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Can you imagine a country with less then 10% of the US population made 800k plus military vehicles and the US with more then 10 times the population was only able to make 2.3 million the American army was not even the most mechanized
I beg to differ my sources show that the Canadian Army was with 1 vehicle for every 3 troops also 50% of aluminium used and 90% of nickel (real handy for alloys such as armour) came from Canada we also made possible the A bombs with another resource called Uranium.So I can make the arguement without Canada would the US have the natural resources to win?
I'm not arguing with your statement nor have I but I can make the claim without the commonwealth the US position would have been in much different straights and we contibuted more than our populations might indicate but this is not always clear as we get clumped with the BritsThe US had all the resources on hand for what it needed to do in the fight in the pacific.
And of course, using your statistics, the Canadian Army was probably the most mechanized in the world. But only one problem. It was also quite small compared to everyone else.
And again, the question is if the Commonwealth could beat the Germans prior to 1945.
And the answer is a resounding no.
I'm not arguing with your statement nor have I but I can make the claim without the commonwealth the US position would have been in much different straights and we contibuted more than our populations might indicate but this is not always clear as we get clumped with the Brits
@ the general contoversy / syscom3 - wierd isn't it that while it 'was not America's war', yet no-one seems to question Canada's immediate and unflinching support - surely they could have played the 'it's a long way away, we'll worry about it when it gets nearer' card too??
I believe europe would be speaking either German or Russian but certainly would've been using German Currency . I don't think any land invasion of Europe could or would be attempted by the Brits or the Commonwealth we just didn't have the the total package to wage the type of war required.
The Luftwaffe would have had a much easier time time defending the Reich and would be able to divert substanial resources to the Eastern Front. The troops tied up in Italy and France also would be heading east ,and I'd garrison France and the low countries with some of the other axis troops Romania , Hungary etc .
Italy would be quite capable of defending itself
Britian and the Commonwealth would not surrender but would probably be forced to seek a truce as the war dragged on it , unable to keep up on technology due to lack of funds, war is an expensive business.
How many Commonwealth pilots were sat around waiting for planes to be made ?
Supply and Demand takes precidence doesn't it... we were too busy making toilet rolls because we were housing and feeding the US invasion army that was stationed over here
We brought our own.
Well US toilet paper certainly is better than European Toilet Paper!
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Aircraft
1. United States = 324,750
2. Germany = 189,307
3. Soviet Union = 157,261
4. United Kingdom = 131,549
5. Japan = 76,320
6. Canada = 16,431
7. Italy = 11,122
8. Other Commonwealth = 3,081
9. Hungary = 1,046
10. Romania = 1,000
It was actually about 3 times Commonwealth production in 1944.In 1944, the US was building aircraft at a rate that was quadruple that of the commonwealth combined.
Again, another statistic indicating just how the lack of manufacturing capacity the Commonwealth had, in trying to build an airforce large enough to take on the LW.
The Luftwaffe would have had a much easier time time defending the Reich and would be able to divert substanial resources to the Eastern Front. The troops tied up in Italy and France also would be heading east ,and I'd garrison France and the low countries with some of the other axis troops Romania , Hungary etc .
Italy would be quite capable of defending itself
If you use that European paper you had better have a pair of nail cleaners with you also.