作为一名老兵，你绝对不想在战斗中面对哪个国家？
As a veteran, what nation would you absolutely not want to face in combat?
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我是一名冷战老兵。我在海军陆战队服役时，没有哪个国家蠢到敢对美国轻举妄动。如今，随便什么蠢货都觉得自己能对抗“让美国再次伟大”运动那帮懦夫口中的“美国”。
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Roland Bartetzko
Logistics in Ukraine (2022–present) Upvoted by
Damien Leimbach
former Avionics Technician at U.S. Air Force (2001-2007)
罗兰·巴尔特茨科
乌克兰后勤人员（2022年至今）
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达米恩·莱姆巴赫
美国空军前航空电子技术员（2001-2007年）
The United States, of course.
当然是美国。
The American soldier may not be among the very best in the world, but taking all factors into account, the U.S. military is by far the deadliest fighting force on the planet.
The U.S. Air Force alone can turn a small country into a moonscape.
美国士兵或许算不上世界上最顶尖的士兵，但综合所有因素来看，美国军队是目前地球上最具杀伤力的作战力量。
仅凭美国空军，就足以将一个小国夷为月球表面般的荒芜之地。
And let’s not even start talking about all those fancy (and super expensive) missiles, cruise missiles, and artillery rockets in their arsenal. Before U.S. infantry even enters the battle zone, most adversaries will have already surrendered (if they’re smart).
更不用说其武器库中那些先进（且造价极高）的导弹、巡航导弹和火箭炮了。在美国步兵踏入战区之前，大多数对手（如果足够明智的话）早就已经投降了。
Deadly: A US-made HIMARS artillery missile launcher in Ukraine. (Picture: BBC News Service)
极具杀伤力：一款部署在乌克兰的美国制造的“海马斯”火箭炮发射系统。（图片来源：英国广播公司新闻频道）
Russians and North Koreans are more ruthless, so I definitely wouldn’t want to be taken prisoner by them. In this regard, the Americans treat their prisoners of war fairly well.
The only problem is that once the battle is over, there probably won’t be many people left alive on your side to take prisoner.
So, fighting against the United States? No, thank you!
俄罗斯人和朝鲜人更为冷酷无情，所以我绝对不想被他们俘虏。在这方面，美国人对待战俘还算公正。
但唯一的问题是，一旦战斗结束，你方阵营可能根本没剩下多少活人可供俘虏。
所以，与美国作战？还是算了吧，谢谢！
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John Miller
Medic Squad Leader in the Swedish Army Engineers (conscxt)
约翰·米勒
瑞典陆军工兵团医务班长（义务兵）
Not a veteran, but reservist NCO.
I am going to go another direction than the other answers:
I would absolutely not want to face any of the other Nordic nations in combat. Not Finland, not Norway, not Denmark. Or for that matter any of the Baltic nations.
我不是老兵，而是预备役士官。
我的答案会和其他人不一样：
我绝对不想在战斗中面对其他任何北欧国家，无论是芬兰、挪威、丹麦，还是波罗的海地区的任何一个国家。
The reason for that is that I really do not want to go into war with our nice (but slightly odd) neighbours. And if we end up in combat with each other, something higher up in command or the political sphere must have really, really went downhill. Our countries have too good of a relation to think that there would be any acceptable reasons to go to war.
原因是我实在不想和我们友善（但有点古怪）的邻居们开战。如果我们最终兵戎相见，那一定是指挥层或政治领域的某些高层出现了极其严重的问题。我们各国之间关系极好，根本不存在任何能让人接受的开战理由。
If we were ordered into combat against any of those, I hope that soldiers on both sides rise the white flags of parley and then have a coffee and cinnamon bun until we can figure out what is going on.
And if we have to shoot at each other, I might not be very inclined to aim that well.
如果我们接到命令要与其中任何一个国家作战，我希望双方士兵都能升起谈判的白旗，然后喝杯咖啡、吃个肉桂卷，直到我们弄清楚到底发生了什么。
而且如果我们不得不向对方开枪，我可能不会太用心瞄准。
Susanna Viljanen
Knows Finnish
苏珊娜·维尔亚宁
懂芬兰语
Not a veteran, but a reservist, and my answer is any Islamic.
我不是老兵，但也是预备役人员，我的答案是任何伊斯兰国家。
They are goddamn fanatical, they never give up, they do not fear death (actually them death is merely a quick access to Paradise), they follow absolutely no rules and no human rights and other similar Western balderdash, and they are experts on waging the guerrilla war.
他们极其狂热，从不放弃，不惧怕死亡（事实上，死亡对他们而言只是快速进入天堂的途径），完全无视任何规则、人权以及其他类似的西方无稽之谈，而且他们是打游击战的专家。
Warfare is essentially human will versus human will struggle, and no matter how many times the US military might did beat the Taliban army on the field, they merely fled, recovered, and came back. The US military may have all the clocks, but Taliban had all the time. In the end the will of the Islamic fanatics proves always stronger than any secular military, no matter how well armed it might be or how well trained it might be.
