Would you rather fight in WW2 or Vietnam?

Wasn't sure where to put this, just a general interest. Thanks!

Personally I'd opt for WW2, jungles and ambushes are not really favourable.

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Reply 1

M1011

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Vietnam. More chance of still being alive, given the dates.

Reply 2

mphysical

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Original post by katetaylor

Personally I'd opt for WW2, jungles and ambushes are not really favourable.

Do you actually know anything about either of these conflicts?
So nobody fought in the jungle in WWII and all fighting in Vietnam was settled by ambushes?

Reply 3

katetaylor

OP

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I wasn't saying ALL combat was like that but seriously, can you not just let a thread roll?

Reply 4

linney

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Original post by katetaylor

Wasn't sure where to put this, just a general interest. Thanks!

Personally I'd opt for WW2, jungles and ambushes are not really favourable.

Depends where.

I mean, if I was drafted into Africa or Italy or anywhere on the Med front really, then I'd be more willing to fight in WW2. If, hypothetically, I was a German/Russian on the Eastern front, was shipped out following Germany's defeat to the Pacific (all that jungle fighting/ambushing you hate OP) or had any prolonged stay on the Western, then I'd take Vietnam.

You'd have a better chance of surviving if you fought in Vietnam given the wars duration and relatively small geographical size.

Reply 5

Solid.Snake

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If i had to i guess i would say WW2...

Reply 6

the bear

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WWII... the Hun treated their military prisoners fairly well.

Reply 7

Arbolus

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Original post by mphysical

Do you actually know anything about either of these conflicts?
So nobody fought in the jungle in WWII and all fighting in Vietnam was settled by ambushes?

Jungle ambushes made up a much bigger proportion of the fighting in Vietnam than they did in WWII as a whole. You'd have a better chance of avoiding jungles if you chose to fight in the 40s rather than the 60s.

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mphysical

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Original post by the bear

WWII... the Hun treated their military prisoners fairly well.

The Eastern Front was by far the biggest clash of manpower.
You would have been happy to have been taken prisoner as a Russian would you?

Reply 9

the bear

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Original post by mphysical

The Eastern Front was by far the biggest clash of manpower.
You would have been happy to have been taken prisoner as a Russian would you?

I am unable to answer that question Sir

Reply 10

TheFrozenLake.

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Depends on which front in world war two tbh..

Wouldn't go near the Japanese one.

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Reply 11

psl007

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I think people forget to realize the British/Americans fought WW2 in the jungles in the Pacific.

Reply 12

callmemorbid

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probably WW2 as the americans put the vietnamese through some pretty awful stuff and later suffered from physiological disorders as a result- sure people in WW2 did as well but not so large a scale

Reply 13

username948920

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WW2 - I would fight for ideals which I believed in.

Reply 14

AwsomePossum

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Well id pick world war two :smile:

europe or Africa. The japs were paps. Im joining the royal regiment of scotland next week so maybe i will see the sandpit :biggrin:

Reply 15

edwinemanuelposse

I would join the germans..

Reply 16

pjm600

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Probably WW2, defending Grand Britannia an all.

Reply 17

username851717

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WW2- That war had to be fought for numerous reasons. Also i'd take my chances on a random fighting zone rather than be plonked straight into a jungle environment fighting against an invisible enemy and for a nation thats own legitimacy was debatable.

Having said that i'd assume you'd have a better survival rate in Vietnam (albeit with traumatic experiences).

Korea or Vietnam is a question i'd like to ask...

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Reply 18

psl007

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Original post by nixonsjellybeans

WW2- That war had to be fought for numerous reasons. Also i'd take my chances on a random fighting zone rather than be plonked straight into a jungle environment fighting against an invisible enemy and for a nation thats own legitimacy was debatable.

Having said that i'd assume you'd have a better survival rate in Vietnam (albeit with traumatic experiences).

Korea or Vietnam is a question i'd like to ask...