Kesshite
17-01-2007, 00:21
I've come up with some numbers for Kesshite's military and wanted to know if they're realistic. Kesshite has a medieval/renaissance tech level and is covered with a large amount of wilderness.
Current Population: 16,000,000
Active National Military: 160,000 (1%)
Active City Militia: 64,000 (0.4%)
Reserve Military: 80,000 (0.5%)
Total: 304,000
GPD: $114,010,190,855.00
Troop Budget: $11,401,019,085.50 (10%)
Budget per Soldier: 37,503.35
I used this (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Kesshite) calculator for my defense numbers.
My problem is that these numbers are based on a certain division of labor that seems to favor the modern world. Kesshite has no 'police force' but the militia acts to both guard a city from invasion and as peacekeepers. Likewise, the military protects national boarders, patrols internal trade routes, bodyguards the nobility, and in the case of "officers" are the nobility.
In addition, though they aren't part of the government military, hunters in many tribal groups would attack those they perceive as being enemies. Those hunters would be any man of fighting age. Admittedly, we're talking people with no armor who fight with bows and spears.
What I want to do is reflect this information without seeming to say that 15% or more of my population is in my military.
One more thing, I have a defence budget of 23% right now and have allocated 10% of that to soldier training, equiping, administration. Is that correct?
Current Population: 16,000,000
Active National Military: 160,000 (1%)
Active City Militia: 64,000 (0.4%)
Reserve Military: 80,000 (0.5%)
Total: 304,000
GPD: $114,010,190,855.00
Troop Budget: $11,401,019,085.50 (10%)
Budget per Soldier: 37,503.35
I used this (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Kesshite) calculator for my defense numbers.
My problem is that these numbers are based on a certain division of labor that seems to favor the modern world. Kesshite has no 'police force' but the militia acts to both guard a city from invasion and as peacekeepers. Likewise, the military protects national boarders, patrols internal trade routes, bodyguards the nobility, and in the case of "officers" are the nobility.
In addition, though they aren't part of the government military, hunters in many tribal groups would attack those they perceive as being enemies. Those hunters would be any man of fighting age. Admittedly, we're talking people with no armor who fight with bows and spears.
What I want to do is reflect this information without seeming to say that 15% or more of my population is in my military.
One more thing, I have a defence budget of 23% right now and have allocated 10% of that to soldier training, equiping, administration. Is that correct?