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JoanOfArcade posted...

I like how half the people in this topic are thinking Dark Souls is how weapons really work.

I would also note the idea that battles are fought by little squares of men moving around using RE tank controls shoulder to shoulder is more a consequence of how things look on a map than how things work in practice.

One of the biggest issues when talking about military history, especially medieval and earlier, is that it assumes a level of consistency and organization that often simply wasn't there. A lot of people memorize the boot colors of Napoleon's regiments, but that doesn't account for a soldier who loses his boots and has to find a new pair.

The other issue of course being that it tends to overshadow other more important areas of historical study, but we're nerds, not scholars.

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I have no idea whether or not he's a racist, but apparently there are recordings of him using racial slurs so it's a distinct possibility.