Monday, May 7, 2012

It's gonna happen! Cooooooool!!

Awhile back I noted the thread concerning the idea of what would happen if a Marine Expeditionary Unit went back in time and took on the Roman Empire.  I still stand firmly on the idea that it would be over within a few days if the Marines focused on taking out senior leadership and not trying to kill each and every Roman Soldier. 

Well, as it turns out there's a movie in the works on this very scenario.  I really hope they don't make it suck.  My guess is it'll be geared towards the viewing pleasure of the audience and less towards what would actually happen, which means there will be a scene or three where the Marines try to hold a line and fire rifles into the full mass of Romans, and not much in the way of a couple of forward observers annihilating the Romans with an artillery strike or two.  The latter is the tactic that would be chosen if this became a really real reality, to be followed up with a nightime raid by a few good Marines ricky-reconning into the bed chambers of the Roman Emperor and other leaders and killing them softly with Ka-Bars and suppressed rifles.

It's all in good fun, regardless!

5 comments:

Broken Andy said...

Given that the Romans fought in cohorts and maniples, a few well place artillery rounds would soundly defeat a Roman army. That's how I see it anyway. Also keep in mind the Roman soldiers would probably suffer shell shock if they survived the artillery blast.

Unknown said...

Shell shock for sure.

Kevin said...

Joss Whedon should co-write and direct.

Old NFO said...

It should be interesting either way it gets played out... :-)

Drew said...

does the m1 abrams have a PA system or speakers the way cop cars do? i'm not sure what ancient man would think of wagner's "ride of the valkyries" but it's cracking me up to picture it.