NationStates Jolt Archive

Manpower:

60 million full readiness personnel
up to 4550 million are eligible for service

Groups

-Army [Special Forces, Armor, Mechanized, Helicopter forces, Infantry forces]
They make up a large portion of the total military. Primarily used for internal conflicts, defense and conflicts in other countries.

-Marines
They are another large number of forces, primarily for international conflicts.

-National Guard, Militia [FBI, FIB, NOOSE, DEA, Border Patrol, SWAT, Coast Guard]
Strictly homeland use except in rare exceptions.

-Air Force
The name says it all.

-Navy
Ships, submarines, and maritime helicopters for sea-based warfare.

statistics

1 officer per 8 Infantry

Conscription age: 17, voluntary service

4 months of training

Standard Equipment, Infantry
[R] = reserve

BDU [forest pattern, arctic pattern, desert pattern, urban pattern ]

Type IV [Body Armor]

M4A1 (M468 version), AK-47 (Polytech Legend), AK-74M, M-16 series (A1 through A4), XM8 [Service Rifle]

AKM, AKMS, AKS-74U [National Guard]

M9, Desert Eagle, APS, M1911A1, MR-444 [Service Pistol]

Glock 17, P228, Fn Five-seven [National Guard]

MP5N, UMP, MAC 10, Uzi, HK 53, P90 [SMG]

M60E4, M249 SAW, RPK-74, PKM [LMG]

M40A3, M21, PSG-1, M82A1/M107, SVD [DMR]

AT-4 M136, M72 LAW, RPG-7V, Carl Gustav LAW, RPG-29 [AT]

Fim-92A Stinger [MANPADS]

HK21, M60E4, M249 SAW [GPMG, NG]

M2HB, Kord 12.7 [LHMG]

Armor

M1 Abrams
-M1A1
-M1A2
-M1A2 TUSK
-M1A2 SEP

T-72BM [National Guard]

T-80UM1

T-80UM2 "Black Eagle"

T-90S

M551 Sheridan

M60A3 Patton

M2A2 Bradley

BTR-80A [NG]

Stryker APC

LAV-25 APC

BMP-2 [National Guard]

BMP-3 [National Guard]

Anti-Air

ZSU-23-4 [National Guard]

2S6M Tunguska [National Guard]

M730A2 Chapparal

M163 Vulcan

Artillery

M270 MLRS

BM-27

BM-30

2S9 Nona

2S7 Pion

2S4 Tyulpan

2S3 Akatsiya (National Guard)

2S19 Msta

2S1 Gvozdika [National Guard]

ISU-152

SS-21 Scarab B

R-400/SS-23 Oka

TOS-1

S300

S400

M109A6 Paladin SPAH


Aircraft

F-14D

F-15
-F-15C
-F-15E

F-16C

F/A-18

Su-25

Su-27

Su-35/37

MiG-29

UH-60

UH-1 (National Guard)

CH-47

CH-53

Mi-24

Ka-52

Mi-28

B-52

Tu-160

B-1b

B-2

Utility

M939

ZIL-131

Ural-4320

Toyota Hilux

Chevrolet Suburban

Cadillac Escalade

M998 HMMWV

Enforcer (NG)

Buffalo (NG)

Patriot (NG)

WMD

SS-27 ICBM

LGM-118 ICBM

LGM-30 ICBM

Trident SLBM

SS-18 Mobile BM

Aircraft Carriers

Kuznetsov Class CVN

Nimitz Class CVN

Kitty Hawk Class CVN

Enterprise Class CVN

Guided Missile Destroyers

Kidd Class DDG

Arleigh-Burke Class DDG

Zumwalt Class DDG

Cruisers

Ticonderoga Class CG

Frigates

Oliver Hazard Perry Class

Nanuchka II Class Frigate

Amphibious Assault Ships

Tarawa Class

Wasp Class

Submarines

Ohio Class SSBN

Typhoon SSBN

Akula SSN

Los Angeles Class SSN

Seawolf Class SSN

Virginia Class SSN

A lot of people here think that it's bad tone to RP a military of more than 1% of the population, unless you want your soldiers to be awfully bad.

Or perhaps you want to RP a population bigger than your stats...

OOC: It's typically a good idea to avoid mixing NATO and Warsaw Pact gear since they require completely different supply lines.

I cast 'Magic Missile'.

OOC: It's typically a good idea to avoid mixing NATO and Warsaw Pact gear since they require completely different supply lines.

I have allies that can give me the Warsaw Pact stuff while I make the NATO stuff. We use the weapons we capture to good, if not efficient use.

I have allies that can give me the Warsaw Pact stuff while I make the NATO stuff. We use the weapons we capture to good, if not efficient use.
Even so, your logistical systems would be a nightmare. By using both, you double the size of the stockpiles of spare parts you need, as most designs by either side share considerable common components with related systems, not to mention ammunition overlap.

On a related note, it's probably a good idea to stick with a single model for any given purpose. IE, one assault rifle, one PDW, one MBT, one IFV, one APC, etc. More simplification to your supply lines (especially as you seem to be using a Chevy, a Caddy, and a Toyota for the same purpose, and none of them use interchangeable parts).

Even so, your logistical systems would be a nightmare. By using both, you double the size of the stockpiles of spare parts you need, as most designs by either side share considerable common components with related systems, not to mention ammunition overlap.

On a related note, it's probably a good idea to stick with a single model for any given purpose. IE, one assault rifle, one PDW, one MBT, one IFV, one APC, etc. More simplification to your supply lines (especially as you seem to be using a Chevy, a Caddy, and a Toyota for the same purpose, and none of them use interchangeable parts).

exactly why i let the national guard handle the warsaw pact stuff while the regular forces handle the NATO stuff.

*bump*