RE: OU and New Caledonia - was RE: [GZG] NSL Geopolitical Composition

G'day,

> I think this comes close to answering your question. Both Austrialia
and NZ 
> have little more than a cadre of trained troops. In WW2 both
conuntries 
> provided large numbers of skilled manpower but still needed the 
> manufacturing capacity of Britain and more espeicially the US to equip
them.

Help yes, though some stuff was done in country. I am a little bemused
by this assumption that we suddenly become self sufficient though, there
is nothing that actually says that anywhere.

> The fact that raising 2600 new troops over the next 10 ? years 

Faster than that from what I've heard.

> and buying 1 more frigate are big news suggests that such changes in
froce are rare.

Rare but not unheard of.

> Actually to NZ but then that might just be the fanatical only buy
something 
> made in Australia.

There is some "made in Australia" stuff, but there is also stuff
imported from a bunch of places, its why we have a less than great
balance of trade figures.

> I have not been to Russia but if its the same as other 
> former warsaw pact countries then having any choice at all makes you
better 
> off. In fact having any stock at all makes you better off.

Depends on whether you go to the old style or new style markets and
whether you want fruit and veg or vodka. 

> Besides the date for the liberation of NC is given as 2018...

Ok where are you getting the timeline from? The only 2018 reference I
see in any of the gzg history timelines I have access to is 
"2018 Nicholas III crowned Czar in St Petersburg as the Romanovs return
to Russia."

Cheers

Beth

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