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Old 2009-07-24, 15:07   Link #54
Tak
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Originally Posted by MrTerrorist View Post
Judging by the map, it's obvious Gallia is based on Finland, the country that fought the Soviet Union & Germany during WW2 & still remain independent during & after the war.
Gallia is obviously not based on Finland, because the latter does not exist in the world of Valkyria. Please refer the map below:

http://valkyria2.jp/images/bg.jpg

You will note that Finland, Sweden and Norway are all missing from the map, because none of the territories exist.

The most likely position of Gallia on the (real) world map would actually cover three countries, Latvia, Poland and Russia. On a side note, Latvia is known for its infamous Waffen-SS legions that fought for Latvia's own independence during the war and their (controversial) deeds are still celebrated until this day.

Moreover, it should be noted that the map of Europa had been altered and does not correspond very well to its real-life counterpart: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._in_Europe.jpg

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Originally Posted by 4Tran View Post
There really aren't any analogies that work better than really really general ones. Heck, I've heard that Gallia only has a population of 420,000 and a military force of 92,000.
That is correct. Gallia boasts no more than a half-million population defended by an approximately 100,000 men army. Not a very large country nor a very large force.

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Originally Posted by 4Tran View Post
If there's any truth to those numbers, then Gallia is nothing like any European country (and Maximillian is a total wuss for not wiping them out at the get-go).
The problem with Max is that he had been engaged in what seems to be almost a game with the Gallians. It should be known that he did not necessarily wish for the destruction of Gallia, but rather, if possible, use Gallia. To be sure, he was definitely not in this gig for the Empire.

I hope the anime would do a good job laying out the events in future episodes.

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