The Perfect Army

I've been bombarded time, and time again from some Right-wing juveniles from the US, that their military is superior to the one-man raft we call the Canadian military.

To make things simple, and painfully clear, the Canadian military is not as small and feeble as most let on to believe. Our troops are some of the best trained, highest elite, that any democractic nation has to offer (JTU2 is rumored to run Sniper Camps for US snipers). The only reason our military is stretched so thin now, is due to funding issues with the rather pacifistic liberal government. Most of our military issues could be solved by sacking the Govenor General, and then allocating her pay to the military, but I digress.

The point of this post, is to go beyond a national army, and to point out what would make the perfect army. This is something out of a nightmare, so those of you who think I would actually support any of my following statements should promptly re-evaluate your own mental health.

First of all, the backbone of any army, the Soldiers:
If it is absolutely necessary, only use the best trained soldiers. The type of soldier is depends on the situation. If stealth is required, nobody should even know that soldiers have been deployed. If it is a mass ground action, soldiers should be trained and equipped to the best of their abilities. Fibre-armor and combat aids also help, as well, every soldier should be able to fill any rank required, based on changing battlefield conditions.

Next, the equipment:
The weaponry should consist of a staple firearm. By firearm, I don't necessarily mean a regular gun. More often than not, US soldiers go into battle with an M16, or a modified M4A1, or something of that sort. Automatic Assault Rifle. These are good for heavy fighting, but their ratio of friendly fire fatalities is not good, as its very convenient to riddle any target full of holes in a matter of seconds. In the perfect army, soldiers would be armed with either powerful automatic (or even gatling) firearms, controlled with advanced Fire Support Software. Futuristic technology isn't out either. They could have weapons that deliver powerful clusters of ionized matter, delivered via a EM rail. The new LASER system the US is developing could also be adapted to a large weapon to replace the older SAWs and whatnot. Missile equipment could be upgraded to fire a volley, or even tactical self-guiding weapons (Short Range Ballistic Missiles). Anti-Personelle weapons could include burst cannons (big-daddy shotguns that mulch at short range), as well as a variety of non-lethal weapons, including a pistol that delivers a blast of brilliant light, triggering seizures, soft-shot rounds that bruise rather than break, and shooter-tazers that are fired like regular rounds, but incapacitate rather than kill.

The Armor:
Modern Tanks are touted as the ultimate land vehicles, but lets get something clear. They are by no means perfect, and all one need to do is be creative to thwart the beasts. Tanks of the perfect army hardly touch the ground, using a combination of aerial hover technology, and directed air vectoring (modified from old Harrier designs... exclude nothing). The armor on the tanks would be a layered polymer, with honey-combed interior metallic structures. A spray-on ablative (similar to Pam used on frying pans) would be used to bolster protection against missiles, RPG's, and other forms of directed explosives. Weaponry on the tank would be modular, changing from mission to mission. In fact, almost everything on the tank would be modular, including the engine.

The Air Force:
It has long been a rift that helecopters and VTOL aircraft be seperated from traditional fixed-wing fighters and bombers. In the Perfect Army, a single vehicle fills the role of both. Using technology derived from Harriers and the F-22 JSF program, it would only be a short leap to have a vehicle that could cover the rolls of both helecopter gunship, AND airborn fighter/bomber.

The Navy:
The Navy would be, for the most part, sub-surface. Surfacing only to launch air-craft, or to engage other sea, land, or air targets. Gaussian weaponry could be supported on sea-going collssus', allowing silent long-range bombardment with a variety of weapons, including nukes. Sub-ships could also be used to quietly launch and then base invasions (not for no good reason though).



Well, there you have it. The perfect army. Keep in mind, the army does what its told. This whole thing could be a blessing or a curse, depending on who picks up the keys. I would rather the whole thing got dumped in a binder somewhere are never mentioned again, as all this kind of power does is corrupt (ya hear that? Big army = power = corruption). Also, keep in mind, military superioity us just a button-click away from disappearing. I would rather there were no armies, and no nukes... but it seems some ambitious individuals are hell-bent on owning the world through force.

Let the babies play. They haven't grown up yet, so likely they won't ever.