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July 24th, 2004
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Topic: Top 10 militaries in the worldThe Ten Most Powerful Armed Forces on the Planet by James Dunnigan June 17, 2004 Discussion Board on this DLS topic Which country on the planet has the most powerful armed forces? It's not a matter of numbers, although that's a major factor. It's more a matter of other things that are not often discussed. By size (number of troops), the top ten nations looks like this; China United States India Korea, North Russia Korea, South Pakistan Israel Turkey Iran But anyone who has studied military history knows that the number of troops is a misleading measure. There are several factors that make the troops of one army more effective than others. The most obvious modifying factor is weapons and equipment (quantity and quality). Closely related to this are the 揷ombat support?elements. The most important of these are logistics (being able to move troops, and their supplies, long distances and in a timely manner) and maintenance (keeping things in repair and running under all conditions.) Then there are the intangibles (like leadership, training and the most intangible item of all; military tradition.) Apply all of those to the raw number of troops and you get different number. This number is called "combat power." Top Ten By Combat Power United States China Israel India Russia Korea, South Korea, North United Kingdom Turkey Pakistan The most unusual entry here is Israel. But this is because Israel is one of the few nations to have a reserve army that can be mobilized for action more quickly than most countries can get their active duties into shape for combat. The mobilized Israeli armed forces number over half a million troops. In addition, the Israelis have world class equipment and weapons, as well as exceptional intangibles. The downsize of this is that mobilizing its armed forces also cripples the Israeli economy. Under these conditions, Israel must conduct a war that ends within a few months. After that, supplying the armed forces becomes difficult and actual combat power begins to decline. The other nations in the top ten have large armed forces that are well equipped and trained, at least compared to most nations farther down on the list. Britain抯 armed forces, like Israel抯, are better equipped, trained and more experienced than most. Turkey benefits from having a strong military tradition and excellent leadership at the small unit level, as well as good combat training. Overall, the U.S. combat power is about three times that of second place China, and ten times that of tenth place Pakistan. But another modifying factor is how you plan to use that combat power. Wars are not fought in a vacuum, but in places that often inconvenient places for one side. Most armed forces are optimized for fighting on their own borders; for defending the homeland. Only the United States is capable of quickly moving lots of combat power to anywhere on the planet. Moreover, given a few months, the United States can put enough combat power just about anywhere, and become the major military force in that neighborhood. Countries like Britain and France can move some forces to just about anywhere on the planet. But no one can put forces anywhere quite like the United States. For most nations with powerful armed forces, it's mainly a matter of having the most formidable military force in the neighborhood. [/b] |
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July 25th, 2004
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I think Isreal is still on the list because of conscription. And of course the US is on top, but not for the reasons you might think. These gentlemen are the real reason for the US's successful military.
http://strangecosmos.com/content/item/7440.html |
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July 25th, 2004
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LOOOOOOOOOOOL Silent Driller
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July 25th, 2004
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Topic: lmao
lol driller, that one is going under the favorites file.
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July 26th, 2004
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lol that's really a top one
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July 26th, 2004
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haha! good one
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July 26th, 2004
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They killed Earnhardt?! LEMME AT 'EM!!! anyways... that list goes pretty much exactly as I expected it to. |
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July 31st, 2004
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Israel is considered a major military player because of their ability to buy production high-tech equiptment and make it many times better. The professional non-consript member of the IDF is dedicated to being the best they can be, because they know that their country depends on them, to fight against almost insurmountable odds. The French Foreign Legion is also a rapid deployable force with pre-positioning at bases throughout the world and although they don't get much news coverage, they have been involved in protecting French citizens in far-away places for many years.
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July 31st, 2004
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All of the IDF consists of conscripts. All were conscripted for 3 years, and some chose to stay longer. The IDF is one the list because of:
1-Training. In most fields the IDF trains it's men to the highest standarts in the world. 2-Hardware and Tech. The IDF uses the best hardware available to US clients, and upgrades it with Israeli made upgrades. It also produces some of its own hardware based on the experience gained in modern conflicts. 3-Structure. The IDF is structured to use as much of its personal in frontline positions. It is also structured to quickly transfer the fighting onto enemy territory. This is done by use of massive armoured and mechanised forces supported by what is one of the best air forces in the world. Also the Israeli reserves are probably some of the best trained, most experienced troops you can find, and can be fully mobilised in 2-3 days. 4-Size. It's large. Foreighn estimates are that the IDF has about 200,000 men and women, and about 500,000 more available in resereves. This means that in war the IDF fields at least 600,000 front line troops. |
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July 31st, 2004
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 where has Redneck been lately?anyways i place a large amount of sucess on COFFEE 
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