Question about weapons trade and RP war
Nuclear Utopia
21-02-2004, 19:19
Do nations have to buy their weapons from other nations? Or can we build/manufacture them within our own borders? No god mods of course, but Nuclear Utopia is a fairly new nation and just learning about Trade and war.
And what difference does Compulsory Military service make with your troop strength? We have population of approximately 26 mil, so is there some "equation" we have to use to find our troop strength?
Thanks for your help in advance.
The Armed Republic of Nuclear Utopia
The Evil Overlord
21-02-2004, 19:31
Your best bet is to read the stickies at the top of the forums. These contain answers to most of your questions. I particularly recommend "New to NationStates? View these great threads". There are several others as well (located at the top of the first page of the forums), as well as several tools to help you budget for a military.
You can build your own military equipment, if you wish. Many do.
TEO
Aaronisia
21-02-2004, 19:32
well it all depends on yourself-seeing as your a new nation you probably wouldn't have the vast arms industry of larger nations. As for army size and efficency, it all depends on how long you conscript people for-is yours for 1 or 2 (or more) years service for instance? Basically you can tweak it as much as you like within the bounds of reasonability.
British Communists
21-02-2004, 19:35
If you have don't have a good economy, but need weapons, its best to buy cheap ones (eg AK-47's) from other people. If your economy is good, then you can set up your own factories, and sell to other nations.
A general rule is that you won't have an army bigger than 5% of your population, (with conscription this would be more) but I don't know of a formula for working out troop strength. I guess if you train your troops well enough, and let people know this, then they'll be strong.