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Subject: Most Powerful Military of All Time in Terms of Global Percentage
Aeb4ever    1/13/2006 1:20:45 AM
What was the most powerful military of all time in terms of global share of military power? For example, the USA is currently ranked at having about 53% of total naval power. I am referring in terms of all branches vs the world. My votes would be either the Mongols at height, Romans at height, English at height, USA after WWII, or USA after Cold War. Can’t make a guess at each countries percentage though. Fell free to add your own list or make a guess at the percentages of mine.
 
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gf0012-aust    RE:Most Powerful Military of All Time in Terms of Global Percentage    1/13/2006 2:02:51 PM
I wouldn't confuse the Pilgrims landing on Plymonth Rock with the Allies landing on Normandy... " thats just a facile response and is more of a reflection of venality than a considered response. very simple sums for you to do. who was the strongest military power for almost 300 years? who had the strongest navy for almost 300 years - and their navy was always structured around a factor of 2:1 superiority against their 2 most likely enemies? which country had the first blue water navy? which language is the dominant language in business as well as at international levels such as air traffic control? which country developed military outsourcing? who has the largest non contiguous empire in the history of the world? which nation was the one that the other euro powers sought to neutralise for close to 250 years? which nation was seen as the largest single military threat to the US when the US modernised its military from 1861 through to the washington treaty? which empire was the wealthiest of all the european empires? which empire defeated the 5 main other european empires and never lost any colonies? which country had the largest and the first blue water intercontinental empire?
 
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The Lizard King    RE:Most Powerful Military of All Time in Terms of Global Percentage GF   1/13/2006 2:03:14 PM
"you seem to be confused about empire" I thought this topic was about "Powerful Military" not empires...
 
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The Lizard King    GF not you are getting off topic   1/13/2006 2:05:52 PM
" wouldn't confuse the Pilgrims landing on Plymonth Rock with the Allies landing on Normandy... " thats just a facile response and is more of a reflection of venality than a considered response. very simple sums for you to do." This thread is not USA vs UK. When people are unable to support their argument they go off topic.
 
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gf0012-aust    RE:Most Powerful Military of All Time in Terms of Global Percentage GF   1/13/2006 2:08:11 PM
I thought this topic was about "Powerful Military" not empires... " yes, and you seem completely oblivious to the power of the royal navy over 300 years. you seem to be completely oblivious as to how a military is required to maintain an empire - and that an empire by assopciation denotes a strong military please give me an example of which other navy from the time of the spanish armada to the end of WW2 was to domninate and best them in persistent battle to the point where the very well being of the nation was jeopardised?
 
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gf0012-aust    RE:GF not you are getting off topic   1/13/2006 2:11:01 PM
"This thread is not USA vs UK. When people are unable to support their argument they go off topic. " no, you have difficulty in comprehending that a strong military is required to support a strong nation. so in very simple terms I'm saying that as a singular example - what maritime power bested the british from the armada through to close of WW2 and threatened their absolute power. In 300 years - who could challenge them and win at the baval level.
 
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The Lizard King    RE:Most Powerful Military of All Time in Terms of Global Percentage GF   1/13/2006 2:11:07 PM
"please give me an example of which other navy from the time of the spanish armada to the end of WW2 was to domninate and best them in persistent battle to the point where the very well being of the nation was jeopardised?" Why do I need to do that? This is not what I am arguing. P.S. GF talking about Britain resembles Darth talking about F15/16/22/35.
 
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gf0012-aust    RE:Most Powerful Military of All Time in Terms of Global Percentage GF   1/13/2006 2:12:55 PM
"P.S. GF talking about Britain resembles Darth talking about F15/16/22/35. " no, its actually very simple. what other maritime power in 300 years was able to challenge and topple them from the top of the tree?
 
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The Lizard King    RE:GF not you are getting off topic   1/13/2006 2:14:56 PM
"what maritime power bested the british from the armada through to close of WW2" "Other questions arise. If Britain endured six years of war and hundreds of thousands of dead in a war she declared to defend Polish freedom, and Polish freedom was lost to communism, how can we say Britain won the war?" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44210
 
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The Lizard King    Furthermore GF, what people such as yourself always fail to grasp   1/13/2006 2:18:44 PM
Britain's strength did not and does not come from her "Royal" Navy but her Military Intelligence.
 
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gf0012-aust    RE:GF not you are getting off topic   1/13/2006 2:20:20 PM
""what maritime power bested the british from the armada through to close of WW2" "Other questions arise. If Britain endured six years of war and hundreds of thousands of dead in a war she declared to defend Polish freedom, and Polish freedom was lost to communism, how can we say Britain won the war?" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44210" what? who's off topic? whats poland and ww2 got to do with the issue of 300 years of maritime power? I haven't said anything about poland again, simple question on military power. what other country was able to challenge and best the brits as a maritime power for over 300 years?
 
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