It is said that if we fought china at an equal distance from both the UK and china

We would win the battle

I did not but given the issues with German military and italian incompetence I am not surprised.

just down to how quickly and efficiently we can deploy forces

According to the Geopolitical Audit 2019

We are 3rd in the world for military might

Exactly

Only slightly behind russia I believe. However we are second for overall power

So who is second since US is clearly first, can't be Russia.

Russia

Then China

Then us

I'd imagine

Isn't Russia still using equipment from the late 80s early 90s

No

No @4SidedTriangle

Ill bring it up

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They are going through a massive modernization program @4SidedTriangle

They have some of the best equipment in the world

by equipment I mean tanks and planes not rifles and body armour

Most of it is brand-new

https://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HJS-2019-Audit-of-Geopolitical-Capability-Report-web.pdf

Very surprised by that @Nathan James 123

Tanks, upgrades to their existing platforms

Check page 26

There is a thing with russia not alot of people realise

they have the same military budget as us give or take

but tout MANY MANY more tanks etc

which means their military is likely at a much lower readiness level

and/or maintenance level

that was a hug issue with russian sub in the Cold War

They started quiet but got loud due to poor maintenance

Ehh, this 'power' scale isn't very good

36 sorry

not 26

ah that makes sense

"This resulted in the “Composite Index of national Capability”,comprised of six key indicators – Population (PO), urban Population (uP), Iron and SteelProduction (ISP), Primary Energy Production (PEP), Military Expenditure (ME) and MilitaryPersonnel (MP)"

This accounts for power in long-term conflicts

Not short-term as most will be.

Long term are the ones that matter