Most efficient military machine

[privatehudson]

Cetainly up to the Yom Kippur war they were remarkably efficient, one only has to look at the ingenious improvisations of 1948 and 1956, or the brilliant strategy and tactics employed in 1967. Early Yom-Kippur wasn't so good, but an excellent recovery.

 

[warmwaffles]

No doubt it is america but EquinoxOmega is right fire a whole lotta bullets and hope it hits one target. But all those bullets have a psycological effect on the enemie. So much tracer fire that has to scare people and you pop out thinkin your gonna get some one your done.

But america wasteful in resources and a little in money but those choppers that we spend like 12 million on is because those are top of the line aircraft and those choppers have well exceeded our expectations. Plus we already have like hundreds of those choppers and we aren't buying any more. Cuz to dam expensive and they can just be upgraded to fix our criteirea today. I am all for the war in Iraq. And if some don't like it fine that is your opinion this is mine.

 

[EquinoxOmega]

I think an important part of the success of the Isreali army is based on their leading concept: up to a Batallion the Isreali army is lead by a commander in the front of the troops.

 

[superisis]

What about the Knight Templars/Hospitalliers around 1150? The were quite efficient when it came to kill/get killed ratio.

 

[Princeps]

What about the mongols?

I mean you can't really denay that they weren't effienct.

Vote 'Yay' for Roman Legion the true might of the civilized world!

 

[Provolution]

I would go for the British Empire during the reign of Victoria.These were immensely effective, making the English language the global language and covering 25 % of the World. Wehrmacht cannot beat that. But this comes from a combined arms admirer.

 

[Merlin]

I voted for Sweden in 1630. Simply because the true power of that army came from the Finnish Hakkapeliitta's (sort of Cavalry). They still pray for protection against Hakkapeliitta's in the German churches...