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Originally posted by CALGARIAN
BUT do they have the logistics to send 200,000 troops over seas to South America, for example, and keep them fed and fueled and armed for 10 years?
U.S can... It's been proven over and over.
Originally posted by Moneyisgodlifeisrented
Now no matter what army they have, the fact of the matter remains, China Relies on us for purchasing of their goods. Without us, they wouldn't have the money to buy those weapons and armies.
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
Does anyone know why some armies choose to march and some others choose a funny walk? Is there a reason for goose-stepping or any of the other strange movements they make? The North Korean one looked more like dancing.
By the mid-19th century, firearms with longer range and greater striking power made the practice of marching forward in precise formation irrelevant. Armies no longer advanced in neat lines to meet the enemy. However, armed forces continued to drill recruits in marching techniques that now had only a ceremonial and psychological function. This was true in Prussia and the later German Empire, where the goose step became emblematic of military discipline and efficiency.
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
Does anyone know why some armies choose to march and some others choose a funny walk? Is there a reason for goose-stepping or any of the other strange movements they make? The North Korean one looked more like dancing.
Originally posted by Glargod
Originally posted by Moneyisgodlifeisrented
Now no matter what army they have, the fact of the matter remains, China Relies on us for purchasing of their goods. Without us, they wouldn't have the money to buy those weapons and armies.
You have it all backwards, The US relies on China to manufacture their goods... US IS the customer.. Manufacturer are too greedy to pay a reasonable fee to have common items manufactured at "home". walk around your house... most items say "MADE in China", not "PURCHASED or SOLD to China"
The goods are manufactured there, it makes them the "store". They are self sufficient.
Originally posted by nobody you know
reply to post by Recollector
This is all completely true... until the first EMP, then the second, and suddenly 2/3 of the Earth is thrown back to the stone age! Then 1000 against 200 is all you have, and a horseback army is invaluable (of which China has the largest, btw). Something to think about.
Originally posted by tallcool1
Originally posted by nobody you know
reply to post by Recollector
This is all completely true... until the first EMP, then the second, and suddenly 2/3 of the Earth is thrown back to the stone age! Then 1000 against 200 is all you have, and a horseback army is invaluable (of which China has the largest, btw). Something to think about.
But you still do not have a way to get those 1000 vs 200 - plus all of the horses - to American shores. And even if you could get those troops to our shores, the citizens are well armed:
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" - Isoruku Yamamoto. (Attributed to him, although there is no definitive proof he actually said this).
reply to post by tallcool1
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" - Isoruku Yamamoto. (Attributed to him, although there is no definitive proof he actually said this).