I looked at the pony, Apple Bloom, that was lying on my lap. I looked up at, well towards the general direction, of the sun. It was low. I checked my watch. It was a little after six.
"It's getting late, you should head back to your parents" I said.
"Right, my parents" she said, seeming uneasy about her words. It was subtle but I could sense it. Abusive parents maybe? No, can't be. She has no signs of physical abuse and she's not wearing any form of clothing to hide anything. It's not mental abuse either. She was pretty calm and collected yesterday. Wasn't shy either. No parents? A granny and big sister. Yes, she has no parents. Oh dear.
"Sorry for mentioning it" I said.
"What?" she asked.
"Sorry for mentioning your parents. I can tell that the topic isn't a good one for you." I laid a hand on her back and started to slowly pet her. "I know how bad it is."
"How?" she asked me.
"You do not go through with my career without seeing a few losses." Or be the one who caused those losses. "My life hasn't been easy or simple. I've experienced a lot. Too much by most standards but I stuck by. It was my choice to do that."
She looked up at me. "Why?"
"Because it was my choice" I replied. "Come on, let's get you home." I hoisted her up into my arms while standing up.
I was about to step off when I realized something. I shifted Apple Bloom to one arm before I turned around and picked up my rifles and backpack. "Can't be forgetting those" I said with a smile. I had to jump around a little and I also had to shift Apple Bloom around a few times but I managed to get my backpack on and my rifles slung across my back.
She chuckled at me. "No you shouldn't" said Apple Bloom in agreement with me.
"So where do you live?"
Half an hour or so later, we reached a large farm that unsurprisingly held groves of apple trees, all of them barely taller than I was. "We grow apples" she said with absolutely no excited tone in her voice.
"No I never realized that. The 'apple' in you and your sister's name, the trees that I see, and the apples from that gift definitely told me that you grew apples. Hey, did you know that the sky is red?" I said with absolutely no sarcasm in my voice. Absolutely no sarcasm at all. Absolutely none.
"Where's your sister or grandmother?" I asked.
A new voice sounded out. It was a deep male voice and he was likely someone who was protective of little Apple Bloom. "How bout her big brother?" said the new voice. "Put her down or ahm puttin you down." I turned around and saw a massive red pony. He was big, not nearly as big as Celestia but was easily a head taller than the other ponies that I had seen today. Another thing I noticed was that he was very built.
Apple Bloom spoke up. "Don't, he's-"
"Let me deal with this" he interrupted her.
"But-"
"Bloom, let me deal with this."
"But-"
"Bloom. Enough."
I carefully set her down to my left. "It isn't what you think" I said.
"Looks like a strange monster was holding my sister" he said.
"I was just taking her home. No bad intentions" I said.
"Right." And then he charged. While Apple Bloom jumped away to keep herself away from the mess, I sidestepped to avoid getting tackled. When he was close enough, I slammed my elbow onto his back while simultaneously tripping his front legs. When he fell to the ground, I grabbed his neck and held him in a choke hold while rolling him over, leaving me pinned to the ground but him in a more effective hold. He struggled to get out but only made his body's reserves of oxygen lessen .
"Don't hurt him!" yelled Apple Bloom. He continued struggling in arms but he started to slow down in terms in movement. "Please!" Before he lost consciousness, I let go and pushed him off of me. Before he could take any action, I drew my knife and rushed over to position it over his neck. He froze immediately.
"Careful now. I sometimes use that to shave" I said to him. His eyes were more focused on my knife than me. "Here." I moved the knife away and flipped it around, presenting it to him. My vest and it's extras covered my entire upper chest and upper arms, there was a kevlar neck covering, and going for the minor limbs aren't going to kill anyone quickly. I know my knife could cut through my kevlar neck covering with a stab so... "Go for my head or neck with a stab. Everything else has too much covering or armor."
He grabbed the knife with his left hoof(seriously, how the hell do hooves work) and eyed me. "Just takin her home?" he asked. I nodded. "Suppose no harm done." He looked down at the knife and then back to me. "Other than my back."
