@kmic
While i agree civials armes, even with artillary, is going to have limited effect it isnt nothing. We are talking the same weapons as a military has remeber, at least on the infantry side.

I garuntee you 100 million people with military riflea are going to be an added deterrant to any invasion. Personally i have no issue giving civilians tanks either by the way.

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Experience of conquer of highly militarized countries (like Chechnya) indicate that the main outcome is high death toll among civilians because the invader just switches to more indiscriminate weapons like artillery or barrel bombs.

@kravietz
In all seriousness though you do understand that being militarized doesnt garuntee you a win, it only strengthens your chance of winning. The other side is militarized too.
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In 1st Chechen war Russia started an infamous siege of Grozny in 1993 by simply sending a column of tanks to the town. I don't know what they were thinking (legend is that it was Grachov's birthday) but because they didn't send any infantry cover, Chechens just decimated them with RPG firing from above.

After this failure Russia changed tactic: each offensive on a town started with heavy artillery shelling & air bombing. Then tanks & infantry, killing who was left.

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