Topping it off
I would think that 10 guys with great motivation and skill would be preferable to 100 guys with lackluster motivation and poor skill.
As for the overall efficiency of the German army during ww2 who did skim the milk to create elite combat team units - the regular army statistically outperformed comparable conscripts of allied nations. So much so that I hear they talk of a "ratio" of 5:1 - that is 5 allied soldiers killed to every German soldier.
Be that as it may - automatic weapons mean that unskilled fighters can take on security forces and what have you as we have seen in recent events in the middle east. But if odds are equal they cant be expected to make a significant breakthrough. Professional and skilled troops though, can.
I guess it comes down to the old question of attack or defend. As you well know, attacking and mobile warfare demands something else than guarding or having a static role.
You want the bestest with mostest where you aim to make a change..
just my 2 cents
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