"Sorry bout that" I said.
He smiled at me. "You have a second knife do you?"
I reached behind me, under my backpack where I hid the Spetsnaz's knife, and pulled out the blade. "Yeah" I replied with a smile. "Then again, drawing a knife takes time. Time that you could use to take a stab but now, that time is gone. Then again..." I reached back and tucked the knife back in its sheathe.
"Eeyup." He turned the knife around and presented it to me. "Here." I took it and returned it to the sheathe.
I got back on my feet. "Here." I held my gloved hand out. He grasped it and I pulled him up to his feet, erm, hooves. "Good?"
"Eeyup."
"No hard feelings?"
"Eeyup."
"Want a free shot?" I smiled while asking that question.
"Eeyup" he answered with a smile that mirrored mine.
"Maybe later. I'm wearing way too much body armor and gear for you to hurt me." I dusted myself off and walked back over to Apple Bloom with Big Mac following me.
"Big Mac! Are you okay?" he asked.
"No harm no foul" said Big Mac. "Don't suppose yahr hungry?"
I had an MRE a few hours ago so why not? "I could eat again."
"You're going tah love granny's cooking!" said Apple Bloom. She then proceeded to run off.
I looked at Big Mac. "Let me guess, apple related or based food?" I asked. He nodded. "Figured." I started walking in the direction that
"So what an who are you?" Big Mac said while following me.
"Just call me Seal. As for who I am? I'm a SEAL" I replied.
"SEAL?" asked Big Mac.
"It's an acronym for Sea, Air, Land. The short is that I'm a member of one of the single most effective special forces from my world" I explained.
"Your world?"
"Your princess thought it would be a good idea to pull some people from my world to help her with some internal conflict or something. Course, every single person she pulled happened to be a member of a special forces from different militaries or something like that" I further explained.
"Are those weapons?" he asked.
He was behind me so he was most likely eyeing my pistols or rifles. I put my left hand on my M4a1. "One of these?"
"Eeyup."
"Then yes. They're my primary means of doing my job." I used the same hand to pull out my GSH18. "This is a backup weapon. To put it short, it propels a small piece of copper and lead at over a thousand feet a second via a small contained explosion. That small, fast moving piece of copper and lead can tear through flesh, bone, muscle, fur, clothing, metal plating to an extent, and just about anything." I reholstered my pistol. "The bigger ones are basically a bigger version of my sidearm. It is very, very dangerous in the wrong hands or hooves in your case."
"Are they in the right hoo- er, hands?" ask Big Mac.
"That can be debated. Yes I am using it against the quote bad guys unquote but I still end lives with them" I said.
"Well ah trust yah" said Big Mac. "You seem trustworthy."
"Well two sidearms, two primary weapons, two knives, and a shovel means that no one can say or do anything about it" I said.
"Shovel?"
"Imagine a sharpened shovel meant for throwing."
"Well ah still trust yah."
"Well your sister doesn't" I said.
"Apple Bloom? She seems to trust yah enough to let you hold her."
"Your other sister, Applejack."
"What'd yah do?" he asked.
I thought back to when I caused hearing damage to all of them. "Long story." By now, we had reached their home after passing a large red barn. On the front porch of the house was the one pony that we were just talking about. "Speak of the devil."
"You!" she yelled upon seeing me.
I looked at Big Mac behind me. "I think you're sister wants you" I said to him while taking a step aside.
"Ahm not talking about Big Mac. Ahm talking about you, Seal!" said Applejack.
"Yes?" I said.
"What are you doin here?" asked Applejack.
"Oh uh I walked over here because my legs function properly" I replied.
"Yah know what ahm asking!" said Applejack.
"I brought Apple Bloom home and Big Mac here-" I turned to look at him. "Invited me for dinner." I looked back at Applejack.
Applejack was glaring at her brother. "Ah know we've been tellin you tah make more friends but him? Really?" said Applejack.
"Applejack! What is wrong with yah talkin about our guest this way!?" demanded Big Mac.
"Do you know what our guest is?" asked Applejack.
