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Originally Posted by Schroeder

You are aware that Europe's forces have been downsized dramatically over the last two decades? Germany is pretty much at it's Limit with just a few thousand troops in Afghanistan and Kosovo. We will get some 200something new Puma IFV to replace the 2000something Marders that we once had (yes, our mechanized infantry will have 10% of it's cold war strength then...the tank hunters with their Jaguars have been disbanded altogether), the Netherlands have disbanded their tank units and cut their air force by 30% and don't even start with the British military which has been butchered. Forget Europe, we thought the cold war is over and everyone will live happily ever after.

Here are personnel strengths of armies when fully mobilized. Pick your dream (or most realistic) teams.

"The Bad Boy"

Russian Federation 3,250,000

Other side of the pond

USA 2,291,910
Canada 127,954

Europeans in descending order

Ukraine 1,214,900
Turkey 1,087,930
Poland 663,000
Greece 461,600
France 413,469
Finland 388,700
United Kingdom 387,570
Italy 347,667
Germany 326,927
Portugal 301,930
Serbia 220,000
Spain 219,510
Switzerland 203,130
Estonia 87,258
Hungary 85,450
Denmark 80,092
Norway 69,275
Netherlands 67,641
Austria 65,700
Cyprus 60,800
Bulgaria 51,550
Sweden 50,200
Croatia 42,600
Belgium 40,492
Lithuania 30,150
Czech Republic 28,920
Ireland 25,335
Bosnia and Hertzegovina 23,000
Albania 19,795
Latvia 16,611
Slovakia 16,531
Slovenia 15,500
Montenegro 13,227
Republic of Macedonia 12,850
Kosovo 3,600
Malta 2,121
Luxembourg 1,512
Monaco 263
Iceland 130

...and naturally kindest way to describe equipment of these European armies is "diverse". Efficiency problems due equipment incompatibilities would be significant although most of countries listed above would propably say "Thank you but no thank you!" for idea of fighing Russia...