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Posted on 3/7/25 at 12:18 pm to Tantal
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Russia at 2 is a surprise but I guess their nuclear arsenal keeps them up there
Nukes aside, their military is shite. Ground to a near standstill against tiny Ukraine
People saying that are simply uninformed... Ukraine wasn't tiny.
It's hard to find online now, but I remember looking at military listings in the 2010's and being surprised. Around 2014 or so, Ukraine was among the tops in Europe. Outside of Russia (who was listed in the European group), Ukraine had the most tanks by a large margin, and I believe their army listed over 1 million troops. Most of that was residual carryover from being in the USSR until the 1990's, but that would still mean they were roughly on par with most of the Russians in terms of equipment (remember during the early part of the war, both sides were spraypainting friend-or-foe signs on tanks and such). In pure numbers, they dwarfed any of the Western European nations.
So Ukraine had the same gear as the Russians, a lot of it, and are fighting a purely defensive war, and the Russians aren't employing any special strategic weapons or attacks... no EMPs or nukes etc. Just like vs like.
Posted on 3/7/25 at 12:35 pm to jmarto1
Poles are awesome, because they have been repeatedly invaded for over a thousand years, and understand someone is going to attempt it again. They probably have more MMA gyms per capita than any country on the planet.
South Koreans don't f* around, and have manpower and ground forces to make life difficult for opponents. They also have been invaded repeatedly. Their old men also good for protecting convenience stores when provided with long guns.
IDF. UK. Australia. The UK comes with built in supply deficiencies (arty rounds, etc.) as does Australia. The Canadians get a strike because some of them only speak French (also supply issues). If we needed attack subs, the Swedes.
South Koreans don't f* around, and have manpower and ground forces to make life difficult for opponents. They also have been invaded repeatedly. Their old men also good for protecting convenience stores when provided with long guns.
IDF. UK. Australia. The UK comes with built in supply deficiencies (arty rounds, etc.) as does Australia. The Canadians get a strike because some of them only speak French (also supply issues). If we needed attack subs, the Swedes.
Posted on 3/7/25 at 1:01 pm to Scoob
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People saying that are simply uninformed... Ukraine wasn't tiny.
Right. But they have less than 1/3 of Russia's population.
Posted on 3/7/25 at 1:09 pm to shinerfan
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And here is a map of the Soviet Union.
We shouldn't be in support of a return to that, either.
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And after their dismal performance against the Ukraine do you still think that's a realistic concern?
Maybe...do you think the Soviets were concerned with us after we fought for 8 years or so in Vietnam?
Population for perspective:
Ukraine (2023) - 37.3 Million
North Vietnam (1965) - 17 Million
Posted on 3/7/25 at 1:10 pm to Chad504boy
Swiss, for the uniforms and halberds
Posted on 3/7/25 at 1:32 pm to Chad504boy
Since OP didn't say who we are fighting I assume its these 6 plus us vs the world. In that case:
Us
1. China (has everything, like us)
2. India (for population)
3. Japan (tech)
4. France
5. Poland
6. Israel (to take care of Middle east).
England would be an alternate to France.
Us
1. China (has everything, like us)
2. India (for population)
3. Japan (tech)
4. France
5. Poland
6. Israel (to take care of Middle east).
England would be an alternate to France.
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