What would you take?

[Frosty]

This ties into a though I've had for any decades. What if you could travel back to the Alamo with 100 Marine Recon soldiers kitted out with today's equipment, could they hold the Alamo? Assuming they could bring supporting supplies (ammo, first aid/trauma kits, mortars etc), could they hold the mexican army off until Houston could get the troops needed to defeat Santa Ana? Say.... 4 MaDuece's, 4 dedicated snipers etc.

100??? I’d guess they could handle that like a normal day at work! When the four snipers start picking people off from 1000 yards they won’t know what’s going on!

 

[BankShot]

100??? I’d guess they could handle that like a normal day at work! When the four snipers start picking people off from 1000 yards they won’t know what’s going on!

I agree. I think 100 marines with modern equipment would finish off the battle before Houston got there.

 

[Hkindiana]

Are you referring to 100 standard marines, or 100 snowflake transgender marines?

 

[BankShot]

Are you referring to 100 standard marines, or 100 snowflake transgender marines?

Good question. My above comment refers to real marines, not the snowflake version.

 

[printcraft]

 

[bobzilla]

Are you referring to 100 standard marines, or 100 snowflake transgender marines?

I assumed "Recon Marines" would be the ones that don't suck as much.

 

[bobzilla]

I agree. I think 100 marines with modern equipment would finish off the battle before Houston got there.

I only ask because they may be facing as many as 6k Mexican soldiers and the old 16lb cannons they used could reach out 3500yds.

 

[BankShot]

I only ask because they may be facing as many as 6k Mexican soldiers and the old 16lb cannons they used could reach out 3500yds.

Yeah, it's an interesting question. I may be overestimating the abilities of the marines, but I was thinking they would be able to avoid the cannon fire and that many of the Mexican soldiers would turn tail and run once they saw the fire power of the modern weapons.

 

[bobzilla]

Yeah, it's an interesting question. I may be overestimating the abilities of the marines, but I was thinking they would be able to avoid the cannon fire and that many of the Mexican soldiers would turn tail and run once they saw the fire power of the modern weapons.

Good point. A large portion of the Mexican army were conscripts. On top of that in the 10 days of the seige I would imagine they would partake in some night time raids etc.

 

[HoughMade]

Do I have to? I'd be in a swamp.

 

[BankShot]

Good point. A large portion of the Mexican army were conscripts. On top of that in the 10 days of the seige I would imagine they would partake in some night time raids etc.

Exactly, I think the marines equipped with night vision and modern weapons would have a great advantage over Mexican soldiers who would have no idea what hit them in the middle of the night. I have always really liked the 1980 movie The Final Countdown which proposes a similar question about a nuclear aircraft carrier going back to the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It also brings up the question of should they intervene or not. We really don't know how history would change if the Alamo had not fallen or if the attack on Perl Harbor would have been prevented.

BTW OP, sorry for hijacking the thread and going off topic so much.

 

[Usmccookie]

This ties into a though I've had for any decades. What if you could travel back to the Alamo with 100 Marine Recon soldiers kitted out with today's equipment, could they hold the Alamo? Assuming they could bring supporting supplies (ammo, first aid/trauma kits, mortars etc), could they hold the mexican army off until Houston could get the troops needed to defeat Santa Ana? Say.... 4 MaDuece's, 4 dedicated snipers etc.

You mean MARINE RECON MARINES?

 

[bobzilla]

You mean MARINE RECON MARINES?

Sorry, did I trigger the crayon eaters in the room?

 

[Usmccookie]

Sorry, did I trigger the crayon eaters in the room?

Sure did. Ever since I called my wife by her sister's name... I've been traumatized

 

[bobzilla]

Sure did. Ever since I called my wife by her sister's name... I've been traumatized

 

[JettaKnight]

Beads and firewater?

 

[yote hunter]

Go back tell them they need to build the wall because they will need it in 300yrs !
Let’s go Brandon !!!!!

And bring as many AR’s and ammo as I could take ….

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Can I say I just dont want to go? Doesn't sound fun at all. But if I could go back to like the roaring 20s or even just 1955.
That I might try that

 

[JettaKnight]

Go back tell them they need to build the wall because they will need it in 300yrs !
Let’s go Brandon !!!!!

And bring as many AR’s and ammo as I could take ….

Yeah, I think the inhabitants I'd meet would need that right then and there for their immigrants. They'd be needing that wall in just 30 years, not 300.

 

[Frosty]

I only ask because they may be facing as many as 6k Mexican soldiers and the old 16lb cannons they used could reach out 3500yds.

But Ma’ Duece!