If you had your own country...

vodkazvictim

Why save the world, when you can rule it?
If you had your own country, how would you arm it?
I've been going over some pretty poor examples of defense spending tonight and it's bought the question to mind.
This means assume your arguing a reasonably affluent country, not the richest country in the world with no non-military spending priorities!

Militia: Civilians trained for a year in national servicewith AK101s to be deployed only if the nation is invaded.

Army:
Rifle: Steyr AUG
Sniper rifle: WS2000
Anti-material Rifle: Gepard 20mm
Infantry MG: SAW
Vehicle mounted MG: Browning .50
Infantry anti tank weapon: AT4
Infantry anti air weapon: Javelin
Machine ******: MP5
Shotgun: R870
Plus generic mortars and mines
Main battle tank: Leapard 2
APC: M113
Light multirole helicopter: Little bird
Transport helicopter: Chinook

Air *****:
Trainer: Tucano
Jet trainer: Yak 30
Ground ******: Su25
Fighter: Gripen
AWACs: TU95 AWACS Variant
Strategic bomber: TU95
Light transport: Hercules
Transport: Anatonov AN12


Navy:
Coastal defense: Typhoon submarine
Global deterrant: Type 42 destroyer
Maritime Surveillance/ASW: TU95 Maritime surveilance variant

And no, I didn't get any tonight... Can you tell?
 

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