Military Percentage.
Alright, I'm a Democratic Republic, list as an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy by the United Nations, I have Compulsory Military Service, and my Civil Rights and Political Freedoms are both listed as Very Good, my Economy is listed as Very Strong, I need opinions on what people think is the proper percentage of my populace to have in my Military.
This is very urgent to me, I need some help!
The Newer England
15-10-2003, 16:18
Well lets see. Realistically from 0.5 to 1%. According to most NS players: around 2.5 to 5%.
Well lets see. Realistically from 0.5 to 1%. According to most NS players: around 2.5 to 5%. What about nations with Compulsory Military Service?
Five Civilized Nations
15-10-2003, 16:20
Go to this site and you'll get the numbers...
http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=Amerindia%20America&defenseprovided=1&defense=2&militarybudget=1
Amerindia America Gross Domestic Product
Population: 6,000,000
Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Very Strong
GDP per Capita: $15,000
GDP: $90,000,000,000
National Budget: $26,932,320,000
Percentage of GDP Spent on Defense: 0.6%
Percentage of Budget Spent on Defense: 2%
Military Budget: $538,646,400
Enough for:
17 F-15Es, or...
26 Su-34s, or...
28 F-16s, or...
48 MiG 29s, or...
125 M1A2 Abrams, or...
179 T-90s, or...
919,191 M-16s, or...
1,795,488 AK47s
OOC: These are the numbers at 2% of Annual Budget... Hope this was helpful... :D
Go to this site and you'll get the numbers...
http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=Amerindia%20America&defenseprovided=1&defense=2&militarybudget=1
Amerindia America Gross Domestic Product
Population: 6,000,000
Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Very Strong
GDP per Capita: $15,000
GDP: $90,000,000,000
National Budget: $26,932,320,000
Percentage of GDP Spent on Defense: 0.6%
Percentage of Budget Spent on Defense: 2%
Military Budget: $538,646,400
Enough for:
17 F-15Es, or...
26 Su-34s, or...
28 F-16s, or...
48 MiG 29s, or...
125 M1A2 Abrams, or...
179 T-90s, or...
919,191 M-16s, or...
1,795,488 AK47s
OOC: These are the numbers at 2% of Annual Budget... Hope this was helpful... :D Gracis Five Civilized Nations, you have my gratitude.
Five Civilized Nations
15-10-2003, 16:24
Your welcome, although you should thank the programmer of that program... :D
Kekkosmaa
15-10-2003, 16:25
OOC: Well, I have 1%, 5% when I'm in war. 2% isn't very realistic, but most nations have 2.5-5% all the time.. Sigh. Even with compulsory military service, you don't really need more than that 1%, I think. You can easily rise it if you go to war.
The Newer England
15-10-2003, 16:26
Well lets see. Realistically from 0.5 to 1%. According to most NS players: around 2.5 to 5%. What about nations with Compulsory Military Service?
Than [i[you[/i] need to figure out who is made to enter survice, ie. males 18 to 25, and than how many there are in that catigory. Remember, a large # of personnel = less money for toys!
I would say your still looking at around 3 to 6% max. But, admitadly that is a guess/estimate.
I spend about 30-40% of my budget on military ... of course, I'm planning a bit of a conquest (mostly puppets at the moment ;))
My army is about 0.001% of my population.
Kekkosmaa
15-10-2003, 16:30
OOC: Whoops, I change that.. Actually, a small nation could have huge numbers, maybe even 30%. But a nation with hundreds of millions couldn't afford that, nor need that. October 14th nation, compulsory military.. 10% wouldn't be unrealistic. But I'd guess 5% would be good. Lower it when you grow.
Daistallia
15-10-2003, 16:43
I have done a fairly accurate projection on my percentage. I tried to take into account compulsory service, age, % male population, fitness, and other factors (some of which are educated guesses based on my own perception of the population). The conclusion was that I can get 1.14% at any given time, including long service professionals, male conscripts (sort and long term), and female volunteers.
Agnosticium
15-10-2003, 16:46
Also, don't confuse miltary service with budget spent on military. Most nations spend between 8-20% of their budget on the military but their numbers for actual percentage of population are relatively low... ie the 2% for large nations, higher for smaller. In case anyone cares to refute my comment on budget spent on military, the US spends roughly 17% of it's budget (NOT GDP) on its military.
Well lets see. Realistically from 0.5 to 1%. According to most NS players: around 2.5 to 5%. What about nations with Compulsory Military Service?
Than you need to figure out who is made to enter survice, ie. males 18 to 25, and than how many there are in that catigory. Remember, a large # of personnel = less money for toys!
I would say your still looking at around 3 to 6% max. But, admitadly that is a guess/estimate. That makes sense.
OOC:
3% in the military and $4 tril military budget :D
OOC: Keep in mind that your standing army is not the one you're stuck with forever. 1-2% is fine for peacetime. If you enter a war, -especially- a defensive war, you can draft much larger portions of your population into fighting. It's also worth keeping in mind that conscripted soldiers, at least in an offensive conflict, will be far less willing to fight on the whole.. so if you draft %5 to conquer Random Country A, expect your draftees to not perform as well. Defensive wars are different, as they inspire large amounts of patriotic fervor.