![]() Just like the Americans who would take up arms against an invader, the Russian and pro-Russian people living in these areas will, too. The steppes and tundras of Central Asia are not a forgiving place. The deserts of Kazakhstan, the mountains and forests of the Caucasus region, and the frozen shores of the Black and Caspian Seas This only extends the range and variety of people, climate, and geography to contend with. ![]() Many of them are still very loyal to Russia and would take up arms to fight for their Russian friends. If that wasn't enough, you will likely have to fight every ex-Soviet client state around Russia's borders, too. If that wasn't bad enough, Russia also contains every single climate type there is. So any invader has to remember that they're likely fighting every single Russian - across 11 times zones.ĭid you catch that? There are 11 time zones in Russia, the largest country by land mass. From there, the fighting only got more brutal. And if you're thinking that was a long time ago, and modern Russians might have different sensibilities, remember they did that when the Nazis invaded in World War II, and at first many Russians welcomed the German s. That's right, Russians would rather destroy their own country than leave it for any invader. When Napoleon invaded in 1812, the Russian people took casualties, to be sure, but what really suffered was Russia's towns, cities, farms, and other infrastructure - all of it destroyed by Russians. Invading Russia, as any student of history knows, is a terribly difficult thing. Russia projects power regionally, but its armed forces (as I mentioned before in other articles) is not as great as Putin is hyping it up to be lately.īut if invaded, Russia doesn't have to project anything and its legendary toughness can really bloom, even in the middle of the freezing Russian winter. Winter" (although that would definitely be a factor for most invading countries). This one goes well beyond the myth of "Gen. Russian troops take part in the Victory Day parade in Red Square, May 9, 2015 When the invaders get out of the actual geographical features of the United States (where roving bands of armed American militias are waiting to ambush their enemies), the invader will enter some of the largest cities in the world, three of which are in the top 100 in terms of population, and many are full of the aforementioned gangs and violent extremists groups.Įver look up at New York City buildings and just imagine what it would be like to have to invade, conquer, and keep a city so populous and so large in size and scale? 2. Just going across the mighty Mississippi River without a bridge is enough to kill off a good chunk of an army while the residents of East St. Our four time zones contain seven different climate regions, not to mention everything from high mountains to marshland, swamps to deserts, and in some places, a lot of flat nothing. Which brings up another point: America is huge. And ready to go killing again once the war dies down a bit.Īlbuquerque, Houston, Oklahoma City, Detroit, Baltimore, New York City - whether the invasion moves from east to west or west to east, there are a lot of pressure points invaders need to secure before moving on. Then, they have to hold on to that territory without getting killed and without the locals organizing against them. This means every American with an arsenal can recruit and train their own band of Wolverines.Įven if an invader managed to take control of the civilian population - and that's a big if - they'd still have to get through the best-trained, best-equipped military in the world, recruited from the very violently pro-America people I was just telling you about. Americans are allowed to design and build their own weapons in many states, without ever having to register. Yes, there are more weapons than people in the US - and that's just considering the guns we know about. They're facing all 330 million Americans. We all saw this one coming, so let's get it out of the way early and start with what I know many are thinking: Any invader of the United States isn't facing just the US military. It often indicates a user profile.Ī Marine on the USS Bataan during New York City Fleet Week, May 25, 2016. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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