The Latverian - Wachovian Conflict

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In order not to derail another thread over the matter of railway gauges, German mediators have taken the initiative to discuss the Latverian - Wachovian Conflict at another place - right here.

So far, this is what is known about the tensions and emnity between the Latverians and Wachovians. We would be obliged if you could shed more light on the origins and current developments of the matter:

Ah, but what is really important is, like hands, Latveria, has bigger guage railroads, which the women love to ride, compared to Wachovia's small, narrow guage. :nod:
Pah! The Latverians have always been braggards with nothing much to show for it. Bigger gauge railroads they have, but being inept and corrupt as they are, the only railway line worth mentioning runs from their captial inland to the principal seaport on the coast.

The ingenious Wachovians, on the other side, have realized the importance of railroads decades, not to say almost two generations before the Latverians. They have established a railway network that connects all places of importance. And they managed to do so without much support from abroad, which was also the reason that they decided to develop it as a narrow gauge.

This narrow gauge railway network finally enabled the Wachovians to put on hold the notorious intrusions and cattle thefts by the Latverians because they could now concentrate forces quickly to face or cut off the intruders. The labor forced from the countless captive Latverians in the Wachovian mines and quarries has gone a long way to develop the Wachovian economy and to teach the Latverians their place. :readit:
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In order not to derail another thread over the matter of railway gauges, German mediators have taken the initiative to discuss the Latverian - Wachovian Conflict at another place - right here.

So far, this is what is known about the tensions and enmity between the Latverians and Wachovians. We would be obliged if you could shed more light on the origins and current developments of the matter:

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Some say the enmity dates all the way back to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. For centuries due to banking secrecy laws Wachovians were known as the "Bankers of the World". But then at the Congress of Vienna Latverian Regulators exposed that the Wachovians were sitting on a horde of looted Napoleonic gold. The leaders of the world were officially outraged (even though it was subsequently determined that 9 out of 10 of them had Wachovian Bank Accounts). The resultant loss of prestige drove the "Big Money" to Switzerland and the Wachovian economy never recovered.

True Fact: Wachovia due to a freak combination of mountains, moist ocean air, and geothermal activity is the only nation in the world in which EC are frequently Dense Jungle and Deep Snow. As a consequence both the Latverians and Wachovians prefer to do their fighting in the more temperate climate of Latveria.
 

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True Fact: Wachovia due to a freak combination of mountains, moist ocean air, and geothermal activity is the only nation in the world in which EC are frequently Dense Jungle and Deep Snow. As a consequence both the Latverians and Wachovians prefer to do their fighting in the more temperate climate of Latveria.
That, and unlike the Wachovians, the Latverians aren't ski capable (A25.7; E4.2).

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That, and unlike the Wachovians, the Latverians aren't ski capable (A25.7; E4.2).
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Latverians water ski. They like looking at beach wear instead of big, thick, drab overcoats with fake hair linings.:cool:
 

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Here is more that we know about the Latverians and Wachovians:

Indifferently trained by their colonial masters the French, Latverian First Line squads are unreliable at the best of times. Their disdain for their French-educated officers is legionary. ;) Their ability to rally and reform on their own is the stuff of legends.

In contrast, their arch enemy, the Wachovian First Line squad, doesn't seem to know when to quit. Famous for their die-in-place tactics, and suicidal rushes, Wachovian Infantry seldom break under fire. The Belgian expat mercenaries who lead them are equally ruthless.

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Latverians water ski. They like looking at beach wear instead of big, thick, drab overcoats with fake hair linings.:cool:
<sigh> More Latverian propaganda.

Latverian Troupes de la Marine are also world famous (in Latveria) for waterskiing into battle. Only with a Morale of 6, they never make it past the breakwater.

But boy do they look cool in their Perrier-green sunglasses, recycled, I've heard, from the plastic bottles that litter the Latverian littoral.

Btw, Walchovian parkhas are lined with real hair, hair cultivated in a sustainable manner on the heads of Ain'tU tribesmen, all in the spirit of co-prosperity. :bow:
 

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Further news on the emnity between Latverians and Wachovians.

When the Latverians claim that the Wachovians are more narrow minded than their railway gauge - in fact so narrowminded that if they fell on a needle it would hit them in both eyes, the Wachovians counter as follows:

According to Wachovian spies, the Latverians have unwittingly introduced the French Canon de 37 mle 16 TR (French Ordnance Note 8) into their arsenal because they were too stupid to realize that it could neither gain Acquisition nor Bore Sight and still believe it is a great Gun whereas it is only a SW. It is also said, that the French arms dealer's smile upon conclusion of the deal was not faked.

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With Dr Doom's brilliant leadership, Latveria will prevail.
Even if Dr. Doom's leadership would be brilliant and not lead to where his name might imply, it is wasted on the Latverians:

"Indifferently trained by their colonial masters the French, Latverian First Line squads are unreliable at the best of times. Their disdain for their French-educated officers is legionary. ;) "

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