Marko Kloos
Moderator Emeritus
The Medievals would get slaughtered....they'd break and run after suffering 50% casualties before they even get 200 yards.
Folks, 30 infantrymen makes three rifle squads. Each rifle squad consists of two four-man fire teams. Each fire team has three automatic rifles (M-16A2), one 40mm grenade launcher (M203), and one belt-fed light machine gun (M249 SAW). Two fire teams, a squad leader and a GPMG makes a rifle squad. That's two LMGs, one GPMG, seven or eight automatic rifles, and two grenade launchers. Now triple that number of hardware:
24 M-16A2 rifles
3 M240 GPMGs
6 M249 LMGs
6 M203 grenade launchers
Add a handful of anti-personnel grenades per trooper for good measure. That's nine belt-fed machine guns and two dozen automatic rifles, in addition to a half-dozen grenade launchers. All of these weapons would be immediately effective out to the full range of the engagement, which is more than can be said for medieval weaponry. The 1000 Medievals would get mowed down immediately, and no unit on the planet is brave enough to press a charge in the face of 50-80% losses before they even make half the range.
Folks, 30 infantrymen makes three rifle squads. Each rifle squad consists of two four-man fire teams. Each fire team has three automatic rifles (M-16A2), one 40mm grenade launcher (M203), and one belt-fed light machine gun (M249 SAW). Two fire teams, a squad leader and a GPMG makes a rifle squad. That's two LMGs, one GPMG, seven or eight automatic rifles, and two grenade launchers. Now triple that number of hardware:
24 M-16A2 rifles
3 M240 GPMGs
6 M249 LMGs
6 M203 grenade launchers
Add a handful of anti-personnel grenades per trooper for good measure. That's nine belt-fed machine guns and two dozen automatic rifles, in addition to a half-dozen grenade launchers. All of these weapons would be immediately effective out to the full range of the engagement, which is more than can be said for medieval weaponry. The 1000 Medievals would get mowed down immediately, and no unit on the planet is brave enough to press a charge in the face of 50-80% losses before they even make half the range.