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July 1st, 2012, 08:02 PM
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#1 | | Lecturer
Joined: Aug 2011 From: London of antiquity Posts: 461 | Shaka vs. Vercingetorix
After seeing a lot of unfairness on the Zulu vs threads I decided to make one which I believe is more "fair". Who do you believe would win? Obviously Vercingetorix has the technology advantage but Shaka has the better skil.
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July 1st, 2012, 08:20 PM
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#2 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: May 2012 From: Nonbeing which is to say everywhere Posts: 3,730 |
Im not sure Shaka had more skill. Gauls hav cavalry and better tech they win....
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July 1st, 2012, 08:43 PM
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#3 | | Lecturer
Joined: Aug 2011 From: London of antiquity Posts: 461 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Delenda est Roma  Im not sure Shaka had more skill. Gauls hav cavalry and better tech they win.... | I still think its a better match up than Hannibal vs. shaka but I think Shaka had more skill.
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July 2nd, 2012, 01:48 AM
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#4 | | Historian
Joined: Sep 2011 From: Jelgava, Latvia Posts: 1,325 |
Why exactly do you think Shaka had more skill? That being said, Gauls are where Romans got most of their weapons tech from. Mail shirts and plywood shields would render most of the Zulu's weapons useless. In fact, Zulu were only good in melee, because the European settlers and soldiers they faced were utterly unprepared for such a way of fighting. Gallic warriors would be well accustomed to both "guerrilla" warfare and hand to hand combat.
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July 2nd, 2012, 02:46 AM
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#5 | | Historian
Joined: Jan 2010 From: UK Posts: 3,830 |
Zulus also posessed rifles (picked up from the deceased at Isandlwana).
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July 2nd, 2012, 05:08 AM
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Thats not mentioned in the OP. neither are the numbers.
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July 2nd, 2012, 05:46 AM
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#7 | | Scholar
Joined: Mar 2012 From: New Hampshire Posts: 987 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangekyou Zulus also posessed rifles (picked up from the deceased at Isandlwana). | That's beyond Shaka's time. It was Cetswayo who led the Zulus back then. Anyway, Vercingetorix has sheer weight of numbers on his side, along with cavalry too. And some of his men are armored, which is more than can be said about the Zulus.
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July 2nd, 2012, 03:27 PM
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#8 | | Historian
Joined: Jan 2010 From: UK Posts: 3,830 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Hresvelgr That's beyond Shaka's time. It was Cetswayo who led the Zulus back then. Anyway, Vercingetorix has sheer weight of numbers on his side, along with cavalry too. And some of his men are armored, which is more than can be said about the Zulus. | Thats a good point. I forgot about that.
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July 2nd, 2012, 03:51 PM
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#9 | | Suspended indefinitely
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Yepp Gauls win lol
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July 2nd, 2012, 07:28 PM
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#10 | | Lecturer
Joined: Aug 2011 From: London of antiquity Posts: 461 |
I guess Zulus can't win against anybody.
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