[quote=Pepperm1nts]
An Empire in decline. The UK and France are still very strong, and therefore able to field the military with better equipment. Prussia is a state that is still on the climb and is far from being anywhere on the level of the UK and France.
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That's an inane argument. Because 
1. We have real history, so we don't need theory. Real history says Prussia has the best service rifle and fantastic artillery. 
2. Prussia walked up and down France ten years in the future.