Samurai vs Roman Soldier Options

[Fil-Am]

OMFG, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. ME AND MY MATES DEBATE THIS EVERY fu-kING DAY!!!
Except we always change who we argue for, ie Samurai, Ninja, Roman, Spartans, Maori, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, etc.
Jesus Christ. ANyways, Samurai's would conmpletely OWN Roman Soldiers. NO CONTEST.
Fact 1. Samurai have special powers that enable them to be super-strong.
Fact 2. Samurai are the direct descendantrs of God himself.
Fact 2. Samurai own swords that USUALLY hold spirits.
Fact 4. If you ever met a Samurai, you will definetely get into Heaven, even if you rape and murder and plander and steal the rest of your life.

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[DarkcaTT]

OMFG, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. ME AND MY MATES DEBATE THIS EVERY fu-kING DAY!!!
Except we always change who we argue for, ie Samurai, Ninja, Roman, Spartans, Maori, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, etc.
Jesus Christ. ANyways, Samurai's would conmpletely OWN Roman Soldiers. NO CONTEST.
Fact 1. Samurai have special powers that enable them to be super-strong.
Fact 2. Samurai are the direct descendantrs of God himself.
Fact 2. Samurai own swords that USUALLY hold spirits.
Fact 4. If you ever met a Samurai, you will definetely get into Heaven, even if you rape and murder and plander and steal the rest of your life.

(IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

A good bazooka will end any disparity (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_wink.gif)

[JustINtroverted]

OMFG, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. ME AND MY MATES DEBATE THIS EVERY fu-kING DAY!!!
Except we always change who we argue for, ie Samurai, Ninja, Roman, Spartans, Maori, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, etc.
Jesus Christ. ANyways, Samurai's would conmpletely OWN Roman Soldiers. NO CONTEST.
Fact 1. Samurai have special powers that enable them to be super-strong.
Fact 2. Samurai are the direct descendantrs of God himself.
Fact 2. Samurai own swords that USUALLY hold spirits.
Fact 4. If you ever met a Samurai, you will definetely get into Heaven, even if you rape and murder and plander and steal the rest of your life.

(IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

A good bazooka will end any disparity (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_wink.gif)

Heh.. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif) 2

He/She just made a fool of him/her self

[DarkcaTT]

OMFG, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. ME AND MY MATES DEBATE THIS EVERY fu-kING DAY!!!
Except we always change who we argue for, ie Samurai, Ninja, Roman, Spartans, Maori, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, etc.
Jesus Christ. ANyways, Samurai's would conmpletely OWN Roman Soldiers. NO CONTEST.
Fact 1. Samurai have special powers that enable them to be super-strong.
Fact 2. Samurai are the direct descendantrs of God himself.
Fact 2. Samurai own swords that USUALLY hold spirits.
Fact 4. If you ever met a Samurai, you will definetely get into Heaven, even if you rape and murder and plander and steal the rest of your life.

(IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

A good bazooka will end any disparity (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_wink.gif)

Heh.. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif) 2

He/She just made a fool of him/her self

What makes you doubt my gender? (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_sad.gif)

[Rad Raz]

OMFG, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. ME AND MY MATES DEBATE THIS EVERY fu-kING DAY!!!
Except we always change who we argue for, ie Samurai, Ninja, Roman, Spartans, Maori, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, etc.
Jesus Christ. ANyways, Samurai's would conmpletely OWN Roman Soldiers. NO CONTEST.
Fact 1. Samurai have special powers that enable them to be super-strong.
Fact 2. Samurai are the direct descendantrs of God himself.
Fact 2. Samurai own swords that USUALLY hold spirits.
Fact 4. If you ever met a Samurai, you will definetely get into Heaven, even if you rape and murder and plander and steal the rest of your life.

A perfect example of an idiot. We don't need more people like this in this world.

[IYIiDWeSt_T.S.I3]

BS facts, Samurai have special powers? hahaha.

Anyway Roman Legionarys>Japanese Samurai

[PervertBurger]

How about I just come in there with a tank and run over all of you.

[DarkcaTT]

How about I just come in there with a tank and run over all of you.

which is why i mentioned a bazooka (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_wink.gif)

[khu91x]

Mongols would PWN anyone.

[UnregisteredUser]

Let me see. How many nations that have been conquered by the Romans with their Legionaries?

Dacia, Thracia, Ptolmaic Empire (Egypt), Seleucid Empire, Carthage, Iberia, Gaul, Germania, Britania, Numidia, Pontus Kingdom, Armenia, Scythia, Parthia (Persia), Greece (including the mighty Sparta), Macedonia, some unknown tribes in all over the europe.

