Mini 14 in France

[mikethebike]

Quality and cohesion, a very strong well equipped rapid mobile cohesive force of 20000 trained in manoeuvre warfare with close air support is worth 20x it's numbers in dumb conscripts.

USMC has some 194000 active, 40000 reserves. Not that many when you think of the political scape of the USA, but yet they sure are an impressive force when they are set loose.

 

[fraserdw]

I was also surprised to see the minis.

I am not, these likely replaced the M1 carbines they had in the 80s when I was through.

 

[fraserdw]

The Canadian Army is 20K Regular and somewhere between 9k and 18K Reserve depending how hard you squint.
Don't get to optimistic
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Which equals about 4000 full time combat troop positions and 4000 part time combat troop positions. Not every position is filled or, if filled, contains a real performer. RCMP 10000 constables and corporals in line duties but they fortunate to have 100s of cities and towns to flip most of the bill.

 

[Chuckbuster]

Which equals about 4000 full time combat troop positions and 4000 part time combat troop positions. Not every position is filled or, if filled, contains a real performer. RCMP 10000 constables and corporals in line duties but they fortunate to have 100s of cities and towns to flip most of the bill.

Yes, it is my understanding that there are more police officers in Toronto than there are fully trained combat infantrymen in the regular army.

 

[Jabotinsky]

Quality and cohesion, a very strong well equipped rapid mobile cohesive force of 20000 trained in manoeuvre warfare with close air support is worth 20x it's numbers in dumb conscripts.

USMC has some 194000 active, 40000 reserves. Not that many when you think of the political scape of the USA, but yet they sure are an impressive force when they are set loose.

Very true Mike. 22nd SAS at Mirbat Oman 9 SAS Troopers versus 300 Adoo guerrillas. That is some odds!

 

[Chuckbuster]

Quality often does trump quantity. However, the truism does have its limits. German tanks were superior to their Allied and Soviet counterparts, but the numerical advantage of their opponents was often used to carry the day.