However, as a loyal citizen of the Caldari State and an active militia-capsuleer, I believe our alliance with the Amarr is a dangerous one. While we weren't slaves like the Minmatar, the Amarr will always see us as a breakaway, no matter how powerful a breakaway we have become. Unless we can conclusively seize control of the Caldari-Gallente militia warzone and push the megacorporations into formalising direct sovereignty over the captured systems, I fear we will remain the significantly weaker partner of our alliance with the Amarr. If the Amarrians truly wanted to, they could cease hostility with the Minmatar and Gallente and crush the State, and I don't feel comfortable knowing that possibility exists.

What can the State do about this? Covert support of the militia. Deniable ops, training of kill-squads, lending resources. With even the tiniest fraction of Empire support the State could sweep the militia warzone, and establishing direct control over so many systems would surely secure our future as an equal of the Amarr, regardless of whether the alliance holds.

Raw military might only determines one thing, though: Who wins in a straight fight. And remember also, that this is only about their navies!

The Federation and the Republic both have their own strengths which put them at an equal footing with the Empire and the State, just not in raw naval might. The Federation, for example, has consistently proven its ability to win conflicts through its intelligence and unconventional warfare capabilities. The Republic, though having the weakest navy, have the most drive to win and likely a strong guerrilla warfare battle doctrine that focuses on crippling the enemy by hitting them where they are weakest and never allowing them to bring their full might to bear.

The Empire and the State have the most powerful navies in a straight fight, but there is more to conflict than just that. They might win battles, but lose wars.

Personally Im excited for the idea of a Cal/min alliance and I want to be part of it. If I can be.

The only thing that the Amarr have over them really, is sheer tonnage in terms of numbers and some of the oldest and most experienced military leaders in the cluster.

Not to mention the Federation is the economic juggernaut of the cluster. I wouldn't be surprised if they could grind down the opposition as every lost ship is quickly replaced.

It doesn't really work that way. Beyond a certain point your ability to put qualified crews in those new hulls completely breaks down and you wind up throwing good ships after bad.

Regarding Amarr-Caldari Military superiority, aren't the Gallente and Minmatar more industrially and economically able than the Caldari/Amarr?

Gallente yes. Not the Minmatar. The Minmatar are the poorest and least economically capable of the four empires.

Empire and Federation are the strongest, economically, State can be strong but is currently heavily in debt to the Empire, while the Republic is below everyone else.

Our 100-year old ships will blot out the sun!

Die in a fire, but blot out the sun!

I don't think 100 year old technology in the world 20.000 years into the future, given the level of technological advancement we have in EVE would be considered obsolete, if you pull it in parallel with real life military technology.
Given the insane technological development in the last century, there's still 100 years old pieces of hardware being successfully used all around the world. Not to mention a bullet still uses the same technology that's even older than that.

Despite being on the back foot to the Federation due to Heth's leadership, it's still the belief of most military analysts that the Caldari Navy would, with the right leadership, be capable of defeating any of the other three Navies.

The only thing that the Amarr have over them really, is sheer tonnage in terms of numbers and some of the oldest and most experienced military leaders in the cluster.

Military analyst, military smanalst. They got owned and are still getting owned. Proof is in the pudding and talk is cheap.

We should force Faction warfare pilots to only use their own faction ships and see who comes out on top.

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