Military Comparison - UK, France And Germany

[zeeshan809]

United Kingdom

Military

Active Personnel: 208,000
Reserves: Around 200,000
Budget: US$ 65.1 billion
Percent of GDP: 2.2

Army

Active Personnel: Around 110,000
Tanks: 393
Nuclear Weapons: 185

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[Sunday, August 30, 2009
Military Comparison - UK, France And Germany


All figures are approximate.



United Kingdom


Military

Active Personnel: 208,000
Reserves: Around 200,000
Budget: US$ 65.1 billion
Percent of GDP: 2.2



Army

Active Personnel: Around 110,000
Tanks: 393
Nuclear Weapons: 185



Air force

Fighter Aircrafts: 341
Personnel: Around 41,500



Navy

Personnel: Around 40,000
Aircraft Carriers: 2
Cruiser: 0
Destroyers: 7
Frigates: 17
Corvettes: 4
Submarines: 12



France

Military

Active Personnel: 259,000
Reserves: 419,000
Budget: US$ 68.1 billion
Percentage of GDP: 2.6%



Army

Active Personnel: 134,000
Reserves: Around 16,000
Tanks: 1,050
Nuclear Weapons: 300


Air Force

Fighter Aircrafts: 368
Personnel: 65,000


Navy

Personnel: Around 43,000
Aircraft Carriers: 1
Cruiser: 1
Destroyers: 12
Frigates: 11
Corvettes: 9
Submarines: 10


Germany

Military

Active Personnel: 284,000
Reserves: 355,000
Budget: US$ 31.1 billion
Percentage of GDP: 1.5%



Army

Personnel: 100,00
Reserves: Around 36,000
Tanks: 1,500
Nuclear Weapons: NATO shared



Air Force

Fighter Aircrafts: 243


Navy

Aircraft Carriers: 0
Cruiser: 0
Destroyers: 0
Frigates: 15
Corvettes: 3
Submarines: 11
Posted by Zeeshan at 1:47 AM

I don't believe it, how can these numbers be so small?! Come on man, don't tell me that's all they have!

 

[AirforcePilot]

I don't believe it, how can these numbers be so small?! Come on man, don't tell me that's all they have!

It's amazing but true!!!

France Military Strength


PERSONNEL
Total Population: 64,057,792 [2008]
Population Available: 29,026,057 [2008]
Fit for Military Service: 23,960,706 [2008]
Reaching Military Age Annually: 783,788 [2008]
Active Military Personnel: 225,000 [2008]
Active Military Reserve: 419,000 [2008]
Active Paramilitary Units: 101,400 [2008]

ARMY
Total Land-Based Weapons: 8,536
Tanks: 926 [2006]
Armored Personnel Carriers: 4,413 [2006]
Towed Artillery: 787 [2006]
Self-Propelled Guns: 273 [2001]
Multiple Rocket Launch Systems: 61 [2001]
Mortars: 363 [2001]
Anti-Tank Guided Weapons: 1,195 [2006]
Anti-Aircraft Weapons: 455 [2006]

NAVY
Total Navy Ships: 134
Merchant Marine Strength: 138 [2008]
Major Ports and Harbors: 9
Aircraft Carriers: 1 [2008]
Destroyers: 13 [2006]
Submarines: 10 [2006]
Frigates: 20 [2006]
Patrol & Coastal Craft: 36 [2006]
Mine Warfare Craft: 21 [2006]
Amphibious Craft: 10 [2006]

AIR FORCE
Total Aircraft: 1,023 [2006]
Helicopters: 892 [2003]
Serviceable Airports: 476 [2007]

FINANCES (USD)
Defense Budget: $61,571,330,000 [2008]
Foreign Exch. & Gold: $115,700,000,000 [2006]
Purchasing Power: $2,075,000,000,000 [2007]

OIL
Oil Production: 73,180 bbl/day [2005]
Oil Consumption: 1,999,000 bbl/day [2005]
Proven Oil Reserves: 158,400,000 bbl [2006]