"Seal? He's a SEAL" said Big Mac.
"Do you know what he's done? Earlier today, he beat up twenty guards!"
Big turned to look at me. "Guess he had good reason since he's still here." He looked back at Applejack. "He hasn't been arrested. Seems like nopony decided to do anythin to him especially with how you know bout it."
Applejack's frown grew. "Confound you and your logic, Big Mac!" she said. She turned tail, literally in this case, and walked into the house.
Big Mac turned to look at me. "Good one" I said.
"Eeyup." He walked into the house through the front door.
I followed suit but not without hitting my head on the door's frame. It didn't hurt because of my kevlar helmet but I was still surprised. "God damn it!" Inside, I could heard Apple Bloom laughing. "Okay, I'll admit it was funny." I ducked my head down and walked in.
Other than the three apple siblings, I saw someone new. She was a light green elderly mare and I'm guessing that she was the granny that Apple Bloom had mentioned earlier.
"Now Apple Bloom" she said. "I know yah said that he'll surprise me but ah expected a creature that ah at least know off. Don't suppose ah can get your name?"
"Sorry for not being a pony?" I said.
"Oh it's alright dearie. Ahm Granny Smith."
"Just call me Seal" I said.
"Now if what Apple Bloom has told me is true, Big Mac invited yah for supper?" she asked.
"Yes ma'am" I replied.
"Then wash your hooves and sit down!" said Granny.
"And why don't yah lose some of that gear?" Applejack said with obvious distaste in her voice.
"Guess I should" I said.
Big Mac left the room. "Ah'll get an extra chair."
"Grab me two will you?" Seconds later, Big Mac came back with two chairs on his back. How he got them on his back in the first place, I will never know. He placed one chair at the table and one in front of me. "Thanks." I started my hanging my backpack and rifles on the chair. Then sections and portions of my vest were next and then the vest itself. The jacket to my combat uniform and my helmet were the last to come off.
When I turned around, I found that everything was already set up including my position at the table. Everyone was seated and waiting for me. "Aren't you goin to take off the rest of that stuff?" Applejack asked from her seat.
I walked over and sat down in the obviously minuscule chair. At least it was able to hold my weight. "No" I said. "The rest of this stays on. Sides, there's nothing wrong with a grey shirt and pants." Still was wearing two pistols and my primary knife.
The food, like I had guessed earlier, was all apple based food.
"So Seal, what do you do?" Granny asked while handing out food.
"Military" I replied.
"Like the royal guard?"
"You could say that." Nope. Nothing even close to that. I actually feel a little sick saying that.
"Is that why you're bigger than Big Mac?" Granny asked.
"Hey!" Big Mac said.
"The only difference is that the difference between the royal guard and what I am is that what is a little harder to get into. That and we're called SEALS. Before you ask, it's an acronym that stands for Sea, Air, Land." I looked down at my plate. Apple stuffed sweet potatoes. Looks tasty.
"What do yah mean by harder to get into?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Out of two hundred candidates, about twenty will become a SEAL. It's a long and painful process that weeds out the weak minded ones" I replied. Everyone else was eating and was basically eating it from the plate directly into their mouths. 'No eating utensils, I guess.' I grabbed one by band and bit into it. "Oh my god, I think my mouth died and went to heaven."
Granny Smith looked up from her meal. "Why thanks! It's mah own recipe."
"How much can you bench?" Applejack asked.
I stopped eating. "Now that's a strange question to ask during a meal" I said. That part is only true if you are not a gathering of body builders.
"Why? Afraid that it's not much?" said Applejack.
I frowned. "Now land's sake child. Why do yah hate the stallion?" ask Granny.
"No reason" she lied with obviousness. She played poker, she would have lost her farm in less than five minutes. "But how much do you bench?"
I rubbed my chin a little. "Two eighty, maybe two ninety?" I replied. Everyone stopped eating and looked at me. "What?"
"Are yah sure that's right?" Applejack asked.
"Yes? What's with the weird looks?"
"Ahm at one ninety-two" said Big Mac.
