Perhaps do not just compare the number of military personnel. Obviously the number would go up 10x for those counties too during war. Just like it did in Ukraine.
Then you know your comment is nonsense. Ukraine has a stronger military than Germany, France, Italy, and the UK combined. This was the case even at the start of the war. Most of the Russian Armed Forces are not even deployed to Ukraine.
No they don’t. See my links. Also read my new comment. Don’t underestimate Russia. It only benefits Russia by making people think the EU has no reason to rearm.
In the age of modern SAMs? You need ground based artillery fire such as via HIMARS and M270s to suppress an A2/AD bubble. Problem is? Ukraine is the largest user of both HIMARS and M270s outside of the US with them having more than France and Germany combined. Europe seems weaker there. And the UK sent all of its SPGs to Ukraine and had to beg Sweden to rebuild its fleet. Poland sent half of its SPG fleet to Ukraine. And the EU follows the Princess Diana accords so no cluster which would have been useful here.
Even if the EU stop following the CCM, Russia would simply saturate their airbases with missiles like Iran did to Israel perhaps even using Oreshnik MIRVs. People forget that ballistic missiles are conventional weapons when armed with conventional warheads. Iran was able to get through the most dense air defence in the world with a single barrage of ballistic missiles. Now imagine what Russia can do with a much larger amount of ballistic missiles that are also more modern.
Russia is also holding back its airforce. Missile production also outpaces production. Russia wants to keep a rainy day fund in the event of Western intervention.
See? This is what I mean. You are underestimating Russia which only benefits Russia. Nuclear weapons are maintained and tested regularly. Russia’s nuclear forces are constantly doing military exercises to ensure readiness.
Like why do people keep underestimating the Russian military? Do they want the EU to not rearm? That only benefits Russia.
Western airpower will not do anything. Even if they don’t follow the Princess Diana accords, they will struggle to penetrate Russian air defences. The main reason why the Russian Air Force has not been able to achieve air superiority is because Ukraine has more S-300s than the amount of AA batteries western Europe has combined.
You severely underestimate the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukraine has a stronger military compared to Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom combined.
Don’t worry, soon the two largest armies in Europe will merge.
Perhaps do not just compare the number of military personnel. Obviously the number would go up 10x for those counties too during war. Just like it did in Ukraine.
It is not just military personnel. Check the links.
My favorite sources are random, unsourced internet comments, lol.
A bit lazy rn, will probably give sources later.
As a stopgap here is my reddit comment from 9 months ago that has sources
It is 9 months old, misses some things, etc.
I would never underestimate Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!!!
Then you know your comment is nonsense. Ukraine has a stronger military than Germany, France, Italy, and the UK combined. This was the case even at the start of the war. Most of the Russian Armed Forces are not even deployed to Ukraine.
Do you have a source for that ? Wasn’t it mostly a large army but with obsolete equipment ? Let alone the whole nuke that France and UK do have
Ignoring Nukes of course.
I have a link above.
I probably will provide my sources later, a bit lazy now.
As a stopgap, here is one of my old statements on this that includes sources
It is 9 months old, misses some things, etc.
Yes, but the EU countries have much more modern weapons.
No they don’t. See my links. Also read my new comment. Don’t underestimate Russia. It only benefits Russia by making people think the EU has no reason to rearm.
Air superiority is the big one.
In the age of modern SAMs? You need ground based artillery fire such as via HIMARS and M270s to suppress an A2/AD bubble. Problem is? Ukraine is the largest user of both HIMARS and M270s outside of the US with them having more than France and Germany combined. Europe seems weaker there. And the UK sent all of its SPGs to Ukraine and had to beg Sweden to rebuild its fleet. Poland sent half of its SPG fleet to Ukraine. And the EU follows the Princess Diana accords so no cluster which would have been useful here.
Even if the EU stop following the CCM, Russia would simply saturate their airbases with missiles like Iran did to Israel perhaps even using Oreshnik MIRVs. People forget that ballistic missiles are conventional weapons when armed with conventional warheads. Iran was able to get through the most dense air defence in the world with a single barrage of ballistic missiles. Now imagine what Russia can do with a much larger amount of ballistic missiles that are also more modern.
Russia is also holding back its airforce. Missile production also outpaces production. Russia wants to keep a rainy day fund in the event of Western intervention.
That’s what the nukes are for. The ones that still work, anyway.
See? This is what I mean. You are underestimating Russia which only benefits Russia. Nuclear weapons are maintained and tested regularly. Russia’s nuclear forces are constantly doing military exercises to ensure readiness.
Like why do people keep underestimating the Russian military? Do they want the EU to not rearm? That only benefits Russia.
Western airpower will not do anything. Even if they don’t follow the Princess Diana accords, they will struggle to penetrate Russian air defences. The main reason why the Russian Air Force has not been able to achieve air superiority is because Ukraine has more S-300s than the amount of AA batteries western Europe has combined.