Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "Invicta" channel.

  1.  @Galejro  Not really. Having a shield in a space battle over great distances poses a greater risk for the defender if the attacker uses lasweapons. Beam weapons would therefore still be viable, all things considered. You either get blown up if you have a shield or torn to pieces by weapons you could only see the moment they hit if you don't have a shield. It would probably explain why space battles were very short... Herbert didn't really spend a lot of time or effort describing space warfare in his works, which is a shame.
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  2. Turns out that below zero temperature hits everyone if they haven't the proper equipment.
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  3. The sad thing is that the "Ride of the Rohirrim" was ultimately unnecessary. Aragorns ghost buddies (in the movie) cleared out the entire battlefield in like 5 minutes, remember?
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  4. Amazing video. Love your dune content
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  5. And half of Greeks today are descendents of Turks, Bulgars and Italians, so what's your point? The region is still called Macedonia, just as North Cyprus is still Cyprus even though it's Turkish.
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  6. Not neutral. Objective.
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  7. Within the "fantasy" setting, it's still perfectly fine to discuss logic, tactics and the reason for their actions. Remember the battle of Winterfell in GoT? Any person with the slightest tactical grasp was cringing at how that battle was conducted. At least make the protagonists seem competent if you want us to believe it's anything but plot armour...
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  8. It makes sense. If the person next to you is supposed to save your ass, seems logical to find someone who thinks your ass is cute...
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  9. Or how bloodless and relatively easy these battles are conducted. Et phalanx battles were short and with very few actual casualties. A shoving match until one block broke. Maybe the space battles were similar: Once one group had a clear advantage, the other group fled or surrendered.
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  10.  @AlexHellene  How in the hell are modern Greeks the ancestors of ancient Greeks? I think you mean descendants... And yes, as a continuous culture, absolutely. As a homogenous genetic population with single ancestry? A definite OXI
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  11.  @AlexHellene  Sure But Greece has been the center of geopolitics for 2000 years (hellenics, romans, byzantines, ottomns) with large migrations to/from. I challenge you to do a 23 and me. You'll be surprised. And that's my point. Being Greek is foremost a culture and nationality - not a genetic purity test.
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  12.  @AlexHellene  I disagree. Whilst the examples you have given are relevant they are small potatoes compared to trade conquests and cultural exchange throughout 2300 years. Heck even the diadochi 2 generations later were barely Greek from a genetic perspective. Again. Do a genetic testing and then get back to me. I'm betting you're at least 1/3 asiatic. I don't know why Greeks and Jews always have to harp on about ethnic ancestry as if it gives you a claim you otherwise wouldn't have. The Slavic "North Macedonians" are here to stay. Good or bad. Immigrants have come and gone throughout the ages. Unless you're Icelandic or from Polynesia you'll find that everyone screws around and mingle the genes. And it is most definitely a good thing from a biological standpont. I'm from Denmark. An extremely homogenous population. And yet I'm betting that half the population can be traced back to somewhere in Germany/Poland/Scandinavia...
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  13. This is one of those "epic" historic events that really didn't mean anything at all. A few insurgents holed up in a mountain? So what. The revolt was already over by this point. Not the first or last time Romans would crush a local revolt.
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  14. It's Manwe or the highway, as we say in Alqualonde
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  15. Excellent
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  16. You're absoutely right about "the human element" with regards to the invasion. I (like many others) sure as hell didn't expect Russia to invade, based on a simple cost/benefit analysis of everything short of an absolute perfect outcome for Russia in Ukraine. It would simply not make sense for "a rational actor" to attack Ukraine. Which is frightening when you suddenly realise that nuclear armed Russia is no longer to be considered "a rational actor". But like we didn't factor in all the elements in the decision, Putin and the regime didn't account for the ineffectiveness, low morale and poor state of their army. And they definitely didn't account for the fierce Ukrainian resistance.
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  17. Good video. I'm going to forward it to history teaching friends for a discussion of classical history, and of course sources, jingoism and... fake news? Great work. Thanks
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  18. Is the revised "new" board game version out already?
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  19. Excellent comment. Too bad that many military pundits and western media have no idea how tough it will be for the Ukrainians to create a breakthrough and succesfully exploit it. Until the armaments change, this is effectively a modern WWI setting.
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  20. Quite ironic that his name ends with "Dijk" when he's the ditch guy!
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  21. Great videos Even the strategy up to, and in the 2nd half of battle of the bastards is just plain stupid.
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  22. And if you're at the very social peak of Sparta, you'd be a homoioioioioi
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  23. Soooo annoyed by the lack of strategy and logic in the battles, and the overall show... - How did Eurons fleet ambush Yara AND then reach casterly rock? - Why did Highgarden fall so easily without any siege equipment? - Why did Dany scorch the wagons instead of the lines of troops? - Why is the Reach and Dorne suddenly without any leaders or troops? And yes: The battle of WTFell, Uber ballistas and plot armour Arghhhh
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  24. Invicta: I want you on consulting on every goddamn movie battle onwards!
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  25. Aulë was still the worst. He tried his best and fucked up every time: Sauron & Saruman. The Greed and Lies of the Dwarves. Feanor and the kinslaying. All of them touched by Aulë.
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