Not sure if the title you gave that one picture is really accurate...more of a lucky hit judging from the hole in the helmet and bandage on his head. 
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Ä bit üf Schwisss from ze 70s.
M18 helmet dudes defending against M71 helmet dudes.
M18 helmet dudes defending against M71 helmet dudes.
Is that the Romans? The equipment of the guys on the ground makes me think it's the Pyrrhus and the epirotes.
That elephant in particular was a seleucid war elephant with head and body armor, however Roman Elephant armor was apparently very similar. This is all according to the source of that image.
For some reason I always pictured those unarmored AoE elephants, however seeing them in armor I understand why they were so hard to take down. Fun fact: Elephants are afraid of flaming pigs. And so am I.
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Yeah, War Elephants are so radical. They must have been so cool back in the day.
For some reason I always pictured those unarmored AoE elephants, however seeing them in armor I understand why they were so hard to take down. Fun fact: Elephants are afraid of flaming pigs. And so am I.
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Yeah, War Elephants are so radical. They must have been so cool back in the day.
I think the Carthaginians and Romans used unarmoured elephants. Even then it's a bloody terrifying animal and the mughals were using war elephants until the 18th century. Even musket rounds didn't penetrate enough skin to bring them down easily.
jacobhinds said:
they're actually Seleucids, they did tryto adopt roman style equipment and armor...
Carthaginian war elephant...
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wasn't that just what the Romans saw? I mean by then the development of thureophoroi and thorakitai was well under way surely (yes I take this from EB)matmohair1 said:jacobhinds said:
to adopt roman style equipment and armor...
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The Thureophoroi and Thorakitai were earlier inventions than the roman imitations, but they were based off similar influences to those experienced by Rome, namely Celtic (Galatian) equipment.
Later on they adopted much of the successful equipment and tactics that the Romans had used with similar troops, and so Roman writers on encountering them assumed they were copies of the Roman legions.
Later on they adopted much of the successful equipment and tactics that the Romans had used with similar troops, and so Roman writers on encountering them assumed they were copies of the Roman legions.
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SWAT is cool, SAS is even cooler
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Do law enforcement really count as warriors in this context? Not being critical or anything.
Cops are warriors.Angelsachsen said:
Have you seen what the criminals are packing?
When you have to fight criminals armed to the teeth you become a warrior.
The only criminals armed to the teeth I've seen lately are the cops themselves.
So edgy.Docm30 said:
It's called 'biting political satire'.