"Oh that's why." There's a really big difference between the two of us. "Well it might be because of our difference in size. I'm a good two feet taller than you."
"True" said Big Mac.
"Why are you in Equestria? You said that this wasn't your world" asked Granny.
I stopped eating again. This topic once again. "Celestia used magic to bring nine of my kind to your world, Equestria. She apparently needs our help" I replied.
"That's nice" said Granny.
"Cept he's not helpin Equestria" said Applejack.
Both Granny and Big Mac looked at me. I stopped eating and looked at them. "Your beloved princess took me from my world. Me, an active member of the military. That could be considered an act of war! Not only that but she left me without my friends, my family, and my home. Other than what's on me, I have no money, no property, and no assets. Even worse, I have no way to go back home. Knowing this, she still expected me to help her. I refused by punching her in the face." I stood up and pushed my meal away. "I lost my appetite because someone here decided to be an ass." I went over to the chair that held my only belongings and donned all of them faster than what could be considered possible.
"Can I sleep in that barn?" I asked.
"Go right ahead" said Granny. I went out the door and slammed it shut as I left.
Once I was in the barn, I sat down on some hay and closed my eyes. What a world this was.
YAY update!
So what is Japan's special force if any?
So, which special forces will be involved in this story? If grieviousrommel is suggesting Japanese special forces, then I suggest Kopassus (Indonesian Special Forces). We all know there has to be a SAS operative in this story.
5346360 Gurkha! One Gurkha can defeat Five US Rangers and Six Spetnazs in CQC!
5346811 One Kopassus soldier can defeat ten Gurkhas. 20 if they are facing members of Kopassus' Detachment 81 or Detachment 88. Bro you can't argue, Kopassus kicked Gurkhas and SAS asses when they fought in Borneo. But I'm not saying the Gurkhas and SAS are shit. They just decided to fight an enemy that knows the terrain. Kind of like how American troops fought the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War except the North Vietnamese make poor decisions like the Tet Offensive. Still, I respect the Gurkhas and SAS. Kopassus soldiers look up to them just like how they look up to Spetznaz and the KSK.
5346893 Who are these Kopassus? Are they immune to the fear of death? If yes, its complete bullshit as, (If a man says he isn't afraid of death, he is lying or is a Gurkha)
I rather have one Gurkha on my side than five of any other soldier, because of their undying loyalty and combination of brains and brawns. Something that the French Foreign Legion doesn't have.
SAS SAS SAS, got to see them, both Australian and English.
5347100 I wasn't expecting you to know Kopassus. Hell, many people don't even know who the Gurkhas are. If you say you would rather be with a Gurkha, then okay. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I was just stating a historical fact that few people know about. I only suggested Kopassus because I'm Indonesian and I feel like they are under appreciated because of how they torture captives attracting human rights controversies bullshit. Most of those captives were rebels, terrorists, criminals, and recently people who tried to leave the country to join ISIS. Fucking human rights activists are too involved with other countries business.
5347151 The problem with the Korpassus, with the information that you are giving me, is that their only advantage is environmental. Gurkhas have several advantages:
-Greater physical endurance
-Unusually high intelligence (You can train them to do anything + They are very good at improvising and tactics)
-Unusually good luck (The kind that allows a person's skull to resist handgun bullets)
-Unwavering loyalty, Named one other group of mercenaries that would do the same
-Fear of God (Entire armies surrender rather than fight the Nepalese Gurkhas. Can't say the same with other special forces)
Gurkhas>Korpassus/Spetnazs>Rangers>Marines>French Foreign Legion
Needs Delta Force or Mossad/Sayeret Matkal
5348641 Ah the problem about your argument is that you don't know everything about Kopassus. You can't say that the Gurkhas are more physical if you don't know about Kopassus. You don't know their tactics, numbers, equipment, vehicles, or training. Don't bs me with the info you get from wikipedia. Kopassus isn't a well publicized special force like many American special forces. Every special forces in the world know that if they want to master jungle and guerilla warfare, they must learn from Kopassus. Who do you think trains the US Navy SEALS on jungle warfare?
