Is being 7ft a liability in combat? I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
Is being 7ft a liability in combat? I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
Is being 7ft a liability in combat? I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
>I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
Not getting laughed at in the streets for being a midget.
There's not a single advantage in being over 5'4, you just get gassed faster from the extra weight and make yourself a bigger target.
Remember folks, gravity is a constant.
Have you ever tried keeping in step with a bunch of lanklets as a midget? Everyone else is just "striding it out" meanwhile your chicken legged ass needs to effectively double your steps just to keep up.
>Be 6'4
>Travel to America
>American buddies need to engage in a light jog just to keep up with my casual stride
Felt empowering
>I walk faster to be rude to my "buddies"
>empowering
Yassss queen
Name a single great athlete under 5'10. Divegrass doesn't count.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
Demetrius Johnson
Sean Sherk
Spud Webb
Tim Raines
Barry Sanders
>Didn't mention Mark Cavendish
Cycling is neat
Missing Steve Nash but I'll allow it.
That's a short list
You fucking Hispanic
You're on your A game today, carlos.
Naim Süleymanoğlu
That GOAT could throw 400lb over his head.
Faf de Klerk
Not a single mention of length of stride.. even when some of you got a bit creative with the ratio of carried weight.
all of you gays talking about hand to hand never mentioned center of gravity either, which is kind of a big deal in grappling (and an issue for fellow tall guys)
hands of a puntable human football typed this post.
>Not a single mention of length of stride
yeah bro go ahead and strut walk across no man's land, put that length of stride to use.
it's not the fucking roman army anymore, you're not going to be moving around in forced marches. and even if you were, you still can't go faster than your slowest unit unless you want to get there alone so the manlet still sets the pace. or, in your case, the fucking horse-drawn artillery.
stride length not mentioned because not relevant. simple as.
you're still moving from point A to point B over a distance. sometimes as the only person moving while covered by mates like crossing a street. even in a sprint stride is relevant.
is it a small detail? sure. about as big as your torso being marginally bigger.
based. it's a manlet's world. lanklets are just living in it. real lift is not like your Dior ads you jerk off to. in real life, manlets get the girl. manlets win the wars. manlets control the companies. and manlets control politics. lanklets are just hamburger meat doing the bidding of manlets.
Then why do tall soldiers have a much higher likelihood of surviving combat compared to shorter soldiers?
US combat vets who survived WWII were on average 2" taller than US combatants who died in WWII.
Less tall people in general. Therefore less tall people in the army. Therefore less casualties taken.
>you just get gassed faster from the extra weight
It's the complete other way around. Shorter people get tired faster from walking, especially if they're carrying something.
Having taller legs is an advantage. That's why so many SF guys are tall. I'm pretty sure Ant Middleton (5'8) wrote about this in his book too.
But there were even less short people in the army because of height requirements, which at the time were generally pretty harsh.
>Shorter
Than what, the tall guys or just the average height?
they are so happy
>they are so happy
4 you
Most efficient reach advantage = 5'11 - 6'3
How is your reach gonna stop a bullet?
This is a massive cope. All shorties think about is "I'm a smaller target".
If you are of a reasonably high height you would have a reach advantage in close quarters combat.
>would have a reach advantage in close quarters combat.
absolute fucking cope
>reach isn't an advanta-
ftfy
So the 5'9 guy is the officer and the 6'0 guy is enlisted.
Urban
>too short to fire over a high wall, vehicle, some windows.
Inawoods
>Ground foliage is taller than he is, cannot high step over it. All equipment get caught on it.
Its even funnier when the short man is heavy weapons the starter belt get rapped around every thorn bush.
Other than being uncomfortable in vehicles there are no disadvantages for being tall. They have the advantage of not being RCO and shot first (The enemy is just gonna hit him first anyway)
I'm 5'8", in high school I had two friends that were 6'5", sure they could grab you from across the room but they were useless up close and got tired really fast despite playing basketball and football, I played golf.
My longer reach means I have more time to slow the bullet down before it reaches me.
Once I lived with a dude who was 6’8 and he ducked to get through doorways like the resident evil bitch, so I imagine urban fighting wouldn’t be very good
I'm 5'2" and my cousin is 6'4". We play paintball. I hit him more than he hits me. Unlike me, though, he's actively approached by women. So it evens out.
>can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
Not being repulsive to women
Being taken seriously when you enter a room
Not having to shop in the kid’s section
Not having to wear platform shoes to get a date
Being able to play in professional sports
Reaching the top shelf without a foot stool
Not needing a booster seat when you eat out
Infuriating manlets with your mere existence
>I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
you get to breed n shit
No, it turns out tall people can go prone and crouch too.
They are better officer material. Turns out men who get laid regularly at home are mentally more fit and do not suffer from the angry napolian complex many manlets do.
