has their ever been a time when you just dont want to use a historical regiment of foot or horse, if i ever would have to choose my choice would be
Tescos finest- regiment of horse :D
;D
I have a squadron of Churchill Tanks from the Royal Insurance Regiment.
Boyle's Lancers
Cameron's Highlanders - oh no. They all got made redundant.
'Wagger' Thornton's Imperial Light Horse.
Spike Milligan's 3rd Underwater Artillery.
Monty Python's The Queen's Own Kamikaze Highlanders
Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corps
Nothing cushy about being posted there...
Not strictly fictional...
Not even fictional ;)
But 'Robartes' often 'tips up' in games I play as either a commander or a unit. Got hooked on the name after meeting some of the chaps from the living history group of the same name whom after a raucous evening of wine, women and song spent with the unit resulted in one of the mightiest hangovers I have had to date :D
After that night I often referred to a night on the lash as a night 'with Robartes' and the morning after as 'I'd rather face Hades than another Robartes'
http://www.lordrobartes.com/index.html
If you haven't seen these guys get along to one of their events ;)
OK, I'll say it Sharpe's South Essex.
Another of Milligan's creations - the 1st Regular Army Deserters (Bludnok's Own)
Quote from: fsn on 22 April 2013, 08:38:53 PM
OK, I'll say it Sharpe's South Essex.
All ten of them :D
3rd Foot and Mouth 'Devil's in Skirts'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_British_regiments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_British_regiments)
Quote from: Nav on 21 April 2013, 02:13:53 AM
has their ever been a time when you just dont want to use a historical regiment of foot or horse, if i ever would have to choose my choice would be
Tescos finest- regiment of horse :D
Isnt that the regiment that specialises in camouflage ?
10th Disgusting Bombay Fusiliers. Abdul, put some more ice on the fire and turn off one of those women!
Ah, the Goon Show!
"I found him in Cairo, sir, wearing a Jewish kilt."
Bloodnok: "AaoOgh, the Old Regiment!" ;D
Admit it, you're a spy!
Nein, nien, I'm a shepherd.
Ah, a shepherd spy! :D
"Where are we?"
"Isle of Ewe"
"Isle of Ewe?"
"I love you too, shall we dance?"
Mmm, tell an Australian girl "I love you" and wonder why she never answers your 'phone calls after that!