best army

[Kanamori]

Until someone decides they hate the US for what it is culturally and blows our buildings up.

[PanzerJaeger]

USA IS THE BEST USA IS VERY GOOD USA JUST MAKES UP MY DREAMS USA ALL THE WAY HEY HEY I SAVED THE WORLD TODAY !!

Exactly!

[Tachikaze]

Until someone decides they hate the US for what it is culturally and blows our buildings up.

In 2001, the Twin Towers fell in spite of the fat, overfed US military.

The Pentagon itself was hit. Not much defense.

[Watchman]

The winner is the one who spends the least on its military and more on its social health.

Huh. That'd put us Finns pretty high on the ladder. Coscript armies run comparatively cheaply, you know ?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

If the question is whos has the most pwerful armed forces the clear winner is the US. We have the most powerful military in the history of the world by a large margin.

[LeftEyeNine]

We have the most powerful military in the history of the world by a large margin.

I'm sure Johnnies would route off the battlefield when they saw the Golden Horde..

Anyway, I want to repeat : (altogether, clap your hands)

USA IS VERY BEST AH USA WHAT WOULD WE HAVE DONE WITHOUT YOUR MIGHTY PRESENCE, I NEED USA, USA IN MY DREAMS, HEY HEY THEY SAVE THE WORLD EVERYDAY. WHAT IF THE ALIENS ATTACKED ? OF COURSE IT WOULD BE USA SAVING THE WORLD HEY HEY HEY !!!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

I'm sure Johnnies would route off the battlefield when they saw the Golden Horde..

I doubt that very much. Even the German army of WW2 wouldnt last a month against the small force we have now.

[master of the puppets]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

we have superior navys to everyone and almost complete air superiority (a few give us a run for our money, but i don't know chinas airial situation) and our tanks are only rivaled by the germAns and british. the marines are the best standing infintry in the world and our spec ops are only beaten by GBs and possibly Isreals. so really in war our only problem would be the 100,000,000,000,000,000,000, bajjilion screamin chinese.

[Ianofsmeg16]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

we have superior navys to everyone and almost complete air superiority (a few give us a run for our money, but i don't know chinas airial situation) and our tanks are only rivaled by the germAns and british. the marines are the best standing infintry in the world and our spec ops are only beaten by GBs and possibly Isreals. so really in war our only problem would be the 100,000,000,000,000,000,000, bajjilion screamin chinese.

lol good answer.

i'm still in the dark as to how the U.S training compares to britain, cos from wat i know about the British armies training, it is possibly one of the best in the world (i'm not alking about comparing the british army to the USMC, as i know they are some of the best troops anyway)

[Lazul]

Thay ofcourse... they have the Red Wizards man!

... oh wait... in our world?

USA ofcourse... most money = most firepower.

[LeftEyeNine]

I doubt that very much. Even the German army of WW2 wouldnt last a month against the small force we have now.

I think the cows will fly one day..

How do you assume that ?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

I think the cows will fly one day..

How do you assume that ?

Lets see. ME 109 vs F-15, Tiger vs A1 Abrahms , Apache and Cobra vs ? would you like to continue?

[LeftEyeNine]

With your minimal army against WW2 Germans you said, right ?

[ah_dut]

Yes, the superiority is that great lefteyenine...I hate to agree with Gawain but he is correct. Assuming the American force has sufficient ammunition I think say a division could trump a vastly superior force of WWII germans, the technology is just that superior

Saying that the USMC are the best infantarymen in the world by a mile is somewhat misleading...the royal marines aren't famous for nothing...and there are also quite a lot of marines in the US as opposed to UK

[BDC]

Lets see. ME 109 vs F-15, Tiger vs A1 Abrahms , Apache and Cobra vs ? would you like to continue?

All of those would fail against a flying cow.

Imagine flying into one at mach 2. The entire jet would just disintegrate.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Saying that the USMC are the best infantarymen in the world by a mile is somewhat misleading...the royal marines aren't famous for nothing...and there are also quite a lot of marines in the US as opposed to UK

I hate to admit it but thats true. For their size they are the best infantry in the world however. Ive known many British Marines and they are trained above our level. However just like SEALs they are a far smaller force.

[DemonArchangel]

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/.../2001rank.html

Those are GDPs.

Anyway, yesdachi, you're wrong about the GDP thing.

[LeftEyeNine]

As for this topic, it get the 'most pointless thread' ever. Of course, the wealthiest and most militarised country in the world will win hand down. Of course, a 21th century army would trample Ceasar's legions and Genghis Khan's Horse Archers. You seriously don't deserve a cookie for finding that out.

Forget my previous posts and let me add a plus under this.. I'm happy that someone could figure out this thread being pointless..

[QwertyMIDX]

The Chinese Army is the 2nd largest employer in the world, can anyone guess #1 and #3?

Also, that comparison between the US army and the WWII Germans is silly, you don't say "this is the greatest fighting force of all time because it can beat any other one," it's about its relative strength compared to those it competes with. Making such comparisons in the nuclear era is rather difficult though, and also rather pointless. In a large scale war we're all dead anyway. It would pretty cool to see the end of the world though.

[yesdachi]

I'm happy that someone could figure out this thread being pointless..

Most of the Backroom threads are pointless (but fun).


@ Demon Archangel – you are correct. I was thinking GNP. Thanks for keeping me honest. The page I originally saw the figures on is down but wiki has a chart on it. The numbers are a bit different (maybe a comparison on a different year) but similar.

[Papewaio]

Thay ofcourse... they have the Red Wizards man!

... oh wait... in our world?

USA ofcourse... most money = most firepower.

Isn't there an elite merc force of 10,000 troops in Forgotten Realms that would beat most other armies in that world.

[Incongruous]

Its Britains finest unit.
1ST Transvestite Brigade dazzling the enemy with their pink jump suits and bright makeup. Plus their lead by the ruthless Eddie Izzard!

[doc_bean]

God's army, their air brigade has flaming swords.

[QwertyMIDX]

And according to John Milton Jesus rides in a huge chariot and hurls thunder bolts.

[Lazul]

Isn't there an elite merc force of 10,000 troops in Forgotten Realms that would beat most other armies in that world.

hmm... nha I stand by my statement that the combined forces of Thay could crush any other faction on Toril. But only if the Red Wizards would stop fighting each other instead of the enemy.
Just remember that Thay has both Aznar Thrull and Szass Tam, hard to beat!

Am I a fantasy nerd... a true geek!?... yes... YES I AM!

*swosh* back to our world.

Would be intresting to see the US trying to occupy whole of Scandinavia, has to be really god damn anoying landscape to control.

[KrooK]

Now - Israel
Their army keep fighing
When they have to practise something they attacks Palestina

[VAE VICTUS]

since im an american ill say USA ALL THE WAY! but the dead, they are the mightiest army of all. or something. its late.

[Vladimir]

since im an american ill say USA ALL THE WAY! but the dead, they are the mightiest army of all. or something. its late.

How soon we forget. Yesterday we are preparing for the armies of the undead, now we look at the shiny little trinket we found on the street. THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING!