How effective were Army Rangers in WW2, /k/?
>>30361411
About as effective as your dads condoms.
>>30361411
They Saved Pvt. Ryan
>>30361411
Don't know how they fared theater wide in the west or east but they were responsible for decisive actions in mass operations (normandy landings) and smaller operations. Of course how this compares to other elements of the army I have no clue.
not as effective as the devils brigade
They were pretty much the navy seals of that era.
Very little casualties and Hitler himself was aafraids of the army rangers and called them devil dogs
>>30361411
Half of them got rekt. The other half did pretty well though it was hard for the Army to find proper uses for them. Cabanatuan was a rare case where their skills were used to the max, rather than just throwing them at strong points because they were more competent than regular infantry so ti was more likely they could take the position with fewer losses.
they were pretty sick
>>30362405
>bunch of faggots giving each other haircuts
yeah they're some real sick cunts, m8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW9Q1cm_Tnw
they sucked at hand-to-hand combat
>>30361411
>chibi Tom Hanks
That's pretty Kawaii, Captian.
>>30361411
>machine gun nest
Rangers to the front!
>enemy sniper
Rangers to the front!
>enemy mortars
Rangers to the front!
Etc etc etc
Yeah they saw some shit and had to pull off some crazy shit.
>>30362405
those guys aren't rangers
>yfw vintage diesel was in saving private ryan
>>30363175
fucking phone shit
The only things I know about the Rangers in WW2 were the Pointe du Hoc landing and the Cabanatuan Raid. They seemed pretty damn effective.
>>30363175
>yfw Nathan Fillion was in the movie.
>>30363175
:DDDD
Well but, the doctrine was flawed.
Take top soldiers, put a lot of resources into them, throw them into the situation they're most likely to get killed in.
Great asset. Shitty doctrine not designed to preserves said asset.
>>30363117
This, they're paratroopers.
>>30363282
>Take top soldiers, put a lot of resources into them, throw them into the situation they're most likely to get killed in.
You mean what we do today with our best? Reduce casualties and fail rate by collecting and analyzing massive amounts of intel beforehand.
>>30363322
No. Preservation of top (SF) assets is number one on the list. The idea - starting with Army SF and eventually filtering to all Tier-1 units - is that they are too valuable to lose, and that sort of risk is avoided when a regular leg will do.
Back then, it wasn't a consideration. They were used in the same way as regular infantry, except in worse situations.
>>30363251
Wait what?
>>30363610
He was the first Private Ryan they found.
>>30361411
Well, they did take point du hauc
>>30361440
BBBbbuuurrrnn! ^_^
>>30362797
That's not Kawaii.. This is Kawaii
>>30362405
Thats 101st's airborne filthy thirteen you giant mong
>>30364444
That's not kawaii, that's cancer.
>>30361411
Very
>>30363251
>>30363175
>>30363640
>>30364113
Dude, there are a million big-names in small roles in that movie.
>>30362476
>Not knowing spartans would do each other's hair before battle
It's like you weren't raised from childhood to be the ultimate warrior of your time.
>>30361440
GOT EM
pretty top tier,up there with elite heer unit,british sas,soviet guards etc
atleast on par with the average finnish conscript
RANGERS
DON'T BE A TARGET
TO JERRY, WITH LOVE
>>30363175
>vintage diesel
kek
