Military Strengths

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Archaic
Alecrast's pop is over 700 million. New Griffith has under 400 million, New Sheepsta has under 330 million. Furthermore, like I said, New Sheepsta's economy is rated as a Basket Case. Look at the site. "Economy: Basket Case". New Griffith has "Economy: Reasonable", and that's your best one. Reasonable is below "Average" BTW.

As I pointed out in the other thread, these ratings are messed up. I have reinstalled capitalism, but the program still tells me that private enterprises are outlawed . My economy has been slipping, even though my tax rate has been going down So don't put too much stock into it, to be fair.

[Whaleboy]

Agreed, I would personally take the NS ratings with a hefty pinch of salt. In RL with my policies, I would be an economic powerhouse, but when I last looked, I was fragile.

[Sheep]

Yeah I would have to agree with this. I don't know how many times I have allowed elections or made the common lot better, or helped the economy but I still suck.

[Whaleboy]

*See my previous posts on last page*

Is say 6% of national budget and 2.5% of population a reasonable figure?

[Sheep]

Will do when i have time hey.

[Archaic]

Originally posted by Sheep
Yeah I would have to agree with this. I don't know how many times I have allowed elections or made the common lot better, or helped the economy but I still suck.

And I know exactly why, but I'm not going to tell you. Needless to say, I've pointed it out before, but you weren't exactly listening.

[Sheep]

hey Arachic, I have some information about how pitful you really are. Thanks Jamski. Anyways, leave me the hell alone. Just because I say something does not give you the right anymore to join in.

[Giovanni Wine]

Originally posted by elijah
*See my previous posts on last page*

Is say 6% of national budget and 2.5% of population a reasonable figure?

I think is prefectly reasonable.

Personally I placed mine 8% of the Budget, and my country was rated 13th as most per capita spending in defence.

IIRC Your country was not above mine, so 6% and 2,5% are prefectly reasonable to me, especially considering you are probably increasing your military after you have been attacked

Saluti

[Jack_www]

Well I have set up my nation, Jackson, so that the major expense of the government is defense, and that other areas come second. Main expenses are Defense first and Education second, and very little of anything else.

[Whaleboy]

Cool. I think we'll still keep our main focus on education, social welfare and health, although the military is now a concern. We now have a small, efficient military that is growing daily, with more and more equipment.

By the way, we kinda need some tanks! Anyone wanna sell?

[Drogue]

Originally posted by elijah
Is say 6% of national budget and 2.5% of population a reasonable figure?

Edit: has been discussed with ben personally, no need for any of this

[Whaleboy]

You take NS way too seriously. I know we RP around that, but there is a good degree of flexibility we can employ!

"6% of national budget"

Implies tax spending, not GDP.

My NS ratings seem to vary greatly day-by-day. Dont take what it says on mine as gospel, cos believe me its completely different to the policies I employ. If for 3 weeks, I have been building up my military, economy, R&D, then one can expect a reasonably large military.

"an income tax of 34"

Was 25% yesterday!!

I think my nation is buggy anyway, so again, more salt pinching oppotunities there.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by elijah
Dont take what it says on mine as gospel, cos believe me its completely different to the policies I employ. If for 3 weeks, I have been building up my military, economy, R&D, then one can expect a reasonably large military.

However, we must RP around our nations. NS shows our nation as it is, and it may not be as we envisioned it, but that is how it is. If we do not RP around that, then anyone can invent anything. I accept it needs a pinch of salt, but we must keep it based upon that.

[Whaleboy]

Agreed, I am just saying we dont need to adhere to it religiously. There is a degree of flexibility we can reasonably use, like you said, a "basket case" economy could be "fair", but not "thriving".

[Urban Ranger]

Noosland navy conducts exercise

The Nooslandian navy will soon conduct a regular 3-day exercise off our coastal waters. Our neighbouring countries have already been informed of this, as no alarms should be raised over our various manuvers.

This exercise will include elements from the Home Fleet, First Fleet, and Second Fleet.