Tall people tend to serve their country just to support it while manlets join the military just to prove something for their ego
Yes
>big target for snipers
>have trouble to get inside vehicles
>force the army to make a uniform big enough for you
>more prone to heart diseases, joint infections, respiratory issues and insufficient blood pressure
Lanklets are freaks and no matter how imposing they look, they're just One of the many types of mutants we humans produce in our neverending race for evolution. Also they tend to die quickly so they wont be too much of an issue
>insufficient blood pressure
It never happens
PrepHole always harps on how guns can give anyone superpowers and will equalize all men, but the moment the topic of manlets enter the conversation, suddenly PrepHole does a complete 180 and say how that's just an exaggeration and manlets will get their shit pushed in by chad warriors.
I swear, the fucking duality of PrepHole
That's my favorite thing about this place. No matter how much things have changed, It's been the only constant for so long and I can rely on it.
Height is to nuPrepHole what IQ was to old PrepHole. I didn't believe the median IQ here was 135 back then any more than I believe everyone here is 6'15" now, it's just something for people on the spectrum to jerk off about.
7ft is obviously big deal as being short, even more so in combat. if you are too small, you will be gassed out too quick from weight, if you are too tall and you are barn side wall
>I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10.
you know what's really fucking disturbing? The children of short parents won't be nearly as short as their parents, AND the children of tall parents won't be nearly as tall as their parents.
Such a strange phenomenon.
No that's only if you mix with Italians
>children of tall parents won't be nearly as tall as their parents.
My pop was 5'11 chizled jaw Czech Chad. I'm 5'6 and look like a soft mf. Even go to the gym 3-5 times a week... it's not fair bros.
You telling me you won't be terrified of an entire army of Robert Wadlows'?
>terrified
>of Robert fucking Wadlow
This man was in so much pain he could barely walk for more than a couple of minutes at a time without losing sensation in his feet.
God I would love to mow down a army of giant cripples. Id probably start to feel bad for them it would be so easy
I'm 6'2'' and a well built man.
You could be much shorter, or a woman, and succeed in modern combat, which largely revolves around firearms and explosive munitions anyways. Endurance is what matters most, your cardio fitness.
I'd trust a woman with my life if she could meet the same standard of physical fitness and competency with weapons as well as other standard tasks, having both the courage and discipline to be relied on in a life or death situation.
The measure of endurance being physical training, the measure of marksmanship being weapons training, and the measure of courage being live combat. Those Kurdish female self defense militia units hold their own against ISIS in Syria.
Endurance able to carry heavy loads over long distances and still have the endurance to maintain situational awareness, aim accurately, respond to threats, and carry out complex tasks.
Strength is secondary, and can be utilized well for hand-to-hand combat and carrying heavy weaponry as well as supplies.
>Endurance means able to carry heavy loads over long distances and still have the endurance to maintain situational awareness, aim accurately, respond to threats, and carry out complex tasks.
>Strength is secondary, and can be utilized well for hand-to-hand combat and carrying heavy weaponry as well as supplies.
Any sort of height can be physically fit, that is what is most important, the heart muscle. War is no longer a contest of swords and spears, but strength still plays a role. Moreso, endurance and skill. Of course, the largest factor being courage, for lacking courage means all else is useless.
>Endurance means being* able to carry heavy loads over long distances
That is really the core aspect of physical fitness in modern militaries
You clearly have no idea of what endurance mean, since you're giving it made up meanings.
I have trained endurance for a long time. Your cardiovascular health, as well as your muscular endurance. Running and hiking with loads, as well as bodyweight exercise, is the most central aspect of fitness in modern war.
>Strength is secondary, and can be utilized well for hand-to-hand combat and carrying heavy weaponry as well as supplies.
Lanklet hands typed this post
Post wrist. If you were built at all, any bullet fired by a manlet will just bounce off you from a simple flex.
I do not neglect strength training, but one cannot deny that a bullet fired out of a rifle from a 100 yards away has the same ballistic properties when fired by a 5' woman or a 7' man. The issue is that there is much more work involved in fighting a war than just aiming and squeezing a trigger.
Everyone knows that weapon usage is restricted to gender and size. Lanklets and big breasted women are able to use bolt action sniper rifles, short men and flat women can use shotguns and SMGs, and beefy guys can use LMGs or man portable miniguns. It’s basic biology
As we all know, bullets shot from smaller soldiers do less damage but that’s balanced by the fact that all guns have a higher RoF proportional to height.
Objectively the correct answer, if you gave a bunch of track team girls or manlets weapons training they’d smoke a team of rando PrepHoleommandos. Basically the entire history of weapon tech has been reducing the importance of big lads. That being said being large does make carrying heavy shit easier since the ratio of you to the rucksack gets better.
this.