战争本质上是意志力与意志力的较量，无论美国军队在战场上击败塔利班军队多少次，他们只会撤退、休整，然后卷土重来。美军或许掌控着时间的刻度，但塔利班拥有无限的时间。最终，伊斯兰狂热分子的意志力总是被证明比任何世俗军队都要强大，无论这支世俗军队装备多精良、训练多有素。
The only way to win against an Islamic army is to wage a war of extermination, or to have a religion which is as fanatical as Islam itself.
The weakness of all Islamic armies is that they are very much tribal, and very much prone to corruption. It is said it is impossible to buy an Islamic army, but it is easy to rent one - especially against a tribal enemy.
战胜伊斯兰军队的唯一方法，要么是发动灭绝战争，要么是拥有一种和伊斯兰教本身一样狂热的宗教。
所有伊斯兰军队的弱点在于，他们极具部落属性，而且非常容易腐败。据说收买一支伊斯兰军队是不可能的，但租借一支却很容易——尤其是用来对付部落敌人时。
Scott Hanson
Former Electronic Warfare Technician at United States Navy (USN) (1990–1994)
斯科特·汉森
美国海军前电子战技师（1990–1994年）
It is not a matter of wanting or not wanting to face a nation in combat.
It is a matter of willing or not willing.
是否要在战斗中面对某个国家，无关“想不想”。
只关乎“愿不愿意”。
Which nation would I not want to face?
All of them.
我不想面对哪个国家？
所有国家。
Bruce Wheelock
Former Chief Petty Officer at United States Navy (Retired) (1973–1987)
布鲁斯·威洛克
美国海军前一级军士长（退役）（1973–1987年）
Russia or communist China. If either of those two engaged in combat with the United States, the inevitable result would be global thermonuclear war. It wouldn't mean the end of the human race, but it would be the destruction of human civilization. Most people on the planet would die, and the few hundred million human survivors would be in scattered bands across the present “Third World.” Most of the Northern Hemisphere would be depopulated, including where I live. I'm not sure I would welcome that.
俄罗斯或中国。如果这两个国家中的任何一个与美国开战，必然会引发全球热核战争。这不会导致人类灭绝，但会摧毁人类文明。地球上的大多数人都会死亡，幸存的数亿人将分散在如今的“第三世界”地区。北半球的大部分地区将变得荒无人烟，包括我居住的地方。我可不希望这样的事情发生。
San Grigordo
桑·格里戈尔多
I am a Cold War veteran. When I was in the Marines no country was stupid enough to try anything against the United States. Nowadays any asshat thinks they can take on MAGAs chickenshit “’murica”.
我是一名冷战老兵。我在海军陆战队服役时，没有哪个国家蠢到敢对美国轻举妄动。如今，随便什么蠢货都觉得自己能对抗“让美国再次伟大”运动那帮懦夫口中的“美国”。
Logistics in Ukraine (2022–present) Upvoted by
Damien Leimbach
former Avionics Technician at U.S. Air Force (2001-2007)
罗兰·巴尔特茨科
乌克兰后勤人员（2022年至今）
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达米恩·莱姆巴赫
美国空军前航空电子技术员（2001-2007年）
The United States, of course.
当然是美国。
The American soldier may not be among the very best in the world, but taking all factors into account, the U.S. military is by far the deadliest fighting force on the planet.
The U.S. Air Force alone can turn a small country into a moonscape.
美国士兵或许算不上世界上最顶尖的士兵，但综合所有因素来看，美国军队是目前地球上最具杀伤力的作战力量。
仅凭美国空军，就足以将一个小国夷为月球表面般的荒芜之地。
And let’s not even start talking about all those fancy (and super expensive) missiles, cruise missiles, and artillery rockets in their arsenal. Before U.S. infantry even enters the battle zone, most adversaries will have already surrendered (if they’re smart).
更不用说其武器库中那些先进（且造价极高）的导弹、巡航导弹和火箭炮了。在美国步兵踏入战区之前，大多数对手（如果足够明智的话）早就已经投降了。
Deadly: A US-made HIMARS artillery missile launcher in Ukraine. (Picture: BBC News Service)
极具杀伤力：一款部署在乌克兰的美国制造的“海马斯”火箭炮发射系统。（图片来源：英国广播公司新闻频道）
Russians and North Koreans are more ruthless, so I definitely wouldn’t want to be taken prisoner by them. In this regard, the Americans treat their prisoners of war fairly well.
The only problem is that once the battle is over, there probably won’t be many people left alive on your side to take prisoner.
So, fighting against the United States? No, thank you!
俄罗斯人和朝鲜人更为冷酷无情，所以我绝对不想被他们俘虏。在这方面，美国人对待战俘还算公正。
但唯一的问题是，一旦战斗结束，你方阵营可能根本没剩下多少活人可供俘虏。
所以，与美国作战？还是算了吧，谢谢！
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John Miller
Medic Squad Leader in the Swedish Army Engineers (conscxt)
约翰·米勒
瑞典陆军工兵团医务班长（义务兵）
Not a veteran, but reservist NCO.
I am going to go another direction than the other answers:
I would absolutely not want to face any of the other Nordic nations in combat. Not Finland, not Norway, not Denmark. Or for that matter any of the Baltic nations.
