Military History | How To Make War | Wars Around the World Rules of Use How to Behave on an Internet Forum
Infantry Discussion Board
   Return to Topic Page
Subject: Most feared modern army
smudge    4/18/2004 10:46:27 AM
What army would be the most feared not in terms of size and equipment but in terms of tactics,history, and over all profesionalism? the mongol army israel defence force
 
Quote    Reply

Show Only Poster Name and Title     Newest to Oldest
Pages: PREV  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45   NEXT
Ehran    RE:In defense of Arab Infantry/Cato   7/26/2006 1:58:25 PM
in short if you are on the same side the ghurkas are carebears with sharps and guns. if you are on the other side they are the incarnation of freddy krueger with the worst pms you can imagine.
 
Quote    Reply

jastayme3    RE:In defense of Arab Infantry/Cato   7/27/2006 1:20:22 AM
in short if you are on the same side the ghurkas are carebears with sharps and guns. if you are on the other side they are the incarnation of freddy krueger with the worst pms you can imagine. ____________________________ fierce in the field and meek in the hall-one of the hardest ideals to live up to and one of the least often found.
 
Quote    Reply

Cato    RE:In defense of Arab Infantry/Cato   7/27/2006 2:13:30 PM
"in short if you are on the same side the ghurkas are carebears with sharps and guns. if you are on the other side they are the incarnation of freddy krueger with the worst pms you can imagine" I like that one;-)I was being a bit too tongue and cheek, perhaps. I'm aware of the Gurkhas reputation as "no better friend, no worse enemy". I guess I was trying to equate their undoubted martial prowess with that of the Goumiers. I've gotta disagree with Olive Greens on this one though. If I understand him correctly he was equating the Goums with some of the more colourful, yet erratic Colonial units used by the Limeys, which he stated were used primarily as scouts or borderers. The Goumiers were used as regular infantry and composed an important portion of the striking power of the French Expeditionary Corps under Juin. Certainly not nice, or even civilized men, those. They did, however go toe to toe with the Fallschirmjagern, and in the end cracked the Gustav Line. Cato
 
Quote    Reply

GOP    Ghurkas   8/2/2006 7:06:33 PM
Quote from EW3: >>in short if you are on the same side the ghurkas are carebears with sharps and guns. if you are on the other side they are the incarnation of freddy krueger with the worst pms you can imagine<< Why does everyone hold them with such high esteem like they are superwarriors from hell? I am not saying that they aren't very well trained (they obviously are), but they should not be any better than your average British light infantrymen or US light infantrymen. I am certainly not saying they aren't excellent warriors, but I don't see how they can be any different than British Light infantrymen, considering they get the same type of training for the most part. Or maybe I'm wrong (not sure), but what makes them better? Also, any particular battles that they fought particularly well in? I personally would be much more afraid of a 75th Ranger Bn or British Para's coming after me than the Ghurkas, because the 75th (for example) are very well trained, have top of the line kit, and have lots of support assets (and when they come to get you, it is likely they will have attack helicopters, C-130 Gunships, and Fighter Bombers in the area). Same goes for the British Para's.
 
Quote    Reply

Herc the Merc    RE:Ghurkas- GOP   8/2/2006 7:37:21 PM
The Gurkhas come from mountainous Nepal and are extremely tenacious warriors-as foot soldiers they are the best only in close combat jungle/mountain combat and hand to hand type situation . Their reputation does not arise from their marksmanship (which is pathetic--a Gurkha sniper is an oxymoron) or their ability to use laptops. Imagine urself in the jungles of Burma and WW2 and feel a slightest of touch on ur right shoulder---if ur Japanese its the last thing u would feel as ur head got sliced off by the Gurkhas khukri. The gurkha was on a tree in the jungles in the dark and he touched ur shoulder to chek for a cross belt-the Japs wore those. Get the feeling-eerie little devils.
 
Quote    Reply

Herc the Merc    RE:Ghurkas- GOP   8/2/2006 7:39:11 PM
And now imagine one stalking you in the mountains or jungle, or a sudden close quarter fight with a Gurkha unit. Kind of like a Bruce Lee fight.
 
Quote    Reply

GOP    RE:Ghurkas- GOP   8/2/2006 8:54:56 PM
Makes alot of sense now, I was wondering why I had never heard of them doing many ops in Iraq, but I guess I know now. >>And now imagine one stalking you in the mountains or jungle, or a sudden close quarter fight with a Gurkha unit. Kind of like a Bruce Lee fight. << As far as a Close Quarter fight, alot of US troops could hold their own. We have pistols, knife fighting (with good technique), and also have good H2H skills (trust me, Brazilian Jiujitsu works...I finally started my MMA class 2 weeks ago and found out quick that BJJ is very effective)
 
Quote    Reply

AlbanyRifles    RE:Ghurkas- GOP   8/3/2006 9:14:30 AM
As far as a Close Quarter fight, alot of US troops could hold their own. Not against your average Ghurka trooper. They are probably the finest light infantry in the world (I am of course, talking about the Queen's Ghurka Rifles when I say this). And remember, they are a conventional unit. Our Rangers are good for raids, etc but they are not equipped or trained to serve within a conventional brigade while the Ghurkas are.
 
Quote    Reply

Herc the Merc    Why Gurkhas can't shoot straight---??   8/3/2006 1:06:52 PM
Anyone know this answer, I mean they are notorius for being a poor shot-- Genetics here---u know like the story where these people on an island with no poisonous snakes had poor eyesight due to lack of necessity for acute vision over generations- yes it is a theory that poisonous snakes forced us to look more carefully and we evolved to have better vision.
 
Quote    Reply

flamingknives    RE:Why Gurkhas can't shoot straight---??   8/3/2006 1:16:28 PM
The answer I know, regarding Gurkhas in the British Army, involves them being excellent shots due to listening to the instructors and applying the correct technique. In addition to being wrong about that, your concept of evolution is questionable too.
 
Quote    Reply



 Latest
 News
 
 Most
 Read
 
 Most
 Commented
 Hot
 Topics