Droids vs Organic Soldiers (Page 1 of 3)

(Is this topic directed at me?)
Well, I think droids are better because they will always do everything at maximum effiency. They dont need to be supplied constantly (except for ammo), They dont get tired, they cant be corrupted, and they dont hesistate or get frightened.

Yes, but you never said which droids. Droids can be made to do what living organisms cant, they dont have to breath, so they are immune to chemical weapons and can stay under water as long as they need to be. They never get mental stress and they don't question what they're fighting for or who they're fighting it for. (seriously, is this topic directed at me? And what about genetically engineered soldiers, are you counting them as organic soldiers?)

Yeah, but you got the idea from me I think.

All droids at some point do need matinence. I believe it was in the book Jedi Trial where the organic soldiers, clone and non clone, had successes because the environment was wearing at the droids who were unable to be properly maintained.

Organics do seem to need more than droids, but they have a way of thinking differently than droids and they have the ability to think creatively. I think it was in True Colors, or Cetus Deception, (I'm not sure which, I read them too close together. Maybe it was even in one of the Medstars) where they say that the clones were taking out say 200 droids to each clone trooper.

But not all soldiers are equal. Take the Galatic Civil War, it was fought by "wets" on both sides. and the rebels with less force managed to defeat the Empire. So there are many factors that go into what makes a side win.

That is true, but the purpose here I think is to discuss those strong and weak points, from the view of all the different members reading the thread.

When motovated a soldier can do a great many things, but really what motivates a droid? Wires? Mechanics? So its the same gusto when theres 500 of them or 5.

(To bad)

Well I still think that a soldier's strength lies in his(her, it's) adaptability, B1 battle droids lack that, If the entire army was made up of Magna Guards, it would be different, but the B1's are built to be line soldiers, and thats what they do. They can't think for themselves, which means that without their control ships their just cover for something else, as Werda Verda and Si pointed out, the casualty ratio for clones to droids is about 1:50-200 thats a direct result of the droid's lack of creativity. You give an organic soldier a grenade something to mount it with, fishing wire, and tell him to make some kind of defense with it, he could tie the wire to the pin, stretch it across the given area, and conceal the grenade. Do that with a droid, and unless you specifically tell it/ program it with that, it won't know what to do.

No, I didn't, You started ranting about how much you like droids better. I made it so it wasn't off topic. I remember the idea forming in my head.

You didn't inspire me. I refuse to 'abmit' it, as it isn't true, stop posting off topic.

One Magneguard can easily defeat at least ten Republic clone soldiers.
(Think Republic commando)

Not Commandos, but regular troops, probably, if it could get close. They were over-strong in the game, and would be much weaker. Also, they are more intelligent than B-1s or B-2s, and have studied Grevious's fighting style for years, so they're highly capable fighters.

There is a reason droids are massed produce.  Because if they were to have an even amount the droids would be wasted.  That's how the Seps won a lot of battles.  By sheer numbers.

Organics I think are obviously superior.  Seriously.  Droids lost to Gungans.  How sad is that?

Still, they had tank support and superior numbers, and were still losing significant numbers, and the Gungans don't even have blasters, just spears and plasma ball things that i dont' know what do. Like, big, bouncy grenades. or something.