Until the time of Trajan, the wars with the Dacians and the neighboring tribes like the Germanic Marcomanni and steppe tribes like the Sarmatians were often inconclusive. The Seleucids actually got the hardest blows from the Parthians and were further divided into kingdoms in Syria and Bactria. The Bactrian kingdom was later overrun by Saka tribes, while the ever-decreasing Syrian kingdom was finally conquered by the Romans when it was in a state of civil war. Carthage was finally defeated with high costs to the Romans, and Roman legionnaires had great difficulty handling Hannibal's war elephants and cavalry, as can be seen in the 2nd Punic War, especially Rome's defeat at Cannae and where Hannibal crossed the Alps into Italy. It wasn't until the Romans used unorthodox tactics like setting pigs on fire or greatly widening their ranks, which were uncommon for legionnaires, that Hannibal's small force of elephants could be effectively handled and subsequently Hannibal defeated. Germania was never fully conquered; Publius Quinctilius Varus's legions were annihilated at the Teutoburg Forests by Germanic tribes. The Picts and Celts provided tough resistance against the legionnaires in Britain; Hadrian's Wall was built for a reason. Scythia was never conquered by the Romans; the Sarmatians finished off the last of the Scythians and dominated the Scythia though some Sarmatian tribes that had moved into Hungary were defeated by the Romans.

But what is most ridiculous is when you said Roman legionnaires conquered Parthia. This is indeed far from the truth. The Romans under Marcus Crassus suffered a crushing defeat at Carrhae 53 BC despite the fact that the Romans outnumbered the Parthians over 3 times; Roman legions totalling about 36,000 soldiers were annihilated by about 11,000 Parthians (if we include the camel train of about 1,000 that resupplied the Parthian horse archers with arrows). At the battle, the Roman legionnaires were completely useless against the Parthian horse archers, whose recurved composite bows released arrows that could penetrate through the Romans' chain mail armour and whose mobility the Romans could not match. Later Roman wars with the Parthians were indecisive not at all due to Roman strength but rather Parthian weakness, as Parthia was having its own civil wars. When later Trajan invaded Parthia, his army was reformed to include much more cavalry, especially the large numbers of Sarmatian and Moorish cavalrymen that were placed into his army, instead of relying on the traditional Roman warfare that centered on the heavy infantry-based legionnaires, who were practically useless against Parthian cavalry. Yet all he gained was Mesopotamia and he was stopped at Hatra, with the result that Parthia was never conquered by the Romans.

The legionnaires were mostly useful against the undisciplined hordes of infantry that were the armies of the Gauls, Iberians, Celts, Germanics, and most of the peoples of continental western Europe. The checkerboard formation of the legionnaires allowed greater mobility which allowed them to defeat the tightly-packed phalanxes of the Greeks and Macedonians. But Roman legionnaires were not prepared to fight against strong cavalry, especially against highly mobile horse archers like those of the Parthians and the Huns that would invade Europe centuries later.

Romans literally owned parts of three continents helped mostly by the Legions. Even Alexander couldn't achieve what the Romans achieved with their military.

No they did not. It is ridiculous and far from the truth to say that Rome's conquests were achieved mostly by the legionnaires. Rome's victories were not achieved by their legionnaires alone, which had its faults, but more due to the overall generalship of their commanders. Saying all the above nations that you had previously listed were conquered by Rome's legionnaires is as ridiculous as saying that the Japanese could conquer all with their samurai.

This post has been edited by UnregisteredUser: Dec 23 2004, 05:07 AM

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

A samurai would own a Roman 1v1 because the roman has only torso armour but an army of romans would own a Samurai army.

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

but the chinese had already invented gunpowder had flamethrowers:

BUT THEY WERE OWNED BY MONGOLS=BARBARIANS HAHA (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif) 2

[mr_boogie]

there are some 1500 hundred years in between..... this guy is playing to much Civilization....

Wait, is he talking about Samurais or Shimigamis????

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

But yes China now would wack all of us except Russia and VS, and the other lot with nukes. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/thumbsdown.gif)

[mr_boogie]

^maybe not EU....

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

there are some 1500 hundred years in between..... this guy is playing to much Civilization....

Wait, is he talking about Samurais or Shimigamis????

Shimigamis????? (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_neutral.gif)

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

Yes that is what i said EU got nukes we'll nuke china if all hell breaks lose (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[mr_boogie]

there are some 1500 hundred years in between..... this guy is playing to much Civilization....

Wait, is he talking about Samurais or Shimigamis????

Shimigamis????? (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_neutral.gif)

Go get Bleach and learn....

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

if you like Japanese movies go here http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31217.

[Luca (Oranda-Jin...]

ey you don't know what a "gebakken aardappel" is so 34uck you and yo bleach!

This post has been edited by Luca (Oranda-Jin Dutch): Mar 3 2005, 01:26 PM