User blog:TotalDarkness/First Season, Battle 1: US Marines VS Bundeswehr

Hello all, welcome to my first battle, today we have...

US Marine Corps - The USA's main amphibious assault force.

VS

Bundeswehr - Germany's main armed forces who have over 200,000 active members.

 The Warriors 

US Marines 

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States. In the civilian leadership structure of the United States military, the Marine Corps is a component of the United States Department of the Navy, often working closely with U.S. naval forces for training, transportation, and logistic purposes; however, in the military leadership structure the Marine Corps is a separate branch.

Bundeswehr

The Bundeswehr (German for "Federal Defence Force") is the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the German Constitution states that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the federal government.

(The above information is from Wikipedia.org)

 The Weapons 

 The X-Factors 

Training - Both Teams are well trained but the Marines go through a more rigourous training programme.

Terrain Familiarity - The Bundeswehr will be defending in this battle and will know the area well, this will give them an advantage early in the battle. However, it will not take long for the Marines to adapt to the area.

Combat Experience - The USMC will have recent combat experience having fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Bundeswehr mostly provide disaster relief and had some involvement in Afghanistan.

Tactics - The Marines are trained to use the environment to their advantage in engagements. The Bundeswehr focus mostly on defensive strategies.

 My Personal Vote 

I think the USMC have this all the way, while both teams weapons are very similar the Marines superior training and tactics will win the day for them.

 Other Information 
 * The Battle will take place in a German City beside the Sea.
 * Will be 12 vs 12.
 * US Marines launch an amphibious assault on the city.
 * The Marines also have to rescue a captured VIP within the city.
 * Voting ends on the 13th August.
 * I will only count my own vote if the teams are tied at the end of voting
 * Constructive criticism is welcome since I'm new to all this

Happy Voting!!