NationStates Jolt Archive

A constant force of 62,320,000 personnel are maintained.

35 million are enlisted in the Army
10 million in the navy
__3 million in the Royal Naval Marines
10 Million are enlisted in the Conventional Air Sevice
2 Million are in the Strategic Air Sevice.

Army Equipment.
5000 Tn 15 tanks
1000 AA9 tanks
4000 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
15000 support vehicles (fuel bowsers, transport trucks)
3000 HMMWV vehicles

Naval Equipment
14 Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
100 general purpose AEGIS destroyers
75 general purpose AEGIS frigates
75 general purpose AEGIS cruisers.
7 Battlehammer Class Battleships
4 Schlaeger Class Battleships
40 Los Angeles Class attack submarines
10 Ohio Class Boomer subs
300 Heavy naval transports

--naval aviation
1000 F/A 18 Hornets
1000 F 14 Fighters
89 AWACS naval variant

Conventional Air Service
1500 F 15e fighter jets
1500 F 15 fighter bombers
790 F 111 Aardvarrks
20 F 117 Nighthawk stealth fighter/bombers
200 F 22 fighters
40 E3b AWACS aircraft
20 airborne refuelers

Strategic Air Service
300 B 52 bombers
20 F 117 fighter bombers
20 B 2 stealth bombers
350 C 5a cargo transports
300 C 17 cargo transports
300 C 130 cargo transports

300 AA-2 Tactical Ballistic missiles (nuclear)
200 XL 5 ICBM missiles (nuclear)
500 BL 8 Gravity bombs (nuclear)

So, have fun, ya'll, and just to let you know my population is 1.618 billion.

...... so your army is about 249,280,000? that is way to much..

(assuming that the numbers you gave are infantry soldiers)

OOC: How about dividing it all by 20? You have more military then I do and I'm 2000th in the world for largest defence sector.

And before you say it, Iuthia has complusory military service too. I assume (even with this reduced by 95%) that you are including admin and logistical support.

I would hope so, if he's not then that is just nuts :shock:

...... so your army is about 249,280,000? that is way to much..

(assuming that the numbers you gave are infantry soldiers)

If I can read number correctly I can tell that my force totals definitely do not equal 249,280,000 men. If I can read my numbers correctly it is 62,320,000. This is perfectly reasonable as 4% of my population (about 1.5 billion). This number includes support personnel and all. So yeah.

I just realized a few things.

1. Iuthia. You are not 2000 in the world for largest defence sector. You are 2000th in the world for largest PER CAPITA defense sector.

2. My nation may seem a bit big for the age stated, but in reality, Fijar was founded last May. It died in mid November. I have since revived it. The population is 1.66 billion

3. You were assuming that my numbers included only combat soldiers. These numbers include all support and administration.

So I hope this clears up some confusion. Thank you.

I just realized a few things.

1. Iuthia. You are not 2000 in the world for largest defence sector. You are 2000th in the world for largest PER CAPITA defense sector.

So I hope this clears up some confusion. Thank you.

Actually I do beleive they are both pretty much near the top 2000, or at the very least the top 5000... this is assuming there is a "largest defence sector". In truth it's moot point because I reduce my military from what most nations try to field in an attempt to be realistic.

Otherwise I can't complain, you are right, though it does still seem at little large. Not that it matters, alot of nations your age claim about as much... even if I don't like it.

I'm sorry I judged you one your date and not your profile. I think Doujin counted all those extra men from counting the amount of support they would need which he assumed you hadn't included.

Possible, but very expensive to maintain with wages in a 'Powerhouse' economy.

Yeah, I know its hard to maintain. I am the one doing it. I am focusing heavily on my military. Thanks Iuthia, I realize that that is a mistake that can be made. I just don't get military issues enough... Oh well, I hope that some of my support inclusions clear up all the craziness. And these numbers include reserve formations and weapons that are in storage or mothballs.