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Nanakorn
I don't believe that Russia has any current plans to invade Europe, but if they did and if the USA pulled of NATO, how do you think the conflict would play out?
I ask this because many of my Swedish friends are convinced that the Nordic Battle group alone could defeat Russia in battle. I however am not convinced. I think a lot of Europeans overestimate their military strength. Moreover, most European countries haven't been in real conflict for several decades so their military's aren't tried and tested. Some, like Sweden, haven't seen war for centuries, yet the citizens often talk like they could take on a whole continent with ease. These folksy have usually never served in the military, police or have any combat training whatsoever. These aren't the country folks with hunting rifles in their security vaults, but rather the anti war types. I'm generalizing based on my personal experience here, sorry for that.
Anyhow, what I'd like to know from you lovely people, is how you think Europe as a hold would fair against Russia if they invaded and the USA wasn't going to help.
I believe you are somewhat confused about the real size of the Russian Armed forces. And to some extend about the combined reserve forces and it's history and abiloty to mobilize.
Most of all you forget the attitude change toward russians..Russia stryggel with orginized crime and armed groups within it's territory. It has a long history of soldiers serving out of nationalists believes rather than grief towards Europeans. The question is rather. If we had all the equipment that usa has got. Would it matter or just make things worse. ?
1.8 million soldiers says history. 40 000 today. 570 russian commisioned tanks. We like russians.