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For questions related to: acts of organized violence between groups of people where the violence often has a political purpose; the impact of such violence on peoples/nations; and any other related questions.
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Was the quality of Roman armor really worse than the armor of knights of the XII-XIV centuries?
I'm not a metallurgist, that's your field. I'm looking at your question from a historic and economic angle:
Was the quality of Roman armour really worse than the armour of knights of the XII-XIV centu …
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Have sanctions ever stopped a nation from starting or continuing a war?
Yes, The Netherlands was fighting a brutal war against Indonesian rebels from 1945 until 1949 in (then) the Dutch East Indies. When America told The Netherlands they had to choose between receiving Ma …
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Do revolutions always need public support in order to succeed long-term?
In general, do revolutions need the support of the populace to achieve long-term success?
No. Not at all. It's a nice bonus. Nothing more. Plenty of dictatorships ruled with very little popular suppor …
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Are there any tanks with the gun and autoloader outside the main turret?
The Swedish Stridsvagn 103 didn't have a turret. The driver was also the gunner. He aimed the gun with his driving controls and raising/lowering the suspension. The radio operator sat at the back, and …
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Was the tide of war ever turned by a wonder weapon?
What exactly is a miracle weapon? My definition would be: something that all of a sudden changes the outcome of a conflict and decides a war.
Hannibal used clay pots filled with snakes to be thrown on …
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What was the cleanest war ever fought?
The Dutch - Scilly Islands War or The 305-Year War comes to mind.
zero civilian casualties
started with a declaration of war
no illegal weapons were used
Ended with a treaty signed on 17 April 1986, …
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Could medieval soldiers be organized into a Roman style legion order of battle?
Long time ago I wondered about the same. I always thought the Roman army (early imperial, of course) would beat the crap out of any opponent until the end of the middle ages. After learning a lot abou …
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With no heavy infantry, how could melee units be effective, facing competition from ranged u...
Light infantry often carried small or medium sized shields. Peltasts for example carried their own type of shield. Even a buckler offers some form of protection against arrows. Not all light infantry …
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How effective were archers/ slingers / skirmishers in Greek, Roman and Medieval Period?
They were fairly to reasonably effective. Otherwise nobody would have bothered with them in the first place. War is not about having the biggest baddest whatever. It is about applying force in the bes …
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How could a skilled battle commander like Napoleon Bonaparte lose to Prussians at Waterloo (...
Several reasons. One of them might be hemorrhoids. Napoleon suffered from them. So did I, once. You do not, repeat: DO NOT know how painful this can be, if you never had hemorrhoids. A patient has one …
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How accurately could ancient soldiers/commanders maneuver during battles
Is it at all accurate to divide the army into units of specific sizes.
Of course, you're making a game. You have to make a balance between playability and reality. A Roman cohort has 480 officers …
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How did pastoral nomads keep winning battles/wars? When did the tide turn against them for s...
The key factors were high mobility and better weapons. The Huns for example were in the beginning almost exclusively mounted. Hunnic infantry appears much later. They were armed with a very powerful c …
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Are there any examples of civilians competing with, or hindering, a military?
The French fury of Antwerp in 1583 is an example. The duke of Anjou didn't have much authority over The Netherlands, and he sought to improve it by trying to take Antwerp, by a ruse. He asked for a ro …
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Did Japan ever attack Vladivostok in WW2? Why or why not?
They didn't because of the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact. The Allies agreed (in Yalta ???) that the USSR should as soon as possible attack Japan, which they did in August 1945. By then the war was a …
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What were the expectations of a medieval castle or fortress hoping to break or outlast a siege?
This was the common rule of warfare of the day.
The enemy didn't like to put in a lot of effort, and let you walk out afterwards: "was a nice game boys; see you next time!". …
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