LOGISTICAL
Labor Force: 27,910,000 [2007]
Roadways: 950,985 km
Railways: 29,370 km

GEOGRAPHIC
Waterways: 8,500 km
Coastline: 4,668 km
Square Land Area: 643,427 km

Sources: US Library of Congress; Central Intelligence Agency; Fighting Forces (Barron's)


Last Updated: 2/12/2009


United Kingdom Military Strength


PERSONNEL
Total Population: 60,943,912 [2008]
Population Available: 28,855,100 [2008]
Fit for Military Service: 23,738,184 [2008]
Reaching Military Age Annually: 784,520 [2008]
Active Military Personnel: 195,000 [2008]
Active Military Reserve: 233,860 [2008]
Active Paramilitary Units: 0 [2008]

ARMY
Total Land-Based Weapons: 5,121
Towed Artillery: 455 [2001]


NAVY
Total Navy Ships: 139
Merchant Marine Strength: 518 [2008]
Major Ports and Harbors: 10
Aircraft Carriers: 2 [2008]
Destroyers: 11 [2008]
Submarines: 17 [2008]
Frigates: 21 [2008]
Patrol & Coastal Craft: 9 [2008]
Mine Warfare Craft: 18 [2008]
Amphibious Craft: 13 [2008]

AIR FORCE
Total Aircraft: 1,891 [2003]
Helicopters: 779 [2003]
Serviceable Airports: 449 [2007]

FINANCES (USD)
Defense Budget: $53,148,770,000 [2008]
Foreign Exch. & Gold: $57,300,000,000 [2007]
Purchasing Power: $2,130,000,000,000 [2007]

OIL
Oil Production: 1,636,000 bbl/day [2007]
Oil Consumption: 1,820,000 bbl/day [2005]
Proven Oil Reserves: 3,560,000,000 bbl [2007]

LOGISTICAL
Labor Force: 30,890,000 [2007]
Roadways: 398,366 km
Railways: 16,567 km

GEOGRAPHIC
Waterways: 3,200 km
Coastline: 12,429 km
Square Land Area: 244,820 km

Sources: Central Intelligence Agency


Last Updated: 2/12/2009


Germany Military Strength


PERSONNEL
Total Population: 82,369,552 [2008]
Population Available: 38,138,073 [2008]
Fit for Military Service: 30,958,113 [2008]
Reaching Military Age Annually: 863,773 [2008]
Active Military Personnel: 250,000 [2008]
Active Military Reserve: 358,650 [2008]
Active Paramilitary Units: 40,000 [2008]

ARMY
Total Land-Based Weapons: 5,699
Tanks: 2,035 [2007]
Armored Personnel Carriers: 2,300 [2007]
Towed Artillery: 1,364 [2007]
Self-Propelled Guns: 49 [2001]
Multiple Rocket Launch Systems: 232 [2001]
Mortars: 515 [2001]
Anti-Tank Guided Weapons: 1,277 [2007]
Anti-Aircraft Weapons: 1,436 [2007]

NAVY
Total Navy Ships: 130
Merchant Marine Strength: 391 [2008]
Major Ports and Harbors: 8
Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2008]
Destroyers: 3 [2008]
Submarines: 13 [2007]
Frigates: 13 [2008]
Patrol & Coastal Craft: 10 [2007]
Mine Warfare Craft: 38 [2007]
Amphibious Craft: 6 [2007]

AIR FORCE
Total Aircraft: 350 [2007]
Helicopters: 748 [2003]
Serviceable Airports: 550 [2007]

FINANCES (USD)
Defense Budget: $45,930,000,000 [2008]
Foreign Exch. & Gold: $136,200,000,000 [2007]
Purchasing Power: $2,807,000,000,000 [2007]

OIL
Oil Production: 141,700 bbl/day [2005]
Oil Consumption: 2,618,000 bbl/day [2005]
Proven Oil Reserves: 367,200,000 bbl [2006]

LOGISTICAL
Labor Force: 43,540,000 [2007]
Roadways: 231,500 km
Railways: 48,215 km

GEOGRAPHIC
Waterways: 7,467 km
Coastline: 2,389 km
Square Land Area: 357,021 km

Sources: US Library of Congress; Central Intelligence Agency; Fighting Forces (Barron's)


Last Updated: 2/12/2009

 

[maverick2009]

Don,t be misled by those nos.

