Discussion: Asiatic Hordes, etc.

There's a lot on this sub about asiatic hordes, and I'm trying to document all the reasons it is a flawed way of thought.

  • Implies German vehicles, soldiers, etc. were unmatched in quality.

  • Asserts that Soviet tactics were primitive or needlessly expended their soldiers, a la Enemy at the Gates

  • Wehraboos are too quick to resort to reductionism to say, game mechanics. For example, comparing WWII to Starcraft and Zerg rushes. I'm sure this happens, at least on a subconscious level.

  • Similar ideas cropped up during the Korean war, since people complained about the Chinese using "human wave attacks," leading American servicemen to joke:

How many hordes are in a Chinese platoon?

When in fact they were using better tactics than "throw ourselves at their camp until they run out of bullets," a picture that is also painted by wehraboos.

Any other ideas?

Posted Feb 25, 2016, 1:04 AM UTC · edited

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