Czechs Plan Sharp Rise in Troop Levels

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Yeah. If you want to look for "pitifully small", check out Germany (80 million population, 61 thousand troops).

In fact, having checked other countries (for example Belgium - 11 million population, 47 thousand troops or Sweden - less than 10 million population, 20 thousand troops) which I would suspect of slacking on defense spending, it seems that in Europe Germany is singularly the absolutely worst offender.

Hell, Denmark with 5.5 million has 19,000 troops.

It seems like if France, Poland and Denmark banded together, they could partition Germany with little resistance. 

You're mixing numbers.  The German Army has a strength of 61,000.  The entire German regular military is around 190,000.

Also worth pointing out that Sweden and Finland still maintain massive reserves relative to the size of those countries, so when reservists are added they are two most militarized nations in Europe.

[Maladict]

Also worth pointing out that Sweden and Finland still maintain massive reserves relative to the size of those countries, so when reservists are added they are two most militarized nations in Europe.

Don't forget 

[Berkut]

Yeah, but how many can they get mobilized in 6 weeks once the mobilization call goes out?

[Josquius]

What a regressive move

[Maladict]

Yeah, but how many can they get mobilized in 6 weeks once the mobilization call goes out?

The Swiss? The few hundred thousand in a couple of days iirc.

[Valmy]

What a regressive move

Regressing from the road to self destruction is always good.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Admittedly, according to prognoses, Czech population in 2025 would be closer to 11 million. But I would still not call 27,000 active duty soldiers "pitifully small" by comparison to its population.

that's about the same size of the "Belgian" "army" will be after the current round of cuts.

[Zanza]

It seems like if France, Poland and Denmark banded together, they could partition Germany with little resistance. 

[Josquius]

Monaco di Bavaria?

[Zanza]

I guess German as a language doesn't exist either in that map which is why Swiss and Austrian city names are French and Italian.

[KRonn]

It seems like if France, Poland and Denmark banded together, they could partition Germany with little resistance. 

That kind of thing would never happen in Europe....   

[Maladict]

Foyer d'homme 

[The Larch]

Monaco di Bavaria?

That's Munich in Italian.

[Admiral Yi]

That's trippy.

[Martinus]

Ok scrap my idea. I forgot Poland would get East Germany.