re: Which historical armies could a battalion of 2026 Marines defeat?

Patton's Third Army of about 350k soldiers, tanks and artillery could probably beat a thousand modern Marines.

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Good reply. The Marines in this scenario would be riflemen without air support.

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Thanks. If that’s the case, I’d say they can defeat any field army from the mid to late 19th century. A modern Marine battalion would be able to achieve fire superiority and use its mortars to silence the breechloading direct-fire cannons of such formations. Accuracy, range, and volume of fire would be totally lopsided in favor of the Marines to the point that greater numbers of a mid-19th century field army would be negated. The marines could simply sit back and attrit them until the field army broke.

But the Marines would not stand a chance against a field army from the early 20th century due to the combo of sheer numbers and firepower at the disposal of such a formation. Though the Mariens would have better automatic weapons, the early 20th century field army would make up for this from a combination of bolt-action rifle and machine gun fire in numbers that would make up the difference. Add in the artillery at the disposal of an Earl 20th Century field army, and the outcome of such a contest would not be in doubt. The Marines would be wiped out.

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Which historical armies could a battalion of 2026 Marines defeat?

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Confederate States of America- 750,000-1,000,000
Napoleon's Army of 600,000
Roman Army 450,000


These would likely win based on shear volume. Typical numbers are 3:1 for an offensive. In these cases you have ratio's of 1,000:1 to 450:1.

Each of these also have artillery and a calvary.

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