Australia's Role in World War III

If your talking a conventional war with china and the united states.That 6 carriers wouldnt do that much good.They wouldnt be able to get them anyplace near the us coastline without being hit hard.Thier tanks arent going to do squat on us soil.I wouldnt worry to much about thier fighters and bomber either/without constant refueling and i dont know if they have that much dogfighting ability.They are going no place.Nukes on the other hand 300 hitting us soil wouldnt look so pretty.They would get hit back with 500 or so.As in other countries...dont know.All about technology.We are far superior.

[edit on 30-5-2008 by alienstar]

I would bet my right leg that if Australia got attacked, Britain would be the first into it. I'm certain, if Britain is in amongst it, then America would show up too. Late again, but they'd show up...

A war between US and China would be conventional and Nuclear at the same time. Conventional in terms of an air and ground war over Taiwan, and Nuclear by means of Nuclear anti-ship missles (i.e. the Sunburn II anti-ship Nuclear missle).

Both the US and China are working on Laser technology to knock out satellites. Without satellites, there is no weapons guidance or C4 communications.

China wants the ability to do force projection with the carriers.

Also, Information and Weather warfare are already likely playing a role in the form of proxy wars.

I could just imagine a single airburst in orbit from a nuke would drive the emp to totally knock out the whole satellite communications.Even one over us soil 20 miles could be horrific.

Australia would be doomed; If China was the aggresor, they would take us over in days or hours.

Why, raw materials to feed the supply chain (logistics).

Lots of coal, natural gas, and of course our position on the globe (land area) not to mention other valuable assets.

I also believe if a nuclear first strike was to happen then a number of sites in Australia would be amongst the first places to be hit (Pine Gap/Army/Airforce bases).

Australia would (IMO) be one of the first countries to help the USA or any other sovereign states that were attacked in any such aggression.

Australia is in an odd place, strategically. China is just up the road, with lots of islands in between. America has got a lot of water to cover to get down there. Britain is screwed to get any assistance there quickly.

[edit on 31-5-2008 by cruzion]

HAHAHAHA maybey 100 years ago but there is no way the queen could make such a call, maybey except for a prank one (i heard shes good at that) nowadays shes nothing more than a superficial role in parliament. if miss elizabeth rang kevin 07 and said buzz off i think hes the one that could talk her out of widsor castle. 24/7 kevin is the man haha

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*slams fist on table* But we aren't legaly obliged to help America in any way, we never were!
The American and Australian Governments have spent years leading Australia to believe that we have an alliance with America that forces us to help them unconditionally whenever they ask for help.
However the only agreement military wise that we have ever had with America was back in world war II when an agreement was signed that stated, if Australian soil was invaded than America would send military aid.
The only part of Australia that was invaded was papua new guinea, which at the time was actually part of Australia. However the aid that America sent was their home guard. As bad as the home guard is now, back then they were worse. They had the tendency to run away when they were being shot at!
Eventually they were pulled off the front and broken and tired Australian militia groups were forced to continue fighting because the Americans were so useless. The majority of Australian deaths towards the end of the Papua campaign can be attributed to the Americans failing to carry out their objectives during joint operations, because most of them would drop their guns and run as soon as they heard gunfire.

Don't believe me? read Kokoda by Paul Ham

Even after all of this America is still trying to convince Australians that they saved our bums back then, and that our troops did nothing and we ow them a massive debt for saving our country.

If a world war were to break out, the majority of the Australian population would want to have no involvement in it what so ever. But unfortunately it is up to the government of Australia to make the decision, and we haven't had a government that actually listens to us when it comes to America in ages.
When I meet Americans they are always shocked by how many Australians hate them, but it's true. Most Australians hate Americans because we're drawn into all of THEIR fights, our sons, brothers, uncles die for AMERICAN CAUSES. They don't want to be fighting for America but they have no choice, it's their job.
We had a bunch of SAS guys ripped apart only a few weeks ago, fighting for and American cause. Why did one medic have to drag them all to safety? Because he was fighting an American battle

Most Australians hate Americans and their wars, but if it came to a world war the Australian Government would unfortunately pledge Australian assistance without consulting the people first. Then they'd probably all be killed in the following rebellion in which all American instillation in Australia
were destroyed by the raging citzens

China is just now attempting to assert itself as a regional military power. If there is a relevant question here, it is whether the United States will be willing to protect Australia twenty years from now (should China threaten it).

My opinion is that when the chips are down, blood will protect blood. It is no coincidence that the nations of the English speaking world are the most tightly allied. As an American I would insist that my country protect Canada, the U.K., and Australia, and I would happily fight for them myself.

Aussies talk funny but they are O.K. for a bunch of drunken descendents of convicts.