What are the greatest military battles we know of?

[rileymartin]

Love the use of slo-mo here...



I am no expert in military battle history but Thermopylae would have my vote as well. Assuming 300 strong took on thousands and even remotely held their ground is insane.

It didnt go down quite the way the movie portrays...Strategy was the biggest ally of the Spartans...The Spartans defended a very narrow pass, and they held up well for a few days until they were flanked...Then it ended pretty quickly...
Also, the story of 300 was amazing, but there were actually several thousand fighting alongside them from other "tribes"

Are you sure you saw 300? That's exactly how it was portrayed in the movie.

Oh yea, 300 men held that pass for 3 days...

[vcsgrizzfan]

Desert Storm was a masterclass in modern warfare.

I don't have an opinion on the topic at large. I just don't have the level of expertise required.

But I was amused that LMD picked one that he lived through. No matter what the subject, LMD is sure to believe the latest is the greatest. You are just slightly less predictable than Big Ben.

[Sudanese Sensation]

Six Day War. Israel versus everybody. Israel gains the Gaza Strip and Sinai from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the West Bank from Jordan. It's equivalent to getting in a bar fight and beating up everybody in the bar

[AlaskaHawks]

Me and my boys vs the local swat team in paintball in 2002. We waxed em.

[elartman1973]

Artman vs Anger General

[lettherebehouse]

Six Day War. Israel versus everybody. Israel gains the Gaza Strip and Sinai from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the West Bank from Jordan. It's equivalent to getting in a bar fight and beating up everybody in the bar

It’s not a fair fight when God’s own your side doe

[Uncontroversial]

U.S. vs Hiroshima

[Titan18]

Saratoga

[PhutureDynasty]

Me and my boys vs the local swat team in paintball in 2002. We waxed em.

Is that true? Lol.

Speedball?

[PhutureDynasty]

Six Day War. Israel versus everybody. Israel gains the Gaza Strip and Sinai from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the West Bank from Jordan. It's equivalent to getting in a bar fight and beating up everybody in the bar

I just read about this after you posted it.

Pretty interesting.

[Sudanese Sensation]

Six Day War. Israel versus everybody. Israel gains the Gaza Strip and Sinai from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the West Bank from Jordan. It's equivalent to getting in a bar fight and beating up everybody in the bar

I just read about this after you posted it.

Pretty interesting.

It wasn't only Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It was also several other Arab countries including Iraq and Saudi Arabia. If you're interested you should read about Israel's war for independence. As soon as Israel declared their statehood in 1948 the combined Arab armies attacked them with the same dismal results.

[LeBronMonsterDunk]

Desert Storm was a masterclass in modern warfare.

I don't have an opinion on the topic at large. I just don't have the level of expertise required.

But I was amused that LMD picked one that he lived through. No matter what the subject, LMD is sure to believe the latest is the greatest. You are just slightly less predictable than Big Ben.

Do you struggle with the word "modern"? And how is it the latest? It was over 30 years ago. You seem confused old timer.

What I said was 100% accurate. It was a complete domination of the world's 4th strongest army at the time. Both the initial air campaign, and the following armor campaign were immaculate in strategy and execution.

[vcsgrizzfan]

Desert Storm was a masterclass in modern warfare.

I don't have an opinion on the topic at large. I just don't have the level of expertise required.

But I was amused that LMD picked one that he lived through. No matter what the subject, LMD is sure to believe the latest is the greatest. You are just slightly less predictable than Big Ben.

Do you struggle with the word "modern"? And how is it the latest? It was over 30 years ago. You seem confused old timer.

What I said was 100% accurate. It was a complete domination of the world's 4th strongest army at the time. Both the initial air campaign, and the following armor campaign were immaculate in strategy and execution.

Take a deep breath LMD. I can get you going at will. You should move to Montana sooner than later. In the meantime, a paper bag will help with the hyperventilating.

[PhutureDynasty]

Six Day War. Israel versus everybody. Israel gains the Gaza Strip and Sinai from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the West Bank from Jordan. It's equivalent to getting in a bar fight and beating up everybody in the bar

I just read about this after you posted it.

Pretty interesting.

It wasn't only Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It was also several other Arab countries including Iraq and Saudi Arabia. If you're interested you should read about Israel's war for independence. As soon as Israel declared their statehood in 1948 the combined Arab armies attacked them with the same dismal results.

I actually may do so. History has always been a subject I enjoyed but wasn't educated enough on. Especially stuff unrelated to the US.

