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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the...  Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:58 am |
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Got ya. I agree, the image of the "Tyranid Horde" is a powerful image and one that almost always is about close assault. Where when I think of the Speed Freaks I think of driving fast. The image helped shape my response, that is for sure.
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:59 pm |
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| Quote (dafrca @ 02 2005 June,10:58) | | Got ya. I agree, the image of the "Tyranid Horde" is a powerful image and one that almost always is about close assault. |
Think of the Movie 'Zulu' (the one with Michae Cain at Rourk'e Drift) at the end when the stout lads of the 34th Foot stand at the redoubt while the Zulu horde runs towad them.
Now make the the Zulus twice as fast.
And some of them can fly
And they are covered in slime, goo and chitin armour
And spit acid at you
Despite that you can swap out the British Martini Henri rifles for imperial Lasguns, I'm still wearing brown underpants.... ? 
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:28 pm |
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:51 pm |
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I think of the shot in AvP where the three or four Preds are on the top of the temple and there are all of the Aliens rushing them. That, to me, is what I picture a bad Tyranid Horde would be like.
Swarm City... 
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:44 pm |
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I haven't seen AvP, but I have seen Starship Troopers. Some of the scenes in that make me think of a Tyranid Horde closing in for the kill. 
When I voted I had forgotten how nasty Aspect Warriors can be in CC. I still vote for Tyranids because of their numbers, but there is no doubt in my mind that Aspect Warriors can be lethal hand-to-hand.
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:59 pm |
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:05 am |
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Well there were two battles: ?
- Rourkes Drift, the subject of "Zulu" and...
- Isandhlwana, the subject of "Zulu Dawn", made around 20 years after the first film.
- At this battle, Islandhlwana, poor ammo resupply was critical to the Brit's defeat. ?
- Roukes Drift was about 10 miles away and happened later that day and into the next. About 139 of the 24th held off 4-5000 Zulus and won! Eleven VCs (Victoria Cross medals) were awarded...
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:22 am |
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| Quote (Legion 4 @ 02 2005 June,22:05) | | Well there were 2 battles. ?Rorkes Drift, the subject of "Zulu" and Isandhlwana, the subject of "Zulu Dawn", made around 20 years after the first film. ? |
Zulu Dawn I could live without. It was not bad, just did not "grab" me like Zulu did. I loved Zulu when I first saw it and now own it on DVD.
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:50 am |
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Pls excuse the typo!
Indeed it was the 24th Regiment of Foot (The South Wales Boarders). I visited their Regimental Museum a few years ago and their collection of Shields and Spears was MOST impresive!
And yes 11 VCs were awarded for Rourke's Drift: The highest number ever for a single action.
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:45 pm |
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That must have been a good trip ! God save the Queen ! ?
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:44 pm |
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:28 am |
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Yeah ... We did ! Damn Yankees !
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:37 am |
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| Quote (Legion 4 @ 03 2005 June,20:28) | | Yeah ... We did ! ?Damn Yankees ! |
Regardless of ditching the queen, we still want our royalty, just look how we treat movie stars and sports godlings.
America, the land of the free and home of the hypocrits.
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Post subject: Warmaster haos General Archaon Lord of the... Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:25 pm |
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Such is life in the USA !
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Bugz, Sir ! Oh ... I mean Zulus ... Sir !! 
