EVE General Discussion

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Shouldn't have been Gallente

I'm not sure what the issue is Luc, I have a Blast flying gallente (excuse the terrible pun)

I'm probably just pissed at CCP. The new dessy adds nothing new to the table, I was really hoping for a true drone boat, and not some half-azzed split weapon systems thing.

I thought you should know that the US would still be an English colony if not for the French navy.

Also, stop whining about ****** ships and just crosstrain, FFS.

You mean the guys that showed up late but was just in time to stop the English from running away before adopting said tactic?

Actually, they nearly completely severed Atlantic supply lines, forcing England to rely on troops from other colonies and severely limiting their effectiveness. They also essentially eliminated the ability of the English to move by sea from city to city, making them vulnerable to guerilla warfare.

I think you're mixing up the French involvement in the US Revolution with US involvement in WW2, with the whole "show up late and do little" bit.

The damn French Resistance played a larger part in the European theatre than the US. God, US schools waaaaay overblow their importance in Europe during WW2. That war was almost entirely won by the Soviet Union, with England's refusal to be conquered being the second biggest factor and the fact that Germany could never get a complete foothold in France being the third.

WW2 was decided in Stalingrad and Kursk. Normandy was an afterthought, a kick while they were down.

I think taking Paris qualifies as a foothold... smells like cheese too

Also England would have folded eventually had we not bent the German navy over a barrel and had our way with them. I agree with the Soviets because they were awesome

I'm a US citizen who had the fortune of growing up in six different countries, learning history from six perspectives. Pretty easy to figure out whats true and whats bullshit after that.

@ Plunderbunny: Germany only ever truly held Northern France, and Paris was a hotbed of Resistance activity. They were practically fighting a battle against invisible foes and losing men and materiele every day.

RE: Pacific War, yes, that was the US's battlefield, but you can't neglect the fact that Japan was only willing to surrender once the USSR declared war (they offered surrender with one condition when the USSR entered the war, that condition being that the Emperor be allowed to retain his position. The US refused, dropped nukes, then accepted surrender with the same goddamn condition.) Australia also played a role similar to England's in the Pacific. They were being a royal pain to invade, and were similarly strategically necessary for Japan.