There Soldiers are far better equipped PER MAN with 21ST CENTURY comms equipment and lethel small arms and infantry combat gear.. than anything in the subcontinent.

ALL THERE SUBS are nuke powered.

There frigates & destroyers origniate from late 1990S AND HAVE STEALTH.

Theire Airforces far smaller than IAF and even smaller than PAF but their weapons are contemporary ie modern not mig21/23 AND MIRAGES from 50 years ago.

RAF by 2020

180 Typhoon F2/F3
80 JSF F35 mk2
70 Tornado upg
70 Harrier GR9


UPTO 6 AWACS and dedicated Satalites for network centric warefare.

just look at their defense budget over $60 billion.

Compare india at $32billion or Pakistans at $7billion.

DIFFERENT CLASS in training and equipment

 

[niaz]

It is incorrect to compare forces of the three of the most advanced nations with the armies of the subcontinent on numbers alone.

British Army in particular has the history of rapid expansion and equally rapid demobilization after the wars. For example total military strength of British Army was 225,000 with Territorials and Reservist numbering another 300,000 early 1939. However with the general conscription, strength increased to over 1-million by the year end. By the end of the war in 1945 British Army consisted of 3.5 million men with 60 divisions.

Each successive year since 1945 we have seen numbers of the British Army reduced, especially under the Labor governments. This process accelerated after the end of cold war when the Army strength was reduced to about 120,000 active soldiers. This is mainly because UK, as a member of NATO does not perceive any threat in the immediate future which she will not be able deal with either alone or with the help of fellow NATO members. For example UK successfully defeated Argentina in the Falklands in 1982.

Not only has the UK state of the art weapons systems; UK also possesses material resources and the technical knowhow to produce all the additional tanks, guns and ammunition, helicopters, aircrafts , destroyers and submarines needed to defeat a third world country. Even if pitched against a giant like India, UK might suffer initial setbacks, just as they did against Germany until 1942, but capacity to sustain the hostilities is so great that Britain would ultimately prevail.

 

[maverick2009]

We are talking about the 4TH 5TH 6TH largest GDPs in the world.

Technololgy wise only behind USA and some instances better or comparable to Russia .

I HAVE ALWAYS believed how developed you are as a NATION and how strong your Economy is IN MY opinion a TRUE MEASURE of your military capability.

Big players like India and even China could do worse then exchange or buy Technology from these European powerhouses eg Rafale Or Typhoon.

 

[WarProfessor]

UK: has strategies and fairly good soldiers. performance predictable and stable.
France: largely depends on their commander and their morale. performance unpredictable and unstable.
Germany: never confront a pack of Germans with guns unless you have a very big bomb. highly methodical and predictable but lack flexibility

 

[maverick2009]

Germany is a sleeping Super power giant.

When Germany goes to War or in Sport THEY GENERALY go to win.

They are very methodical, very smart and hugly organised.

Infact a fight to death in Europe Germany would beat anybody in Europe.

 

[WarProfessor]

Germany is a sleeping Super power giant.

When Germany goes to War or in Sport THEY GENERALY go to win.

They are very methodical, very smart and hugly organised.

Infact a fight to death in Europe Germany would beat anybody in Europe.

Various signals indicate that Germans want to play again after more than half a century of silence.

`beat anybody' part, did I say "unless you have a very big bomb?" There are a couple of European countries have very big bombs.

Germans lack flexibility. They probably never have a plan B, or at least it's part of plan A. But they should certainly try to walk out their closet and be proud of themselves.