Interesting war stats

Battle of Thermopylae
Deployed 5,200 to 300,000 ish
Lost 2,000 to 20,000
10 to 1

6 Day war
Deployed 100,000 to 240,000
Lost 983 to 23,500
24 to 1

Battle of Mogadishu
Deployed 160 to 4,000
Lost 20 to 3,000
150 to 1

 

Kill Ratios don't measure performance, nor would they ever represent a "victory"of any sorts and really only serve as a guidepost for what needs to be examined. An improbable Kill Ratio, like we (Israel) had in the 2006 War (in Lebanon), which was 190:1 begs investigation. Also, you need to make sure that it is straight mil:mil & NOT Collateral Damage.

 

The 6 day war is an interesting one to study shows how effective a preemptive strike can be. Also shows how a superior tactical docterine and equipment can overcome superior force. Funny thing is the Isreali victory saved many lives as israel had two nuclear weapons available one for Damascus and Cairo.

 

I was thinking about a few different things the night I looked up those numbers. What I have here is a very general estimation. Those were the first three big unbalanced conflicts I could think of. 190 to 1 is huge. I'll have to look that over.

I didn't realize Isreal had two deliverable nuclear weopons in 67. I'll check that out to.