Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 40 Years

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by dmitriid on Friday April 15, 2022 @07:05AM (#31038792)

33k people is less than what Ukraine had deployed before the war started.

Countries bordering Russia have very few actively deployed forces. Sweden has 750 ground troops "ready for deployment and sustained operations". Seven hundred and fifty. Finland has ~1750.

> benefit in decentralized warfare that the NATO has been doing that Russia can't emulate

Those decentralized troops have to get to the conflict zones first.

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Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by NicoJuicy on Friday April 15, 2022 @08:05AM (#31039220)

Finland has 21.5 k active and 900 k. Reserves.

Wartime strength is 280 k.

Reserves train yearly.

That's a lot more than 1750...

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Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by NicoJuicy on Friday April 15, 2022 @12:27PM (#31042147)

Additionally, In Sweden, military duty is also required again since 2017 ( paused on 2010) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Sweden

Actie personel is 24 k, reserve = 31.8 k and Paramilitary = 22 k. - https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-de...

That's way more than 750 people too...

Where did you even get those numbers?

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