Poll: Can England be invaded

[mdk31]

To the OP: Yes, of course Britain can be invaded, especially if the whole world was against it. It comes down to numbers. Simply, Britain has about 70 million people. The rest of the world has close to 7 billion (that's 7,000 million). Not to mention the extreme imbalance in industrial capacity between Britain and the rest of the world.

Plus, the US Navy alone could easily wipe out the Royal Navy, and its air force could do the same to the RAF. The invasion bit would be a bit tricky, granted, but it's nothing that massive aerial and naval bombardment can't clear the way for.

In addition, an all-out war would target not just military, but infrastructure targets as well. Rails, roads, major highways would all be subject to massive bombardment. This would lead to food shortages in major cities, as food from the countryside farms would not be able to reach population centers as easily. As well, raw resources for factories would be difficult to actually get to the factories.

Eventually, the combined pressures would simply wear down the country, making it relatively simple for the tens of millions of soldiers of foreign countries to walk in and mop up.

 

[Kinguendo]

Can The UK be invaded?
History says: No

because you have literally nothing useful on your island (near as i can tell)

I'm Irish...

how the bloody hell am i supposed to know that?

Oh jeez, I dont know... Check his profile? XD

.....so your saying to actually read everyones profile?
yeah, no, im not gonna bother with that, i dont know him, he never mentioned he was irish, so how am i supposed to know, i dont read everyones profile b4 i quote them, dont much see the point

Oh... my... word!
Really? Okay, here we go then. No, I never said that you should check everyones profile. However, if you are going to make a comment about someones nationality then MAYBE you should check their damn nationality. You see what you are doing here is walking into a wall and then blaming the wall, when it was clearly your fault and you could have easily avoided it.

 

[Sneaklemming]

Can The UK be invaded?
History says: No

because you have literally nothing useful on your island (near as i can tell)

I'm Irish...

how the bloody hell am i supposed to know that?

Well yanno, it's just you took me for an Englishman... and that has to be corrected!

 

[tsb247]

Not to start a flame war, but Navy Seals are better than the SAS. The U.S. airforce is better than yours. The U.S. Army is of larger force and also better trained. I could go on and on but that just invites a flame war. Oh, and when I see British soldiers baynet charging companies of soldiers when they stand no chance of winning, like, say the Japanese did in WWII, then you can that you would die for your country. Oh, and in case you didn't know, we declared Victory in Iraq over 4 years ago.

Might wanna do your homework on that one, it takes far more to get into the SAS than it does to become a Navy Seal.

Yes, but that is because the U.S has many specialized forces. Instead of one over-arcing one, there are things such as seals for the navy, recon marines for marines, rangers and green berets for the army.. We deal in highly specialized soldiers for each branch, instead of general skilled soldiers who though, are highly trained.

Yep so our SAS can deal with any situation that presents itself, always be prepared just read the amount of stuff they have to do just to be considered for selection

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A517664

Also not to be unfair to Americans but I feel that if the American army didn't have all there fancy technology then they'd be pretty average in terms of fighting ability compared to other countries armies, in terms of moral, training and fighting prowess ect. (like the Russians, Japanese, English ect, we've used some incrbidly stupid but brave tactics over the years.) of course with those armies attacking us we'd be pretty screwed.

The experience from previous U.S. wars led to the advancement of all of that fancy technology. Excellent training led to the concepts that developed the technology that we depend on, and tus we have become overly dependent on our technology (if that makes any sense). I would hardly say we are an average fighting force, but I will admit, the U.S. Army will recruit just about anyone nowadays. :/

And yes, I will concede that the SAS are pretty much supreme badasses. Although I hear they get along with the SEALS fairly well and operate in conjunction more and more often these days.

There will always be a need for cannon fodder.

That said, the U.S has a pretty good idea. Don't train the soldiers more if they are just going to be doing peace-keeping tasks in the middle east. If you are just going to be standing around wanking then why teach them how to kill a man 40 different ways?

If you want real training, you go up.

I have always found it funny that in the U.S. Armed Forces, the Army has good training and a LARGE budget (LOTS of the newest high-tech toys), but the Marines have a small budget (older weapons and equipment) and far better training. However, that's not accounting for some of the specialized Army units like Delta and the Green Barrets.

 

[Ignignoct]

Did someone already make a 28 Days Later reference?...

 

[vampirekid.13]

YEA ITS INVULNERABLE. thats why they bent over and took it from the germans in WW2 :\

 

[keyton777]

Can The UK be invaded?
History says: No

because you have literally nothing useful on your island (near as i can tell)

I'm Irish...

how the bloody hell am i supposed to know that?

Well yanno, it's just you took me for an Englishman... and that has to be corrected!

ah, well, then we have no problem.

 

[The Great JT]

The only place I can think of that can't be invaded is Switzerland because it's surrounded by mountains, making ground invasions impossible. The only way to get into Switzerland is from the air, and they can just pick you off with AA guns.

But back on topic, can Britan be invaded. Answer, yes. The Germans could've done it in World War II, but it's possible to invade just about anywhere.

 

[daveuk07]

England would never be successfully invaded. As soon as enemy troops set foot on our shores King Arthur and his men would rise up from the cliffs of dover and denfend us.