我不是老兵，而是预备役士官。
我的答案会和其他人不一样：
我绝对不想在战斗中面对其他任何北欧国家，无论是芬兰、挪威、丹麦，还是波罗的海地区的任何一个国家。
The reason for that is that I really do not want to go into war with our nice (but slightly odd) neighbours. And if we end up in combat with each other, something higher up in command or the political sphere must have really, really went downhill. Our countries have too good of a relation to think that there would be any acceptable reasons to go to war.
原因是我实在不想和我们友善（但有点古怪）的邻居们开战。如果我们最终兵戎相见，那一定是指挥层或政治领域的某些高层出现了极其严重的问题。我们各国之间关系极好，根本不存在任何能让人接受的开战理由。
If we were ordered into combat against any of those, I hope that soldiers on both sides rise the white flags of parley and then have a coffee and cinnamon bun until we can figure out what is going on.
And if we have to shoot at each other, I might not be very inclined to aim that well.
如果我们接到命令要与其中任何一个国家作战，我希望双方士兵都能升起谈判的白旗，然后喝杯咖啡、吃个肉桂卷，直到我们弄清楚到底发生了什么。
而且如果我们不得不向对方开枪，我可能不会太用心瞄准。
Susanna Viljanen
Knows Finnish
苏珊娜·维尔亚宁
懂芬兰语
Not a veteran, but a reservist, and my answer is any Islamic.
我不是老兵，但也是预备役人员，我的答案是任何伊斯兰国家。
They are goddamn fanatical, they never give up, they do not fear death (actually them death is merely a quick access to Paradise), they follow absolutely no rules and no human rights and other similar Western balderdash, and they are experts on waging the guerrilla war.
他们极其狂热，从不放弃，不惧怕死亡（事实上，死亡对他们而言只是快速进入天堂的途径），完全无视任何规则、人权以及其他类似的西方无稽之谈，而且他们是打游击战的专家。
Warfare is essentially human will versus human will struggle, and no matter how many times the US military might did beat the Taliban army on the field, they merely fled, recovered, and came back. The US military may have all the clocks, but Taliban had all the time. In the end the will of the Islamic fanatics proves always stronger than any secular military, no matter how well armed it might be or how well trained it might be.
战争本质上是意志力与意志力的较量，无论美国军队在战场上击败塔利班军队多少次，他们只会撤退、休整，然后卷土重来。美军或许掌控着时间的刻度，但塔利班拥有无限的时间。最终，伊斯兰狂热分子的意志力总是被证明比任何世俗军队都要强大，无论这支世俗军队装备多精良、训练多有素。
The only way to win against an Islamic army is to wage a war of extermination, or to have a religion which is as fanatical as Islam itself.
The weakness of all Islamic armies is that they are very much tribal, and very much prone to corruption. It is said it is impossible to buy an Islamic army, but it is easy to rent one - especially against a tribal enemy.
战胜伊斯兰军队的唯一方法，要么是发动灭绝战争，要么是拥有一种和伊斯兰教本身一样狂热的宗教。
所有伊斯兰军队的弱点在于，他们极具部落属性，而且非常容易腐败。据说收买一支伊斯兰军队是不可能的，但租借一支却很容易——尤其是用来对付部落敌人时。
Scott Hanson
Former Electronic Warfare Technician at United States Navy (USN) (1990–1994)
斯科特·汉森
美国海军前电子战技师（1990–1994年）
It is not a matter of wanting or not wanting to face a nation in combat.
It is a matter of willing or not willing.
是否要在战斗中面对某个国家，无关“想不想”。
只关乎“愿不愿意”。
Which nation would I not want to face?
All of them.
我不想面对哪个国家？
所有国家。
Bruce Wheelock
Former Chief Petty Officer at United States Navy (Retired) (1973–1987)
布鲁斯·威洛克
美国海军前一级军士长（退役）（1973–1987年）
Russia or communist China. If either of those two engaged in combat with the United States, the inevitable result would be global thermonuclear war. It wouldn't mean the end of the human race, but it would be the destruction of human civilization. Most people on the planet would die, and the few hundred million human survivors would be in scattered bands across the present “Third World.” Most of the Northern Hemisphere would be depopulated, including where I live. I'm not sure I would welcome that.
俄罗斯或中国。如果这两个国家中的任何一个与美国开战，必然会引发全球热核战争。这不会导致人类灭绝，但会摧毁人类文明。地球上的大多数人都会死亡，幸存的数亿人将分散在如今的“第三世界”地区。北半球的大部分地区将变得荒无人烟，包括我居住的地方。我可不希望这样的事情发生。
San Grigordo
桑·格里戈尔多
I am a Cold War veteran. When I was in the Marines no country was stupid enough to try anything against the United States. Nowadays any asshat thinks they can take on MAGAs chickenshit “’murica”.
我是一名冷战老兵。我在海军陆战队服役时，没有哪个国家蠢到敢对美国轻举妄动。如今，随便什么蠢货都觉得自己能对抗“让美国再次伟大”运动那帮懦夫口中的“美国”。
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