NationStates Jolt Archive

Please I need help buililding a Army. I am about to break the 200,000,000 population mark so I am getting close to US size and I have a very strong economy and 4 trillion from various sources. I also want to spend around 110 billion a year on defense. So I need suggestions.

1st it depends on what you whant to dominate, Sea Air or Land.

Then just go to some of the various selling threads & get the stuff.
Some of them sell complete packes of carrier groups, Airwings,... making it much more easy to build up an equilibrated Army

It also depends on where your country is. If it is landlocked, meaning no bodies of water are near enough to be a problem, then you want to have very little or no navy. Leaving huge funds for air and ground because navies are probably the most expensive of the three. If your nation is an island you want to have a large navy and air force but a smaller army. My nation is an island but i prefer to spend equally on the three categories to ensure i am prepared for whatever might be thrown my way. it's really up to you how you build your military.

The exact errain will also affect your ground unit choices, nice big open plains are perfect tank play goudns but mountains and vast forests are better for infantry.
Also think about what sort of posture you envision be it offensive or defensive.

Well I just purchased an airforce worth of airplanes. I want to have a rapid response ground force. I think with around 3000 tanks and 1000 strikers and 500 Bradleys and 550 artillery pieces. Also a lot of Humvees. I want the units to be small and quick to action. They will be lavishly equipped and trained. Just like the U.S. army.