5349091 Actually my info on the Gurkhas is based around the books I've read. Tell me, do these Korpassus have undying loyalty towards anybody they serve? Do they have a badass knife like a Kukri? Did they impress an Imperial power that they were hired as mercenaries and treated as equals despite being Asian?
Are they as dangerous as the Chindits? No offense, but hearing that my enemy is the Korpassus won't shit my pants. Hearing that several Gurkhas are my enemies would cause unconditional surrender.
Actually the best question is... can they win a campaign of Hearts and Minds? Keep in mind that Gurkhas are well like in both Britain and its former colonies which says a lot considering the Gurkhas kept the colonies in line. Korpassus don't scare me, because you make them sound like overspecialize.
French Foreign Legion vs Kopassus?
5350211 5350211 Actually Kopassus was created after Indonesia gained independence. Are you saying that because they have a badass knife make them the best? Bro it doesn't matter if the weapon is badass or not. It depends on how well the wielder uses it. Gurkhas existed long before Kopassus was formed. I wouldn't give a fuck if I met a Gurkha. Though if I met a Spetznaz or a Kopassus operative, I'd shit my pants. Campaign of hearts and minds? Kopassus was founded by Indonesian rebels trained by the Japanese during WW2. No that does not mean they are taught to do fucking banzai charges. They were taught jungle warfare and guerilla warfare. They are already both well liked and feared among the Indonesian populace and are seen as Indonesia's elite along with Kopaska which is Indonesia's equivalent of Navy SEALS. Though in war, Kopassus operates with fear. If you are not Indonesian and your country is fighting Indonesia, Kopassus operatives don't hesitate beat up, stab, or shoot you just for looking at them in the eyes. They were taught to show no mercy (literally) when fighting their enemy enemies unless they need information. After that, well that's up to the operatives on what they do to captives (they may be brutal, but they don't rape. Members of the Indonesian military who commit rape are shot on site with no trial.) we are taking up space in this story's comment section. If you want to continue this, then just PM me.
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Go ahead and continue your little argument on the comments section of my story. I actually want to see what the two of you will say.
Also, here's my two cents. Between the SEALS, Spetsnaz, Gurkhas, Kopassus, and British SAS, these are what I believed to be their rankings in certain catagories.
Hand to Hand/CQC
1. Kopassus- Kopassus are taught Judo, Taekwondo, and Karate. Yes, most of the time, they have black belts and are trained in fighting with other weapons, conventional and unconventional(swords, knives, staffs, their own guns, rope, and nunchuks for some reason). You're fucking screwed!
2. SEALs- SCARS(which can only be applied to the in story SEAL since the Naval Warfare command disbanded the SCARS training program in 1998). SCARS is simple yet effective. It's not showy at all but it definitely works. Unfortunately, it
3. SAS- Goshinkwai(Look it up)- Based on Jiu Jitsu but is more practical but is still too focused on keeping the other person alive.
4. Gurkhas- Bando(Kukri dance also)- Honestly, it's too flashy(definitely with using the kukri). There are also more effective knives than a kukri. The kukri is designed to be used as a tool, not a weapon.
5. Spetsnaz- Systema. Systema is centered around the assumption that the opponent is untrained or has the capabilities of a regular fighter. That really killed it and dropped it.
Weapons/Guns/Gear
1. SEALS/SAS/Spetsnaz- It's simple. First world countries for the win! In reality, these three countries are the top arms manufacturfgruing countries and they definitely supply their countries with the best up to date weapons.
2. Kopassus/Gurkhas- This was actually hard to decide. Both can't beat the funding of a 1st world country. Both Nepal and Indonesia are third world countries by technicallity. Also, I realized that both special forces are issued the latest guns(and some bits of gear) but then again, 1st world countries have more money to spend. I'd argue that the US is above everyone else in this catagory as the US spends the most on the defense budget yearly for it's military. The US is #1 in military spending and that amount is higher than the next ten spots combined! Look at this!
