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper."Henri Coanda"
How about the Stormtrooper?
"His motor's conked out!"
"What's the differance, they're all Nazis!"
"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"
Please guys take this seriously, jokes are always welcome but they need to b good !
mkloby,
Yes its a great painting, here it is in a bigger size (Where did you get the wallpaper version ?):
Alexander TG.
Conquered the world.
How about Genghis Kahn's Mongolian hordes?
This is a tough call.
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