If there were a World War III.....

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Frogger

one or two at Mexico and Canada

I'd say we rate at least a baker's dozen...

No. We'd offer to target only Quebec, which would automatically bring the rest of canada on our side. We would then give the Quebecois "a whiff of grapeshot", which would be sufficient to convince them.

[KrazyHorse]

You have no idea what would happen then. Quebec already has an outpost of our WWII veterans planted deep within your territory...

Isn't US central command in Jacksonville or Tampa? Perfect. They can get there in their golf carts...

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Frogger
You have no idea what would happen then. Quebec already has an outpost of our WWII veterans planted deep within your territory...

Isn't US central command in Jacksonville or Tampa? Perfect. They can get there in their golf carts...

Not to mention cheesey 1970s singers and actors.

[Serb]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
So you admit that we would kick your arse all over the country but that you would just keep taking until we got tired of delivering the beating and left.

Of course not.

In case of nuclear warfare both of us will be destroyed.
If you’ll dare to invade us with conventional weapons, will kick your asses much harder then Vietnamese done. We are not Iraq, not Yugoslavia and even not a Vietnam, we are Rossiya. If you suckers think that if you in coalition with your lackeys won a couple of wars against ten time’s weaker opponents (a dozen vs. one (your favorite strategy)- it’s a honorable victory, no doubt ) then you are the greatest warriors in human history?
Come here and we’ll teach you how to fight. I guess we only do a favor to world if we’ll give you a couple of lessons. You have no idea what it is- WAR. A real WAR, not your sandbox fights like Iraq or Vietnam, but a real WAR. War on your own territory… but it’s never too late to learn this lesson. Come and get us, we’ll smash you barbarian’s hordes and makes your beaten asses run to Washington D.C. And when our banner will wave over ruins of your senate, you’ll understand finally, what it is- “a quick campaign versus weak and pathetic Russia”.


Have a nice day

[Serb]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Welll, let's figure this out.
Blah..blah..blah...blah...everybody killing each other.....Blah..blah..blah...blah...everybody forget about USA, we are drinking Cola and enjoying show on CCN....Blah..blah..blah...blah...everybody almost deadBlah..blah..blah...blah... As the struggle between Russia and China comes to an exhausted end we'll step in and finish things off.

You are too optimistic Dr.Strangelove.
Your country will turn to radioactive wasteland after few hours of war. Small part of our nuclear potential, let say 1000 nukes is more then enough for that

“War… war never changes…to many humans, but not enough space and resources…within few hours the Earth was almost cleaned of life….the boiling oceans….the human race was almost extinguished….only few survived the devastation in large underground vaults. You were one of them…. “
Fallout, the introduction.

[Gatekeeper]

The aliens would win, of course. It wouldn't take much on their part to manipulate human nations into blowing each other into ruins. The aliens would then sweep down on a decimated Earth, enslave the pitiful remnants of humanity, and claim Earth as part of their dominion.

Gatekeeper

[Pekka]

You haven't learned the silent guy lesson ? Nothing can teach you guys, not even history!
No nation with nuclear weapons comes winner from that war. They are too big of a threat to each other, they will finish each other, only few can continue fighting, but much much weaker. It's not command and conquer, it's devide and be unorthodox. Mark my words.. mark my words..

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Welll, let's figure this out. The first and most dramatic thing that's going to happen in this WWW3 free-for-all is going to be the exchange of nuclear weapons. There are 8 nations currently in posssesion of nuclear weapons: US, Russia, China, UK, France, Israel, India and Pakistan. I believe that Russia is still in possesion of the nukes in the Ukraine and etc.

