Quote:
Originally Posted by Skybird
Dowly, is it true what some days ago an analyst of the Bundeswehr said, that your milita reserve system in Finland allows you to increase the number of your standing army troops by a factorof TWENTY...? I know you have this system, I did not know about the factor.
|
Finland's combat reserves are around 280 000 soldiers, but that can increase to just shy of million soldiers, if really needed by activating everyone who've gone through conscription and aren't too old.
Quote:
|
The guy also said that you have stored, like POMCUS, full mechanised forces equipment for all these twenyt times more troops if you call them to duty, that they are not reservists of second class with nothing but rifles, but that they all have their place and seat in mechanised forces, tanks, IFVs, and full weaponry for infantrists.
|
That I've no idea about. Definitely not enough material for the full 1mil reserves to be outfitted with modern equipment. Finland have stockpiled a lot of old infantry weapons for this purpose. Heck, you might even have some soldiers running around with a Suomi KP/31 in that situation.