Jungle Warfare
1. Kopassus- Well no shit! The Kopassus are the god damn masters of jungle warfare! It's like they've been studying it since birth! No one can beat the Kopassus in jungle warfare! 2/3 of Indonesia is jungle land.
2. Ghurkhas- Nepal has two things, mountains and trees. They train a lot in the jungle and... That's about it.
3. SEALs/SAS/Spetsnaz- These three take third. They train a lot in this topic but not enough to be even near the first two.
Amphibious Warfare
1. SEALs- It's called SEALs for a god damn reason! Swimming is a requirement for SEALs. No arguement whatsoever. I don't even need to state a reason.
2. SAS/Spetsnaz- They train enough to put them ahead of the last four.
3. Kopassus- Too much focus on jungle warfare. It can be debated whether or not it's worth it or not. Way too little training when it comes to this.
Urban Warfare
1. SAS/SEALs- Yeah. A large amount of their training is focused on counter terrorism which results in a lot of training in urban warfare. SEALs are most notably known for Operation Neptune Spear, otherwise known as how Osama Bin Laden's death. I realized that it was done by Team 6 which is a special version of the SEALs but hey, it's SEALs. Not much of a spoiler for later
2. Spetsnaz- Again, a good amount of their training is for urban warfare but it's not enough to trump SEALs/SAS.
3. Gurkhas/Kopassus- A good amount but not enough to be special.
Demolition
1. SEALs- There's a lot of focus on explosives. It's a staple requirement of the SEAL diet and experience. There's a really big need for strapping eexplosives to the bottom of boats, walls, doors, etc.
2. SAS/Spetsnaz- Good amount but not enough to beat the SEALs
3. Gurkhas/Kopassus- A normal amount but nothing noticeable
Capabilities/Total
1. SEALs- Yeah. I am not being biased because I am American. In fact, I am from a different country and I am an immigrant(currently a legal US citizen). They give
2. SAS/Spetsnaz- Good high balance with some good upsides. They show enough to put them over.
3. Kopassus- A good special forces and they're considered the SEALs of Indonesia. However, they're achievements and capabilities are not higher than the first three. The Kopassus will dominate anyone and anything in jungle warfare but that's about it. Oh, that and hand to hand.
4. Gurkhas- Seriously? This wasn't a hard decision. I'm serious. Here's a big one. The Gurkhas are not a special forces. It's not a topic of decision. It's a fact
5350900 I will agree with you on most of these facts. Kopassus focuses on jungle warfare because well almost all of Indonesia is jungle. Indonesia is a growing country still suffering from the effects of past rebellions, a dictator, corrupt politicians, and multiple terrorist groups. We have a growing economy despite all this, gaining more advanced vehicles and weapons and a growing military industry. Indonesian Aerospace is working with Korean Aerospace on making a 4.5 generation fighter. PT Pal also known as North Sea Boats are about to launch a new stealth ship for Indonesia( first burned in an electrical fire 1 year ago forcing them to be redesigned), PINDAD created the SS1 and SS2 assault rifles, SPR sniper series, PINDAD Komodo 4X4, PINDAD Anoa APC, Rhan 122 MLRS (not yet mass produced), and is currently producing copies of the German Marder 1 IFV (PINDAD is also making a medium tank to fight alongside our Leopard 2s and is being fitted with a 105mm gun)
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Let's make this simpler. This time, I am measuring general military strength
Defense budget(in US dollars)
1. US- $612, 500, 000, 000- Not a typo. That's 12 digits!
2. Russia- $76, 600, 000, 000
3. UK- $53, 600, 000, 000
4. Indonesia- $6, 715, 000, 000
5. Nepal- $210, 000, 000- Nepal, you lose badly.
Naval strength via total amount of ships
1. US- 473 total ships. Not only this but the US owns 10 aircraft carriers, the most out of any country. The country with the second most is Italy and India and each have 2 aircraft carriers! Also, All 10 of the US's aircraft carriers are supercarriers which are basically a steroid version of the aircraft carriers. There are only 12 supercarriers on the planet!