China will feel obligated to devote most of it's missles to Russia, with some being sent to India and Pakistan. A few might even be sent to the Koreas, Vietnam and Japan. Few if any of China's current missles can reach the US, though they might spare some for the bases in Guam, the Phillipines, Singapore and Hawaii. India will target China and Pakistan. Pakistan will target India and China. Israel will target its neighbors. France has some IRBMs, nuclear subs and bombs. Most of its weapons can only reach Europe and Russia, though it coul send its sub towards the US. Britain has bombs and subs. It can target Europe and Russia, and its subs might reach the US. Russia will certainly have to split its weaponry between China, the US and Europe. The US will hit Russia, China, Europe, and one or two at Mexico and Canada. The US has a real advantage in that it has no real competiton in its hemisphere. If the SOSUS line still works it might even be able to intercept some of the boomer subs sent towards it.
After the first day Russia and China will be very badly hit by nuclear crossfire. If this theoretical war is truly a free-for-all then Europe will be tearing itself apart. Africa will not really figure into the game. South Asia will also tear itself apart. Russian and Chinese forces will maul each other.
In the western hemisphere the situation will be greatly different. One or two nuclear strikes will quickly subdue America's neighbors. Texans with guns in pickup trucks will quickly overwhelm everything south of the Rio Grande. If the US Navy remains intact then the US will be in position to intervene to its own advantage in the struggles in Europe and South Asia. As the struggle between Russia and China comes to an exhausted end we'll step in and finish things off.

I like this summery. Quite analytical, and possibly accurate.

Texans with guns in pickup trucks will quickly overwhelm everything south of the Rio Grande.

YEEEHAAAAWW!!!! Get down little dawggy. Move em up, rol em out!
You speak more truth than you know. My personal arsenal ( a .22 and a coupe boxes of ammo, oh yeah, and an air rifle) could probably single handedly lay waiste to the Glorious Mexican Army...

[Kramerman]

You are too optimistic Dr.Strangelove.
Your country will turn to radioactive wasteland after few hours of war. Small part of our nuclear potential, let say 1000 nukes is more then enough for that

I think Strangelove is right. You wouldn't waist that many nuke on the US. I think you would be too busy worrying about China and Europe. Beside... we might have this missile defence thing soon....

please, what a waist of money. I think i might start a thread about peoples opinion on a SW missile defence system.

Kman

[Pekka]

Nah.. you just need to walk to the capitals of every nation, they will be glad to see you! You are liberating them.. they'll house and feed you. Enemy is not a problem, they're easy, untrained for that kind of situations, in fact i think the texans alone can bring the victory. It should take about 3 days, max a week. No losses to own troops.

[Bereta_Eder]

europe would be with russia and china wouldnt do anything

[Bereta_Eder]

your missile system?


the russians have already developed this technology and we have it too

S-300 limited antibalistic capabilities.


but even if one builts it even one missile would go through and propably mroe than one from the 1000 that would be launched to you from europe and russia


and some are more than enough.


not to forget the casual suitcase bomb or dirty bomb

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by paiktis22
your missile system?


the russians have already developed this technology and we have it too

S-300 limited antibalistic capabilities.


but even if one builts it even one missile would go through and propably mroe than one from the 1000 that would be launched to you from europe and russia


and some are more than enough.


not to forget the casual suitcase bomb or dirty bomb

Well, when America goes down, ill be satisfied knowing that Greece gets smeared by Serbia or something...

[Bereta_Eder]

heh my little american friend 2 things: serbia will propably be the first to join europe greece and serbia have very good relations actually we are considered the "brothers" of the balkans


our S-300 are operational BTW


thing is russia has this technology already.


but as i said even if one builts the system it will mean nothing in WW3

[Kramerman]

but as i said even if one builts the system it will mean nothing in WW3

exactly, thats why i think it would be a waist of money for the US to build one.

heh my little american friend 2 things: serbia will propably be the first to join europe greece and serbia have very good relations actually we are considered the "brothers" of the balkans

My Greek friend, my hypothetical situation calls for every country for themselves. If you would have allys, Im quite sure the US and NATO would be operating together. Greece is a member of Nato, isnt it?