Chapter 397: Chapter 336: Comparison of Strengths Between Countries_3

However, Russians do have more than a million standing army after all, so it's not a problem for them to have superior comprehensive military strength than the island country.

The remaining countries' armies ability to fight are not worth ranking; the land combat capability of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Italy are all just subpar.

Apart from a few elite troops that have passable combat capability, the conventional army's combat ability is simply a mess.

Of course, Arthur's ranking of the army's combat capabilities is only based on the current situation revealed by each country, as well as their participation in previous wars and performance in history.

There may be some differences in the specific situation, but it shouldn't be too far off.

In fact, the armies of European powers in this era, except for France and Germany which are reputed to be truly elite, the fighting strength of other countries' armies is difficult to express, and have more or less shortcomings.

However, for European countries, having a large population is also an advantage.

If the scale of the army and its combat capability are taken into account to calculate the overall strength of the army, then this ranking of the army's combat capability will also undergo significant changes.

In terms of comprehensive military strength, if calculated according to the number of active and reserve forces, the estimated combat power of the army, the equipment level and training level of active forces, then the ranking is as follows:

Germany still rightfully dominates the world as number one, with more than 900,000 standing troops plus several million reserve forces, making Germany the most powerful country in the world, with none to match.

France still ranks second. France has a slightly larger standing army than Germany and also has several million reservists.

Although their combat power is somewhat inferior to the German army, they have a significant advantage compared to other countries.

If the island country can solve the problems of outdated equipment and small industrial scale, their army will undoubtedly be formidable.

After much circling, Italy is begrudgingly placed as the eighth strongest army in the world.

Italy's placement as the eighth strongest army does not mean that they have the strength to match this rank, but rather that the strength of the following countries' armies is even smaller; in other words, Italy's placement is due to the backdrop of their peers.

After Italy, the ninth and tenth strongest armies in the world are the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, respectively.

Although Bulgaria defeated the Ottoman Empire in the previous Balkan War, this victory was achieved with the full cooperation of the Balkan Alliance and the Ottoman Turkish Empire being tied up by Italy.

If Bulgaria's army is compared separately with the Ottoman Empire, although its strength is indeed higher, the Ottoman Empire also has a larger population.

As mentioned before, the power of human wave tactics cannot be underestimated in the absence of clear technological gaps.

In addition to the top ten, countries like Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece, which performed well in the Balkan Wars, are all qualified to be among the top fifteen in world land force strength.

Of course, this list mainly records the powers and European countries. Otherwise, a certain Asian country possessing the world's largest population could also make it onto the list by relying on human wave tactics.

As for the United States, which has the status and strength of a superpower, their comprehensive land force strength is not stronger than countries such as Serbia and Bulgaria.

Determining the comprehensive strength of an army can be challenging; however, determining the comprehensive strength of a navy is relatively more straightforward.

Simply put, the comprehensive strength of a navy can be judged based on the total tonnage of warships and the number of main battleships.