2. Russia- 352 total ships. They have one/1 aircraft carrier...
3. Indonesia- 197. They have no aircraft carriers
4. UK- 66. . They have 1 aircraft carrier.
5. Nepal- 0. They have no Navy
Total active personnel
1. US- 1.43 million
2. Russia- .766 million
3. Indonesia- .476 million
4. UK- .205 million
5. Nepal- 95 thousand
Total amount of aircraft
1. US- 13, 683
2. Russia- 3, 082
3. UK- 908
4.Indonesia- 381
5. Nepal- 20
Number of armored vehicles
1. Russia- 43 000 total. Main Battle Tank is the T-90
2. US- 34 000 total. MBT is the Abrams line of tanks
3. UK- 6600 total. MBT is the Challenger line of tanks
4. Indonesia- 1500 total. They are being given Leopard tanks from Germany. Keyword, BEING. They have not received most of them yet.
5. Nepal- 1180 total. They have no MBT or tanks at all.
1. US. No shit. 'Murica.
2. Russia. MOTHER RUSSIA!
3. UK. Eh. They're Britsh. Where's my tea?!
4. Indonesia. Indonesia lost. Yeah.
5. Nepal. YOU LOSE NEPAL.
5352761 meh Indonesia's military is just like the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. We currently have no interest in attacking other nations and if we count Indonesia's geography, aircraft carriers are useless. Pretty much all ships Destroyer and heavier cannot navigate through Indonesia undetected and will always be attacked by by ground forces because all the islands are so close to each other. The submarines in the US Navy aren't designed to navigate shallow waters like the ones in Indonesian territory. If you want submarines to be effective in Indonesian waters, then you need smaller submarines such as the German Type 209 and the Russian Kilo-Class submarine. You can say all you want about the missiles the US use. If they want to hit the enemy, they must first see it. Satellite imagery is next to useless because of Indonesia's thick jungles. We have something called MEF( Minimal Essential Force) in which we use the least amount of money to buy the most advanced hardware available like the German Leopard 2 MBTs, Nexter Caesar 155mm howitzer, and ASTROS MLRS. Indonesia is also looking to replace our F-5 Tigers with either JAS 39 Gripens, Eurofighter Typhoons, F-35 Lightning IIs, FA-18 Super Hornets, F-15 Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, or Suhkoi Su-35 Super Flankers. I personally think Indonesia should buy the Su-35 for air superiority. Also, I'm hoping Indonesia will buy something like the 9K22 Tunguska but something like that won't happen for a long time because it will cause surrounding countries to do the same thing. Anyway, I'm glad I'm not the only one who reads news about the rest of the world's militaries.
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Still, numbers prove that Indonesia does not have much of a standing military. Even if they buy more aircraft, armored vehicles, etc. they would still be lacking. They'd never come close to rivaling or matching a developed country's military. There's a reason why its called MINIMAL essential force.
5353336 Actually, Indonesia's geography eliminates many technological advantages. I don't think any country, especially the United States, would invade with more than 1 million troops without protests from the civilian populace. Plus, invading Indonesia would anger Indonesia's allies like China, Russia, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, South Korea, and France. Even though you gain a foothold in Indonesia, you still have to face the mostly Nationalist population. There will be a select few that welcomes whoever invades, but the majority will be actively against you and of course you can't kill the civilians without protests from the United Nations. As a matter of fact, the United Nations would be against any invasion of Indonesia unless there is a good reason.
No. this needs a dangerous criminal to make up for it.
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What I'm saying is that Indonesia can't match the military might of a 1st world country. In reality, it doesn't have a that powerful military.
5377677 We only need the military powerful enough to defend our country successfully and allies that will back us up just in case everything goes FUBAR.
Actually now that I have re-read this story, is it gonna be like Medal of Honor Warfighter? You know, top special forces in the world?
>Applejack's frown grew. "Confound you and your logic, Big Mac!" she said.
And so, Applejack proceeded to float up into space, yelling out something against logic.
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Actually they do have special forces as of March, 27 2004.