Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-24535882-20141206041441/@comment-3428312-20150223233728

Spartian300 wrote: The USSR had 10 million men. Supplies would not be much of a problem with that much cannon fodder to throw at the enemy.

In comparsion, the British hoped to revive the German war machine, and would arm about 100,000 Germans. The size difference is just so baltant, it is laughable. And the USSR going as far as India, (which can be considered a continent in it's own right, if you go be cultures,) is also laughable. India wouldn't take to kindly to another power trying to make them a vassal or something. Actually, the US military alone is larger than the Soviets by this point. By this point, the entire Soviet military is around 11.25 Million (IIRC) compared to a total US military of close to 16 million. As to your assertions about supplies, it shows a clear lack of understanding logistics. I could have a 20 million man Army, but I won't for long if I can't feed it or arm it. As we previously covered in the Plausible Axis victory thread, the Soviets were overwhelmingly dependent upon Western supplies and were running out of men to maintain their force size. It's not surprise that after US food shipments to the Soviet Union through Lend Lease stopped, the 1946-1947 famine occurred.