People dont understand rucking. Its about strength and nothing else. You can cardio all day long, wont drop your ruck times. Bing LARGE is an added bonus because of relativity.
>Those Kurdish female self defense militia units hold their own against ISIS in Syria.
Kek!
What a dumbass meme!
Lmao. Either a teenager or a retarded gay who should kill themselves.
>much shorter, or a woman
>I'd trust a woman with my life
I think if you're carrying something long like a missile launcher that needs to be extended or a particularly long rifle being abit taller means you can handle it without accidently bumping something into the ground, but that's mostly a dwarf issue as anti-tank rifles aren't really a thing anymore
Yes, carrying launchers and high capacity machine guns as well as heavier supplies. Everyone has a different physical build, but there is a role that plays to your strengths and weaknesses as long as you are at least physically fit and can operate a rifle.
I always thought some rifles like the FAL looked like a bitch to handle for people under 5'10 or with short arms
First, you need custom armor. Look at that piece of shit plate covering only 60% of his torso.
Second if you're not gonna use your strength to carry stronger armor/weapons then your size is 100% a liability.
He should be using level IV where his comrades are using level III.
He should be using anything else when his comrades are using a glorified .22
Those fellas in the Middle East fought without armor and won. Maybe he is just very large.
I live in Eastern Asia and I'm 6 feet tall. It's pretty hard for me to get the plate carrier that can cover my vital organs since most men here are under 5'7".
Then buy one from a american company. A size medium in asia is a size small in america.
That plate carrier doesn't cover as much as it should lol
Taller people can reach higher places and while not as strong per a unit of weight as shorter dudes.are on average stronger then a midget also tall dudes have longer legs which gives them an advantige when lifting heavy ass shit such as artillery rounds or making a B line to somewhere. Also they carry less weight proportionally , while yes his boots , armor, helmet ecc will be bigger, 300 rounds of 556 will weigh the same for a tall dude or a midget. Also they have more blood to loose, and a projectile will make very similar holes in a lank lord and a short king. Also proportionally they will loose less functional tissue when seriously hurt. most people are 5 , 10- 6,2 probably because that is a decent middleground.
I made an upsie when tzlking about strenght and legs
>challenge opponent's champion to single combat
Absolutely
Just look at sports. All the manlets have endless stamina compared to the giants
>Merry, Pippin and Boromir, Lord Of The Rings Updated Edition
>Is being 7ft a liability in combat?
Being anything other than 5 feet 10 is a liability because that is the 'average height' so everything NATO from cockpits to weapons to vehicles is designed around that.
I play airsoft with a mixed bunch of kids and adults.
The kids are fucking murder machines and damn near unkillable due to their small size and speed.
Just sparta kick them
>I can't think of a single advantage of being over 5'10
Not being selected for this terrifying nightmare of a job
I'm 6'9 and I love threads like these because they make me feel special.
>nothing fits you
>you don't fit either into vehicles or cots or hospital beds
>you're so rare that literally nobody is going to bother making stuff that does fit just for you
>and nobody gives a shit because you're 7 feet tall so what the fuck are you complaining about, cunt?
7 ft is too ridiculous. it's more like 6'3" vs 5'9". 6'3" isn't so tall that you don't fit into the world. but it's also not really tall enough to give you any kind of advantage, realistically. maybe being able to carry slightly more shit, because even if the smaller guys are more efficient the amount of shit you need to bring on a mission is a hurdle requirement. but on the other hand it doesn't matter whether you can actually carry the shit because fuck you, you're gonna be carrying it anyway, knees are made to be broken.
what i can tell you is that tanks are the biggest, baddest motherfuckers on the battlefield and they're all crewed by manlets.
If you're strong and endure then it doesn't matter if you're manlet or elf. With my 5'9 I lived through several major assault operations and a lot of recce missions. Not a single hit for half a year in the combat unit. I'd say having smally hit box is perfect, but we've had couple of 6'4 dudes who could carry more ammo and weapons. Working as a team if more efficient than just being tall and good looking. Minimal combat unit is two soldiers. So it's not about how tall you are. Don't be a rat.
P.s ex Kraken operator and currently in SOF of the AFU.
It would be terrible. An enemy shooting at you would think you're much closer than you really are, hit low and shoot you in the dick rather than in your plate carrier
to be fair, being less than 5 feet tall would help someone sitting in the driver's position in an Abrams
he can fit in the Bigfoot suit. scare the natives.
Detainment/MP/physical combat etc
Im 5’6” (Hispanic) and i kicked a couple doors, helped arrest some sickos, and id be lying id the big 6’4” mofo i worked with wasnt essential to arresting targets.
I'd feel bad for whoever has to carry that big body back to the choppa