Greatest military unit ever

lots of good shouts here but as a bit of a military buff i'd have to say,and it pains me to do so,the current US army.they have so many seriously cool and lethal toys that no other nation could stand up to them.
 
"Group" had major success during the conflict in Northern Ireland, these guys and a couple of women were infiltrating the PIRA and Loyalist paramilitaries in order to recruit informants or "touts" as the paramilitaries lied to call them.
 
Personally, I'd have to say either the Roman Empire for conquering so much and holding it all together for so long despite racial differences between the many peoples of the Empire, or the Greeks under Alexander the Great; pushed all the way into India those blokes, the only reason they stopped was because they ran out of lands to conquer. Unit-wise, it'd have to be the Phalanx. Invincible from the front, and devastating if deployed correctly. Extremely vunerable on the flanks however, and highly vunerable to charges from the more mobile cavalry units.
 
sparta for the completey militaristic way of life
roman army for being so far ahead of their time it ws unreal (from tech to tactics)
alexander the great for again being ahead of his time in terms of tactics
 
Mongol Empire, attacking and conquering so many BIG empires within very short period of time and establishing the Yuan Dynasty (China), Mughal Empire (India), Timurid Dynasty (Middle East), Golden Horde (East Europe),
 
i know its not as modern as most ppls entries but how bout the first emperor qin shi huang. who was the first to introduce standised weapons that were designed to a specific model that aloud quick and easy repairs and production on a level not seen before. he also unitised china and built the great wall of china.
 
The greatest fighting unit? Why, that'll be Mr Shapre and his band of about six of the 95th Rifles, obviously.

Actually one of the greatest military minds imho has to be Gauis Marius, third founder of Rome. He revolutionised the Roman Army and gave it the organisation and many of the tactics it needed to become the foremost military power in the world (at the time, naturally).
 
Great thread and almost impossible to answer from my point of view. There were so many revolutionary and remarkably effective fighting units throughout history that to pick one above the others would, in my opinion, somewhat devalue the efforts of the others.

From my point of view, the Greeks under Alexander, the Romans after the Marius Reforms, the Mongol Horde (they deserve special mention for the sheer size of the Mongol Empire in its heyday), the Zulu impis, the Blitzkrieg at the start of WWII and so many others I could sit here all day......keep this thread going, I'm really enjoying it :D
 
Difficult choice.

I'd say the RAF during the "Battle of Britain" was up there with the best.

And also, don't know if anyone has mentioned them yet, but the "Det". :cool:
 
miracleboy said:
Was thinking about this when browsing Wiki - who has been the greatest military unit of all time, in terms of influence, victories, world impact etc. When I say unit it could be an entire empire army right down to an individual unit or squad. Including quasi political units in this as well (i.e. Mossad).
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Purely in terms of influence, and world impact you would have to include Al Qaeda in the mix. The effect they have had on the modern world is incredible (in a bad way).
 
442nd Regimental Combat Team, US Army in WWII

2nd generation japanense americans, below is the quote from wikipedia regarding their honors:

Decorations

The 442nd RCT became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history for its size and length of service, with its component 100th Infantry Battalion earning the nickname “The Purple Heart Battalion.” The 442nd RCT received 7 Presidential Unit Citations (5 earned in one month), and its members received around 18,000 awards, including:
21 Medals of Honor (the first awarded posthumously to PFC Sadao Munemori, Company A, 100th Battalion, for action near Seravezza, Italy, on April 5, 1945; the others upgraded from other awards in June 2000). Recipients include:
Barney F. Hajiro
James K. Okubo
George T. Sakato
52 Distinguished Service Crosses (including 19 Distinguished Service Crosses which were upgraded to Medals of Honor in June 2000)
1 Distinguished Service Medal
560 Silver Stars (plus 28 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award)
22 Legion of Merit Medals
15 Soldier’s Medals
4,000 Bronze Stars (plus 1,200 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award; one Bronze Star was upgraded to a Medal of Honor in June 2000)
9,486 Purple Hearts
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With 18,000 awards you cant go far wrong.
 
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