ManUNITEDglory
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A Pakistani guy told me that Pakistan are now the 12th world most powerful army ? is there any truth to this.
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Yes, they would be ranked as one of the strongest armies in the world.
Large military force, advanced weapons and a nuclear power as well.
Pakistan has the 6th largest population in the world and has a big neighbor as an enemy, so of course they would have a strong army.
Don't get wrong, I believe Pakistan army are far stronger than nations like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria but I doubt they are stronger than most of the European nations.
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A Pakistani guy told me that Pakistan are now the 12th world most powerful army ? is there any truth to this.
Damn! I guess all those youtube videos of Pakistan army is bullshit. Some youtube videos put Pakistan army ranking way behind in 50th other videos makes them look like a third world joke but than again maybe it's the Indians trying to make Pakistan army look bad and weak.
A Pakistani guy told me that Pakistan are now the 12th world most powerful army ? is there any truth to this.
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Its hard to gauge a nation's real firepower potential without taking into account the type of combat that firepower is going to be utilized in. Modern day warfare is becoming more and more complex with counter insurgency operations becoming very common. Pakistan's special forces are very well trained and battle hardened, all the way from the days of Afghan Soviet war.
On the conventional side of the equation, where we talk about Pakistan vs India scenario, Pakistan Army is the 6th largest standing Army in the world and is one of the most highly trained, however because of the low budget it cannot arm its soldier as much as other nations with a higher budget do.Remember its not all about giving an assault weapon, a side arm, a knife , a ballistic vest and helmet gear to the soldier. In today's warfare, you need secure data link, observation and communication satellites, electronic warfare capability and other means of gathering situational awareness which affects the outcome of any combat scene.
Pakistan Army scores high in strength,stand off firepower, organization and professionalism, combat experience. It scores low in high tech situational awareness capability as well as in firepower/individual soldier as well as in the area of overall resources needed to conduct a war. This should explain why world's 6th largest Army scores 12th in firepower rankings. [Of course this doesn't include the Nuclear aspect]
The list your mate was refering to was from the Global Firepower Index 2013.
Global Firepower Index 2013
I hope, this answers your question.
Man I have few questions why on earth Brazil is above Pakistan and How on earth Japan is below Indonesia and even Iran