Alcahol played a part with some of the world's past most ferrousious warriors before battle. The trick was to let em down the spirits right before battle and then again after their YEEHAA victory.Jim Wrote:If you capture the booze wagon, then all of your soldiers execute the 'lie down' command for the next 8 hours. After that they will execute the 'toss cookies' command.
In addition to the ancient Egyptian armies and native Americans who got all 'hopped up' on spirits before battle here are some others:
The term berserkers was thought to originate back from the Vikings who drank profusly right before a battle, pillage, etc.
"Berserkers (or Berserks) were ferocious Norse warriors who had sworn allegiance to the heathen god Odin. They worked themselves into murderous fury before a battle.....Drinking alcoholic beverages spiced with bog myrtle the night before going to battle, might have resulted in unusually aggressive behavior."
"To the ancient Celts, beer was a prelude to battle. The effects of alcohol ameliorated the natural fear of injury or death in armed conflict.
The strength of the Celtic attack lay in the ferocity of the first onslaught....Like the Vikings, the Celts often fought naked. Was this a consequence of the shedding of inhibitions brought about by beer drinking? As a battle strategy, it seems to have had only limited success. Soldiers usually keep their clothes on these days, but beer still retains its ability to create a fighting mood, as any bartender knows. "
"When the most devastating of all American wars threatened to divide the young country in half in 1861, beer played a crucial role both on and off the battlefield. Here again, beer was central to the lives of soldiers of both Union and Confederate persuasions. Since this bloody and long-drawn-out conflict involved many days, even weeks, and months of inactivity for large armies, soldiers turned to drink to help ease the boredom of non-combat. Homebrewing was a common activity among Union troops, as was distilling."
"British breweries set up a "beer for troops" committee in July 1942. "It is a national duty that every brewer should do his utmost to supply beer for troops in their messes.."
Could go on and on but what about the two supply wagon concept??
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