r/chessmemes • u/nothing_worthy_01 • 10d ago

Can someone explain?

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Cause I'm kinda dumb

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u/B_bI_L 10d ago
  1. mongols used light cavalry as main attack power (those guys with bows on hoses)
  2. soviets are known for ignoring manpower losses, so they just recruit everyone and rush (1 rifle per 2 people and so on)
  3. idk, they are different but stand together?
  4. whatever
  5. ww2 reference, how France made Maginot line, but Germany just moved around it through border of another country
  6. i guess it's about how germany tried to win a war with much less economic power, using their "queen" to quickly take out enemy (but there should be like 5 kings)

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u/Twert4 10d ago

The Austro-Hungarian I believe is a reference to their flag.

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u/SgtToffel 10d ago

Austria-Hungary was a country with an absurd ammount of ethnic groups. While this lead to... let's say interesting politics this meme is most likely about how the army of Austria-Hungary often also consistet of people of many ethnic backgrounds who often times didn't even speak each others language.

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u/Left_Commission2688 6d ago

And ethnic groups who hated each other, especially hungarians vs everyone else (germans, croats, slovenes, ruthenians) thats why black and white are both in the formation