best army

[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.

[Ianofsmeg16]

So, i think we're agreed, the best army cannot be answered with one answer, man to man with equal numbers the U.K would kick tail, groups of men together the U.S would win, closely follwed (and i mean close) by us limeys, in the numbers game, china would win, Special forces???
not sure but i think the isrealis or the U.K might have it there, actual weaponry? again not sure, but i think the U.S.....please coreect me if i'm wrong :)