best army

[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.

[ah_dut]

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.

I did mention that the royal marines are a much smaller group but britain is a much smaller country and has a smaller budget...I expect they also perform different functions but I don't know. Since USMC people seem to be deployed as normal infantary more then the Royal matrines I assumed they were less specialized.

Also, I think the USMC is about the size of the british army if my memory serves me correctly...

[Duke Malcolm]

Yes, but the British Army is damned more effective...

The British Army is the best for soldier skill, experience, training, et cetera., as well as good technology
The U.S. has excellent technology (if perhaps a little too good)
the Chinese PLA has vast numbers
Germany also has excellent soldiers, but I don't know its size and equipment, but that is probably also good

The Royal Marines, the Parachute Regiment, the Black Watch, the Guards Division, and numerous other regiments in the British Army are better than the USMC...

[Geoffrey S]

The British Army is the best for soldier skill, experience, training, et cetera., as well as good technology
The U.S. has excellent technology (if perhaps a little too good)
the Chinese PLA has vast numbers
Germany also has excellent soldiers, but I don't know its size and equipment, but that is probably also good

Don't forget the Israelis. They're under constant training, which certainly increases their effectiveness, and they've got good funding.

[yesdachi]

Yes, but the British Army is damned more effective...

The British Army is the best for soldier skill, experience, training, et cetera., as well as good technology...

Isn’t that what the British said before the American Revolution?

[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.

[DemonArchangel]

World's Biggest Employers:

1.) Wal-Mart- 2.4 Million
2.) People's Liberation Army- 2 Million Active Duty
3.) Indian Railways- 1.6 Million

[QwertyMIDX]

World's Biggest Employers:

1.) Wal-Mart- 2.4 Million
2.) People's Liberation Army- 2 Million Active Duty
3.) Indian Railways- 1.6 Million

The Indian Railways are the world's largest employer according to most sources, with the PLA ranking second and the NHS third.

[InsaneApache]

The reason the US won was we wanted it more. If the brits really wanted to crush us they could have....not any more though. Now we could crush them

I spat my tea out all over my monitor when I read this......I havn't had such a good belly laugh for ages. Now this is why I like Americans. They have a fantastic wit and sense of humour.

It is a matter of fact that the best trained, motivated and disciplined armed forces on the planet are British. Not English, British.