Greatest military unit ever

I would have to say it would be between the Roman Army and the German Army of the Third Reich. Both revolutionised warfare, both conquered massive amounts of land, both applied their men, units and tactics against a variety of opponents and styles over many varied terrains and situations.
 
The mujahideen soldiers would kick the americans ass, in a ground conflict. The American armed services cannot deal with guerilla tactics, as seen in Vietnam and Iraq post invasion.
 
Wang Computer said:
But they didn't... It's a massive misconception that somehow the American military was ineffective during Vietnam.
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they where still driven from the country, and didn't remove the communists.

the Americans spent billions on bombing and planes etc, the vitemanise probably spent less than 1 billion.

I still says gureila fighters, are the most effective unit they are almost impossible to defeat without wiping out the entire population of the country.
 
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Wang Computer said:
Technology is useless without the correct training to use it.

Btw, I'm not just referring to troops on the ground when I make that statement.
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I understand what you say, and am more inclined to agree when you include non ground troops.

A friend of mine was deployed with a TA medical corps. Whilst he was there, THREE US soldiers shot themselves in the feet/leg.
 
yeah was going to say the Americans carpet bombed with chemical weapons (agent orange) because they couldn't find the enemy without incurring heavy losses. Wiping out a jungle to kill a few VC doesn't seem that efficient. More bombs were dropped in Vietnam than WW II (on both sides) put together. So basically a few villagers with AK-47's ,RPG's and clapped out trucks with no air force defeated the most powerful armed force in the world at the time.

The VC were under equipped but still managed to create a stalemate, and at the end of the day the Americans pulled out therefore losing the war.
 
Tefal said:
they where still driven from the country, and didn't remove the communists.

the Americans spent billions on bombing and planes etc, the vitemanise probably spent less than 1 billion.

I still says gureila fighters, are the most effective unit they are almost impossible to defeat without wiping out the entire population of the country.
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Political flip-flopping (particularly in regard to troop numbers and rules of engagement) and an eventual change of administration ended the Vietnam war for the US, nothing else...

It could be argued that the supposed 'super-human' traits of the Viet Cong and to a lesser extent, North Vietnamese army, was and is a myth, an exaggeration of the US media, possibly propagated as a smokescreen to hide the failings of politicians at the time. It's almost as if the same thing is happening today with Iraq (despite the massive MILITARY successes the US have had there).
 
Wang Computer said:
Political flip-flopping (particularly in regard to troop numbers and rules of engagement) and an eventual change of administration ended the Vietnam war for the US, nothing else...

It could be argued that the supposed 'super-human' traits of the Viet Cong and to a lesser extent, North Vietnamese army, was and is a myth, an exaggeration of the US media, possibly propagated as a smokescreen to hide the failings of politicians at the time. It's almost as if the same thing is happening today with Iraq (despite the massive MILITARY successes the US have had there).
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what superhuman traits?

you just can't win a war like that, a war where soldiers are offered rice by locals, who then taste the rice to prove its ok, even though it's still full of poison. Or a local child running up to a platoon with a smile on her face only to set off the bomb or grenade in her toy.

Now days with the ease of making explosives, and willingness to sacrifice ones self it has become incredibly difficult for a country to occupy another for any extended period of time before it becomes too costly.
 
I would have to say 14 Intelligence Company (the "Det") - they made a massive impact in NI, details of which we'll have to wait years to fully appreciate (if we ever find out!). Incredibly brave men and women, all of them.

On a larger and more historical scale, I'd say Wellington's Peninsular Army, or the Wehrmacht (WWII).
 
volospian said:
how about the Coldstream Guards or the 27th Inniskilling Fusiliers, or even the KGL,all of whom showed incredible bravery and fighting spirit on 18th June 1815
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Good point there, overlooked the Inniskillings totally and all three of the units you mentioned and the Royal Fusiliers also need to be mentioned.
 
I liked reading about Executive Outcomes, the private mercenary company that would get hired and used to go and fight wars for various regimes in Africa. :o
 
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