Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-112.198.64.48-20150318152425/@comment-4661256-20150323011050

To clear things up for those of you on the fence, I can tell you that yes, this is unfair. Although the Apache were highly successful guerrilla warriors, it was mostly against a steady trickle of settlers and isolated military outposts - once the US actually started war against the Native Americans they achieved a near-total military victory within 50 years. Of course, this has to do in part with disease and diplomacy, but nonetheless, the Apache did not wage a successful conventional war.

The Japanese of WWII did (initially) have success, and their weapons are more advanced than those of the Apaches. Bolt-action rifles are more reliable and can be used in prone (unlike the repeating rifles of the Apaches) and their superior discipline and better training would likely allow the Japanese a superbly easy victory. Plus, the X-Factor of logistics means the Japanese would have a lot more ammo and a lot more supplies to keep them going if the fight dragged on.