What if Napoleon did not suffer the heavy losses in Russia?

[Ummagumma]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

I have a better one!

What if Napoleon had a time machine and was able to bring a whole bunch of Abrams M1A tanks back to 1805?

They would make nice looking gate ornaments.

Modern equipment is useless without modern industries and trained personnel required to keep it operational. How far would these tanks travel on a single tank of fuel ?

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by Ummagumma

They would make nice looking gate ornaments.

Modern equipment is useless without modern industries and trained personnel required to keep it operational. How far would these tanks travel on a single tank of fuel ?

You are right, the tank business was unrealistic.

Now what if Napoleon had a battalion equipped with light sabers?

[Old Gringo]

Ooooh!

I know!

What if Napoleon was able to get ahold of a bunch of those nasty creatures from the Alien movies and turn 'em loose on the Russians?

That mighta changed a page or two in the history books!

[Felix C]

I read in a book by one of the known Napoleonic specialist that it was found that the largest army a commander could control on the field of battle was about 60,000 men or so. Communications to/from distant units or wings of the army was too slow to react quickly to battlefied events. I think maybe it was in Christoper Duffy's book.