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Įdomi nuomonė apie Šveicarijos karinę galią ir jos landšafto tariamus privalumus šalies gynybai - kaip suprantu rašo šveicaras, pats tarnavęs Šveicarijos kariuomenėje ir žinantis apie ją ne iš laikraščių ir pasakojimų:
Pierre Henry
76.8k Views • Upvoted by Desmond Ng, I live in a country.
Contrary to popular belief, I would say that the brave Swiss army leading a defensive war of attrition from their Alps forts and secret caves is largely a romantic legend, born of the strategy (Réduit National) that was adopted during WW2 in prevision of an invasion.
In reality, the Swiss army is very small and rather weak in terms of conventional forces (2 armoured brigades, 32 F/A-18, a bunch of outdated F5 Tiger...) compared to most of our neighbours (France, Germany, Italy). And nobody should overestimate the fighting capacity and spirit of our brave militiamen (I used to be one of them). 3 months bootcamp and a yearly 3 weeks rehearsal (more like a 3 weeks drinking and playing cards camp) don't make very professional soldiers !
Also, the country is not really "protected" by the Alps. The country consists of 60% alpine regions, 30% Plateau (flat plains) and 10% Jura (Jura is a mountain range that is much older than the Alps and as such much less abrupt).
Green : Jura, Yellow : Plateau, Brown : Alps. Source: wikipedia
But all major cities and most of the population and industries lies in the Plateau :
Population density, Source: wikipedia
See the second map ? Red areas are the flat lands where all the cities, infrastructure and people are. With the exception of the Valais (bottom left) and Ticino, all the red areas are outside of the Alps region. And the Alps don't form a protective wall around the country.
A powerful enough army invading from the North, East or West would not have much trouble taking control of the whole plateau.
The Swiss army (what would be left of it) might be able to retire to fortifications high in the mountains, but so what? What are mountains worth when you have lost all your major cities, industries, and maybe most importantly all the civilian population is under occupation ? Not great for morale. All you can do is stay hidden in your caves until your supplies run out... while your family is being subjected to whatever treatment the invader decides.
The invaders just have to contain you, while they enjoy the chocolate, the watches, the gold and the women... Capitulation would have to come quickly.
Ką manote?
Pierre Henry
76.8k Views • Upvoted by Desmond Ng, I live in a country.
Contrary to popular belief, I would say that the brave Swiss army leading a defensive war of attrition from their Alps forts and secret caves is largely a romantic legend, born of the strategy (Réduit National) that was adopted during WW2 in prevision of an invasion.
In reality, the Swiss army is very small and rather weak in terms of conventional forces (2 armoured brigades, 32 F/A-18, a bunch of outdated F5 Tiger...) compared to most of our neighbours (France, Germany, Italy). And nobody should overestimate the fighting capacity and spirit of our brave militiamen (I used to be one of them). 3 months bootcamp and a yearly 3 weeks rehearsal (more like a 3 weeks drinking and playing cards camp) don't make very professional soldiers !
Also, the country is not really "protected" by the Alps. The country consists of 60% alpine regions, 30% Plateau (flat plains) and 10% Jura (Jura is a mountain range that is much older than the Alps and as such much less abrupt).
Green : Jura, Yellow : Plateau, Brown : Alps. Source: wikipedia
But all major cities and most of the population and industries lies in the Plateau :
Population density, Source: wikipedia
See the second map ? Red areas are the flat lands where all the cities, infrastructure and people are. With the exception of the Valais (bottom left) and Ticino, all the red areas are outside of the Alps region. And the Alps don't form a protective wall around the country.
A powerful enough army invading from the North, East or West would not have much trouble taking control of the whole plateau.
The Swiss army (what would be left of it) might be able to retire to fortifications high in the mountains, but so what? What are mountains worth when you have lost all your major cities, industries, and maybe most importantly all the civilian population is under occupation ? Not great for morale. All you can do is stay hidden in your caves until your supplies run out... while your family is being subjected to whatever treatment the invader decides.
The invaders just have to contain you, while they enjoy the chocolate, the watches, the gold and the women... Capitulation would have to come quickly.
Ką manote?
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