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Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by mkmyers45(m): 12:12pm On Jul 25, 2011 |
Organisation and Intelligence |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by Nobody: 1:05pm On Jul 25, 2011 |
Richfella: It is Around $700million if i could recall, the only one that is at $1Billion dollars is the B-1 Spirit, capable of penetrating the Russian Airspace without being seen on radar screen |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by adxkla(m): 6:45pm On Jul 25, 2011 |
First of all, great thread topic and discussion. I think the British were able to hold on to such a large amount of the world (at it's height, the sun always shone on part of it) through a combination of indirect rule, appeasing/supporting the elite in the societies they ruled, and usage of mercenaries. Why send 12 people to oversee a country when you can employ the 12 local emirs/obas/chiefs already ruling, as subordinates, and just send one guy there to make sure everything runs well? By encouraging education of the very elite, prepping them for posts in colonial society, they gathered support from a respected group of society. But if push came to shove, they were able to pull troops from other regions and equip them with superior officers, tactics and guns. World War 2 was the turning point. Britain could no longer hold on to the colonies after then, as it was too bankrupt, so it sensibly prepared the colonies for independence, with a few blunders (India/Pakistan, Israel/Palestine). Unlike the French, who waged war after war trying to hold their colonies, losing men, money and the chance to forge bonds with their former territories. owobokiri: I laugh in Swahili, great description 9jaganja: The US Aerospace/Defense industry is the most advanced in the world, developed through years of experience, funding, strong, vibrant support from the academic/research sector, and a well tested supply chain, which few countries (not China) possess. It will take years for China to get to where the US is at today, talk less of where the US will be once China reaches the US's current point. Do you know what is being developed now? You can't throw money at a desert and expect B2 bombers, supersonic cruise missiles, hypersonic kinetic weapons, and stealth technology to rise. You need expertise, research, a strong heavy industry base, and years, to reach that level. Guess what? The US has a 50 year start. Don't expect China to catch up in 10. I like this section of Nairaland. |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by EzeUche(m): 8:46pm On Jul 25, 2011 |
Divide and Conquer was there technique. |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by odumchi: 8:54pm On Jul 25, 2011 |
Its $1Billion USD each, look it up. Richfella: Israel's population isn't up to 10 million, so how do they have 13 million adults? About Nigeria, that amount is only the amount of active military personnel. Nigeria has hundreds of thousands of reserves and if necessary can draft up to 90 million males (if they can be fed,trained,armed) and females. Egypt or Ethiopa have at most 20-30 million males each. Egypt has a limited amount of troops because Islam has certain regulations with women in the military. But despite this Nigerias military is the largest in Africa. kodewrita: |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by Nobody: 10:30pm On Jul 25, 2011 |
odiaero: @ Bolded Bulls-h-i-t. The F-22 Raptor costs about half as much as the $700m you stated. Secondly, there is no B-1 Spirit, na B-2 spirit dey (there is a B-1 lancer though). odumchi: I think you should do the looking-up. Google is your friend. I hate it when people pull 'facts' and 'figures' from their behind. |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by Voxitt: 2:26pm On Jul 26, 2011 |
The British had a disciplined well trained fighting force. A lot of emphasis was and continues to be placed on professionalism and not just fighting capability. Hence with little resources in comparision with the US, Britain is reputed to have the best trained army in the world. |
Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by martinosi: 1:32pm On Jul 28, 2011 |
owo2390: GREAT POINT, They controlled the seas, via their navy and that gives you an indication of what their travelling ambitions were all about: Trade & Plunder of others lands resources, They also built the most advanced mercenary force (playing off different groups against one another for a fee) and they employed divide and conquer tactics Plus most people did not know they were creating an imperial domain due to poor communication between people at the time. Plus they had the most advanced techonology at the time. Whoever has the advanced technology, better organisation skills. Well discipled military and heart wins, |
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