I have this idea. In many threads there are ALWAYS disputes about statistics... like how many of each kind of tank, aircraft, ship, etc... any given armed forces has.
So I was thinking, what if all the mods, and whoever else wanted to work with us on the project, developed our own Global Military Forum database of "Global Armed Forces statistics and force levels." up to date, and accurate.
We could draw our information from Global Security, FAS, Strategy Page, our own general knowledge, and whatever other sources we could find.
It would provide the forum a good general background index of info to be used in debate and discussion.
If we did a professional job, it would improve the overall quality of the site and we would draw and retain more members. For example... people doing searches on google for certain statistics may stumble on the forum.
It would be a fun project, and something we could all be proud of.
What I have in mind is a breakdown by service.
We would have one database for Navies, one for armies, one for, airforces, and one for marines.
the type of info we would provide would be
a short overall history and description of the service...funding/budget... a breakdown of the type of equipment and how much of each.... number of personell...number and name of engagments the service has been involved in... and the likely force structure of the service in 10 years etc...
Do you see what Im getting at? I know it would be a lot of work, but if we divied it up amongst ourselves, and didnt rush it, and gave ourselves plenty of time... like a couple months... it would be TOTALLY worth it.
I would bet that we would get more members.
Anyway, tell me what you think!
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