Reply #8: Mercenaries are generaly inferior to properly motivated soldiers [View All]

[DavidMS]

Mercenaries are not motivated except by paycheck and most are not covered by the Geneva convention (because their pay is higher than the equivalent soldier's). Vauban, in the 16th century ended the use of civilian teamsters to haul his artillery because they tended to run off when they were most needed to withdraw the guns to save them from being overrun.

I wouldn't be suprised that if they encountered a real (trained, decently equipped, well led) military force they would loose.