Are you a history buff? Simply curious.

[LeBronMonsterDunk]

I don't have an opinion on the topic at large. I just don't have the level of expertise required.

But I was amused that LMD picked one that he lived through. No matter what the subject, LMD is sure to believe the latest is the greatest. You are just slightly less predictable than Big Ben.

Do you struggle with the word "modern"? And how is it the latest? It was over 30 years ago. You seem confused old timer.

What I said was 100% accurate. It was a complete domination of the world's 4th strongest army at the time. Both the initial air campaign, and the following armor campaign were immaculate in strategy and execution.

Take a deep breath LMD. I can get you going at will. You should move to Montana sooner than later. In the meantime, a paper bag will help with the hyperventilating.

Oh you were just pretending to be retarded artman?

Hah, you fooled us! Classic

[vcsgrizzfan]

Do you struggle with the word "modern"? And how is it the latest? It was over 30 years ago. You seem confused old timer.

What I said was 100% accurate. It was a complete domination of the world's 4th strongest army at the time. Both the initial air campaign, and the following armor campaign were immaculate in strategy and execution.

Take a deep breath LMD. I can get you going at will. You should move to Montana sooner than later. In the meantime, a paper bag will help with the hyperventilating.

Oh you were just pretending to be retarded artman?

Hah, you fooled us! Classic

I pegged you EXACTLY. And you came out frothing at the mouth making dumb claims about Iraq's military capability and being absurdly defensive like you always are.

Montana awaits. Hugs.

[Sudanese Sensation]

I just read about this after you posted it.

Pretty interesting.

It wasn't only Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It was also several other Arab countries including Iraq and Saudi Arabia. If you're interested you should read about Israel's war for independence. As soon as Israel declared their statehood in 1948 the combined Arab armies attacked them with the same dismal results.

I actually may do so. History has always been a subject I enjoyed but wasn't educated enough on. Especially stuff unrelated to the US.

Are you a history buff? Simply curious.

I like to read. The Arab-Israeli wars are interesting. After Syria and Egypt made initial gains in the Yom Kippur War (1973) the Israelis rallied and when a ceasefire was announced the Israelis were fifty miles from Damascus and Cairo. Egypt and Syria were client states of the Soviet Union and when they threatened to intervene President Nixon put the U.S. on nuclear alert.

[PhutureDynasty]

Saratoga

Hell yeah brother.

[LeBronMonsterDunk]

Take a deep breath LMD. I can get you going at will. You should move to Montana sooner than later. In the meantime, a paper bag will help with the hyperventilating.

Oh you were just pretending to be retarded artman?

Hah, you fooled us! Classic

I pegged you EXACTLY. And you came out frothing at the mouth making dumb claims about Iraq's military capability and being absurdly defensive like you always are.

Montana awaits. Hugs.

Between 1980 and the summer of 1990 Saddam boosted the number of troops in the Iraqi military from 180,000 to 900,000, creating the fourth-largest army in the world.

At least you were right about one thing ITT I guess:

I just don't have the level of expertise required.

[PhutureDynasty]

It wasn't only Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It was also several other Arab countries including Iraq and Saudi Arabia. If you're interested you should read about Israel's war for independence. As soon as Israel declared their statehood in 1948 the combined Arab armies attacked them with the same dismal results.

I actually may do so. History has always been a subject I enjoyed but wasn't educated enough on. Especially stuff unrelated to the US.

Are you a history buff? Simply curious.

I like to read. The Arab-Israeli wars are interesting. After Syria and Egypt made initial gains in the Yom Kippur War (1973) the Israelis rallied and when a ceasefire was announced the Israelis were fifty miles from Damascus and Cairo. Egypt and Syria were client states of the Soviet Union and when they threatened to intervene President Nixon put the U.S. on nuclear alert.

Wow. That's crazy. I respect your hustle.

I've personally been into audiobooks lately. I'm still listening to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich because WW2 will always be interesting. I've also been researching about wars before the invention of guns. The VERY long era of horses, swords, shields, bows, and arrows for warfare is crazy to me.

I was having this conversation with a buddy about how guns rapidly expanded the pace of military superiority.

Take two great armies of similar sizes from the dark ages separated by say 50 years and tell them to fight and the battle will likely be relatively even in terms of weaponry and likely casualties.

Take the US military in 1970 and tell them to fight the current day US military and the 1970s group gets wiped clean. Current day military faces small casualties at most.

Point is, technology now makes every year of military development crucial. The invention of gunpowder made it exponential.