I'd argue it's far more like a 50 year tech advantage [circa WWI] without getting into machine guns, except they're still using black powder, even if they expect to shift to cordite and other more modern explosive fillings within the year.
As to winning the war, either with the ICA's or AK-47's etc, with that much a tech advantage is almost guaranteed.
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n7axw wrote:Direwolf18 wrote:Longstreet was arguing with Lee the entire time trying to prevent Pickets charge. But Lee went ahead with it anyways cause hey, "Suuuuuper Genius".
I'm not a big Lee fan myself, I think he is highly over rated, definitely a competent defensive general, but he lost the war on his failed offensives. Comparing DE or BGV to him is kind of insulting. They are head and shoulders better then Lee, even if RFC is doing all sorts of tie ins with BGV. Sure he had early success, but to be fair the early Union generals were abysmal. Longstreet always impressed me more as Confederate generals went.
Some people have been arguing that Duke Eastshare screwed up by the numbers or something based on what happened to Army of Cliff Peak in the woods. Yea they got pounded, and yes the initial wave of mounted brigades almost broke and were over run. But even if they were, even if all of second corps was mauled, it still would have been worth it for the final result. Not only was the Army of Shilo completely destroyed, they are now in prime position to CRUSH the Army of Glaciarheart in the spring. The expectation that Charis can win every battle painlessly is nonsense.
The comparisons really aren't fair, or for that matter, very enlightening. Lee faced and won his victories against an opponent who was superior in both numbers, quality of equipment and logistics. His only real advantage was at the beginning of the war he had a superior officer corp and better calvary. Eventually he was denied even those advantages as those northern boys learned to ride, and after a lot trial and error the cream rose to the top in the union army which ended up compentantly officered and generaled as a result of experience.
Compare that with DE and BGV with their Chisholmian officers, visits from seijins and in BGV's case the ability to monitor the snarcs. Add into that superior logistics, weapons with at least a hundred year tech advantage. The only consistent disadvantage we've seen has been with the numbers of men the Temple can bring to the party.
Lee would have been willing to kill for the advantages DE and BGV could take for granted. And with those advantages he would have won the war.
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