What would be more beneficial for a napoleonic army: 100 machine guns or 100 radios?

100 Bouncing Bettys.........

I mean, 100 machine guns would absolutely mow down an entire army of dudes running around with muskets and bayonets.

Didn’t we have some version of this thread earlier today or yesterday?

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I mean, 100 machine guns would absolutely mow down an entire army of dudes running around with muskets and bayonets.

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They had artillery too, baw.

50% less of his over ambition and stubbornness would have been beneficial

With machine guns against muskets at best, you could capture virtually any strongpoint or city.

A machine gun firing at 100 rounds per minute vs 2 rounds per minute is the equivalent of having 50 more soldiers for every 1 of the enemy.

All the additional communication that comes with radios does little good if you are significantly outmanned or underequipped.

ETA: Plus machine guns have 2x more range than muskets. And then there's the psychological advantage.

dry ground

They obviously had adequate communication for their time. Radios would have given them an advantage from command and control perspective. However, in my opinion the advantage gained from increased communication pales in comparison to the advantage gained from having 100 M60's accurately slinging 500+ rounds per minute of hot lead on troops marching in formation carrying muskets in an open field. The physiological advantage alone would destroy the enemies will to fight.

I would imagine those muskets effective range was about 150 yards.

Radios. Always radios