who were the most capable soldiers American troops have faced other than Germans in WW2?

>>17810249 (OP)
The Japanese, but mostly because they were suicidal perfectionists

>>17810249 (OP)
>other than Germans
Actually an interesting question. Germans were easily the most mechanized of the Axis powers, in fact it was a core part of their military doctrine. As far as others though it's hard to say. Obviously there was the Japanese but the most capable thing they did was Guerrilla warfare which is a mixed bag and their navy was fairly miserable

Anyone who was ontop of the alps while the Americans figured out how to get through
(They didnt)

>>17810249 (OP)
Other than the Germans? Pfuh. As the war wound down, each battle had the Germans more exhausted, demoralized, desperate for supplies and scraping the barrel for manpower. The Pacific theater was the opposite, in each successive battle (except for Okinawa, but barely) the Japanese were more deeply entrenched, better equipped, more fanatical and fielded more seasoned veterans.

my question is poorly worded. i mean the most capable American troops have EVER faced, other than the Germans of WW2

>>17810291
The Germans of WW1

>>17810259
>Obviously there was the Japanese but the most capable thing they did was Guerrilla warfare which is a mixed bag and their navy was fairly miserable
Yeah, but they had a navy and an air force. The kamikaze attacks were ultimately not that effective in the big picture but those killed thousands of sailors.

>>17810291
World War 2 was the last time America faced any semblance of a near-peer enemy. Even Ls like Vietnam and Afghanistan were largely military victories anyways

>>17810259
>Obviously there was the Japanese but the most capable thing they did was Guerrilla warfare
Wrong as shit, if anyone did any guerrilla warfare in the Pacific it was the Allies. Pic related.

>>17810259
Japan military follow Freach style formation

>>17810439
You're retarded. The Japanese were learning English just to trick American soldiers into letting their guards down in the Jungle.

>>17810444
That's not what guerrilla warfare means, double retard.

>>17810441
What's a good source on Japanese military doctrine? For the French I know seeds of disaster by doughty is a good read, but now I wanna compare the two.