Best American General of All Time?

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heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:59 am In a war with MacArthur vs Patton, who do you think would win, assuming they had the same quality of men same budget etc? Patton forte seemed to be speed, but MacArthur did some ballsy stuff like Inchon.
It all comes down to logistics. If things are equal, that's a stalemate.
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Smitty-48 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:08 pm
heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:59 am In a war with MacArthur vs Patton, who do you think would win, assuming they had the same quality of men same budget etc? Patton forte seemed to be speed, but MacArthur did some ballsy stuff like Inchon.
It all comes down to logistics. If things are equal, that's a stalemate.
Giap vs. Zhukov?
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heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:13 pm
Smitty-48 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:08 pm
heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:59 am In a war with MacArthur vs Patton, who do you think would win, assuming they had the same quality of men same budget etc? Patton forte seemed to be speed, but MacArthur did some ballsy stuff like Inchon.
It all comes down to logistics. If things are equal, that's a stalemate.
Giap vs. Zhukov?
Logistics.

All war is attrition in the end, and its all about logistics.
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Zimmerman vs Trayvon Martin?
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heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:15 pm Zimmerman vs Trayvon Martin?
Who are they?
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I am reading right now about Winfield Scott. Dude served for 53 years. Holy shit. Fought in both the war of 1812 and the civil war. Boss. As. Fuck.
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heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:17 pm I am reading right now about Winfield Scott. Dude served for 53 years. Holy shit. Fought in both the war of 1812 and the civil war. Boss. As. Fuck.
Ignominiously defeated by the Canadians at Queenston Heights
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Smitty-48 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:20 pm
heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:17 pm I am reading right now about Winfield Scott. Dude served for 53 years. Holy shit. Fought in both the war of 1812 and the civil war. Boss. As. Fuck.
Ignominiously defeated by the Canadians at Queenston Heights
Irrelevant. Led a badass amphibious landing at Vera Cruz, the first of its kind in American history. It was like D-Day except instead of French Villages the troops saw donkey shows and panhandlers.
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heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:22 pm
Smitty-48 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:20 pm
heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:17 pm I am reading right now about Winfield Scott. Dude served for 53 years. Holy shit. Fought in both the war of 1812 and the civil war. Boss. As. Fuck.
Ignominiously defeated by the Canadians at Queenston Heights
Irrelevant. Led a badass amphibious landing at Vera Cruz, the first of its kind in American history. It was like D-Day except instead of French Villages the troops saw donkey shows and panhandlers.
Whupped by untrained Canadian farmers.
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Smitty-48 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:24 pm
heydaralon wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:22 pm
Smitty-48 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:20 pm

Ignominiously defeated by the Canadians at Queenston Heights
Irrelevant. Led a badass amphibious landing at Vera Cruz, the first of its kind in American history. It was like D-Day except instead of French Villages the troops saw donkey shows and panhandlers.
Whupped by untrained Canadian farmers.
He was new at the job at that point. I'll bet your first day of work was a lot different than your last one.
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