Throughout History, What General Are You Most Like ?

SlowwHand · September 17, 2003, 20:37

Michael sees himself as Lee, I think.
To me, he's more of a J.E.B. Stuart.

For me, it's James Longstreet.

Who are you ?

sounds familiar.

From ANY time in history.
Don't get hung up on my opening post.

Nubclear · September 17, 2003, 20:38

General Mao!

Glorious General,
Your eye is like a NICE pond,
Filled with Pretty Ducks

Drake Tungsten · September 17, 2003, 20:40

Genghis Khan.

Nubclear · September 17, 2003, 20:44

Genghis Khan is neat,
He Conquered All of China
And Then Lost it All

LordVipper · September 17, 2003, 20:45

I havnt decided yet.It could be alexander(the great) of velisarius.The one had great political abilities as well as being the best general of his time but the other achieved stunning victories,often against impossible odds (as in africa against the bandals) served under an emperror who(besides being the sick little fundy freak he was,ol good justinian

) was paranoid about him and died of old age adored by the people.Propably velisarius

Drake Tungsten · September 17, 2003, 20:46

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He Conquered All of China
And Then Lost it All

He didn't conquer all of China, nor did he lose the parts he did conquer...

His sucessors sure beat the piss out of Russia, though, didn't they?

LordVipper · September 17, 2003, 20:49

that was OR velisarius

Nubclear · September 17, 2003, 20:50

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Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

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He Conquered All of China
And Then Lost it All

He didn't conquer all of China, nor did he lose the parts he did conquer...

I'm talking about Mongolia here, not the man himself. Can you not see that?!

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His sucessors sure beat the piss out of Russia, though, didn't they?

That's only because Russia was extremly divided at the time.

SlowwHand · September 17, 2003, 20:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Quote:

He Conquered All of China
And Then Lost it All

He didn't conquer all of China, nor did he lose the parts he did conquer...

His sucessors sure beat the piss out of Russia, though, didn't they?

Kubla, Fran, and Ollie ?

St Leo · September 17, 2003, 20:55

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Originally posted by SlowwHand

Kubla, Fran, and Ollie ?

Nah, we are talking about the Golden Horde and not the Great Khanate.

Tassadar, had Russia been united, the Mongols would have conquered all of it instead of letting Novgorod keep a semblance of independence.

SlowwHand · September 17, 2003, 20:58

Ok. Time out.
This isn't a ****ing debate.
It's not necessary to challenge someone's choice.
After all, this isn't a Greatest General danged question.

Move on.
NEXT!

Brundlefly · September 17, 2003, 21:04

General Tso

Alexander's Horse · September 17, 2003, 21:06

Sherman.

Tuberski · September 17, 2003, 21:07

Slowwhand reminds me of General Steele from M*A*S*H.

ACK!

Bereta_Eder · September 17, 2003, 21:16

http://www.lyricsdir.com/i/iron-maid...-the-great.php

i wonder if helonism has something to do with turtles.

Boris Godunov · September 17, 2003, 21:32

If we're talking how I play Civ, it's rather like a mix of Grant and Sherman. I don't have the patience to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. I use onslaughts of superior forces combined with a slash-and-burn technique of cutting my opponent's territory into pieces through pillaging terrain.

Uhm, other than that...er...Longstreet maybe? I'm usually the voice of reason when friends are contemplating really bad ideas.

SlowwHand · September 17, 2003, 21:38

I didn't say Civ, but that can certainly be a consideration for the strategy employed.
Generally, Civ play reflects personality, which is also a consideration.

Oh yeah. Thanks for the thought applied in answer.
Unlike SOME, who will go unidentified.

Tuberski · September 17, 2003, 21:58

I'm a Grant type, apply force and numbers until the enemy collapses.

ACK!

Drake Tungsten · September 17, 2003, 22:04

I said Genghis Khan because I have a hankering to put the entire population of some random Central Asian city to the sword. Is that an acceptable reason?

MichaeltheGreat · September 17, 2003, 22:11

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Originally posted by SlowwHand
Michael sees himself as Lee, I think.
To me, he's more of a J.E.B. Stuart.

For me, it's James Longstreet.

Slow and stubborn, that's about right.

Though I greatly admire General Lee, I'm a Jackson man all the way.

Odin · September 17, 2003, 22:12

I'm a mix of Leon Trotsky and Julius Caesar.

Alexander's Horse · September 17, 2003, 22:19

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Originally posted by Tuberski
Slowwhand reminds me of General Steele from M*A*S*H.

ACK!

Sadly in government I've met many, many General Steele type people. In fact I was just talking to one - totally off his trolley but quite senior so in the conversation I did my best Henry Blake

Tuberski · September 17, 2003, 22:24

The only thing you can really do.

ACK!

MrFun · September 17, 2003, 23:16

Let's see . . .

I'm not sure right now. But I do know I would not pick a general that was on the losing side of a war, so that leaves out all Confederate generals of the Civil War.

MichaeltheGreat · September 17, 2003, 23:32

Yeah, you'd need all the help you could get with a country with virtually unlimited manpower and supplies. Real generals make the best of what they are given.