The source is Military Technology Magazine Issue 12 "The Military Balance 1983/84"
Stationed in Europe
Military personnel (all branches)
NATO: 1,764,000
US: 222,000
USSR: 871,000
WP: 843,000
total of 1,744,000
Total Manpower in Uniform
NATO: 2,855,000
US: 2,136,000
USSR: 5,050,000
WP: 1,018,000
Total Reserves (all services)
NATO: 4,390,000
US: 955,000
USSR: 5,000,000
WP: 1,718,000
Divisions...
In Europe and manned in peacetime:
NATO: 23 armored, 22 2/3 mech and 39 1/3 other (AB, AA, Inf, Marine)
US: 2 1/3 armd, 2 1/3 mech, 1/3 other (AB task and ACRs)
USSR: 16 tank, 27 motor rifle
WP: 15 tank, 25 motor rifle, 2 other
Manned and available for immediate reinforcement:
NATO: 1 2/3 mech, 2 1/2 other
US: 1 2/3 armd, 2 2/3 mech, 2 1/3 other
USSR: 8 tank, 12 motor rifle, 5 other
WP: 1 2/3 tank
Extra divs available on mobilizing reserves:
NATO: 1/3 armd, 16 mech, 15 other
US: 3 1/3 armd, 3 2/3 mech, 8 1/3 other
USSR: 16 tank, 30 motor rifle
WP: 13 motor rifle
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The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
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