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[[File:Amphibious Assault Demonstration at Pentewan Beach, Cornwall MOD 45149888.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Marines]] conducting an [[amphibious warfare]] exercise]]
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A primary measure of a nation's [[power projection]] is its '''over-the-beach capability''' ('''OTB'''). This consists of the number of troops[[soldier]]s, tanks[[tank]]s, [[Military vehicle|vehicles]], and helicopters[[helicopter]]s that a nation can stage over an adversary's defended [[coast]] in a time of war. Generally, these elements only count if they can be projected across hundreds of mileskilometers of open [[ocean]]. Over-the-beach capability determines a nation's [[power projection]] together with forward [[Aerial warfare|airpower]] (strength of [[aircraft carrier]]s and/or overseas airbases), alliances, and [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear]] options.▼
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==See also==
▲A primary measure of a nation's [[power projection]] is its '''over-the-beach capability'''. This consists of the number of troops, tanks, vehicles, and helicopters that nation can stage over an adversary's defended coast in a time of war. Generally, these elements only count if they can be projected across hundreds of miles of open ocean. Over-the-beach capability determines a nation's [[power projection]] together with forward airpower(strength of [[aircraft carrier]]s and/or overseas airbases), alliances, and nuclear options.
* [[Amphibious warfare]]
 
* [[Blue-water navy]]
==Leading Nations of the World==
* [[Power projection]]
 
* [[Seabasing]]
'''US'''
* [[Sea lines of communication]]
 
* [[Glossary of military abbreviations]]
'''India'''
* [[List of established military terms]]
 
* [[List of military tactics]]
3,370 men (from 14 ships); 65 tanks; 30 Harrier jets; 10 helicopters;
 
'''Australia'''
 
1,760 men (from 9 ships); 36 Leopard tanks; 8 helicopters;
 
'''EU''' total
 
13,384 men (from 18 ships); 234 tanks; 40 Rafale jets; 72 Harrier jets; 92 helicopters; 42 Tiger helicopters
 
'''France'''
 
4,450 men; 70 Leclerc tanks; 88 light tanks; 40 Rafale jets; 42 Tiger helicopters
 
'''UK'''
 
3,034 men; 108 Challenger tanks; 44 Harrier jets
 
'''Spain'''
 
3,000 men; 36 Leopard 2 tanks; 12 Harrier jets; 42 helicopters
 
'''Netherlands'''-
 
1,400 men; 20 Leopard 3 tanks; 30 helicopters
 
'''Italy'''-
 
1,500 men; 16 Harrier jets; 20 helicopters;
 
'''China'''
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==Further reading==
www.globalsecurity.org
* Alexander, Joseph H., and Merrill L. Bartlett. ''Sea Soldiers in the Cold War: Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991'' (1994)
* Bartlett, Merrill L. ''Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare'' (1993)
* Ireland, Bernard. ''The World Encyclopedia of Amphibious Warfare Vessels: An illustrated history of modern amphibious warfare'' (2011)
 
==External links==
www.janes.com/defense
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/100-10-1/ch1.htm US Army Field Manual 100-10 Chapter 1: Power Projection]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/100-7/f1007_11.htm#REF53h2 US Army Field Manual 100-7 Chapter 6: Force Projection]
 
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