Indonesia, The Former World Military Giant

The 1960s, the era of President Sukarno.
Indonesia is one of the main military force of the largest and strongest in the world. At that time, even the Dutch forces are not comparable to Indonesia, and the United States is very concerned with the development of our military forces are heavily supported by the latest technology of the Soviet Union.

1960, the Netherlands was still entrenched in Papua. Seeing the power of the Republic of Indonesia are more severe, Western-backed Dutch design tricks to create a puppet state that seemed to be independent, but still under the Dutch control.

President Sukarno immediately took extreme action, its purpose, Papua recapture. Sukarno immediately issue notice "Trikora" in Yogyakarta, and the contents are:
1. Foils formation of a puppet state of Papua, made the Dutch colonial.
2. Kibarkan Sang Saka Merah Putih throughout West Irian
3. Be prepared for a general mobilization, maintaining independence and unity of the nation's homeland.

Thanks to the proximity of Indonesia with the Soviets, Indonesia then get help massive naval forces and advanced air military in the world with a giant, U.S. $ 2.5 billion. Currently, the Indonesian military forces being the strongest in the entire southern hemisphere.

The main strength of Indonesia at the time it was one of the main Trikora warships in the world's largest and fastest-made Soviet Sverdlov class, with a 12-caliber 6-inch giant cannon. This is a KRI Irian, a giant weighing 16,640 tons with a crew of 1270 people, including 60 officers. Soviet, never even gave this strong ship on any other nation, except Indonesia. (Newest ships of the class Sigma Indonesia now only weighs 1600 tons).

Indonesian Air Force also been one of the deadliest air fleet in the world, consisting of more than 100 advanced aircraft at the time. This fleet consists of:
1. 20 supersonic fighter MiG-21 Fishbed.
2. 30 aircraft MiG-15.
3. 49 high-subsonic fighter aircraft MiG-17.
4. 10 aircraft MiG-19 supersonic.

Aircraft MiG-21 Fishbed is one of the main world's most advanced supersonic aircraft, which was capable of flying at speeds up to Mach 2. The aircraft is even more powerful than the most advanced American aircraft at that time, the plane supersonic F-104 Starfighter and F-5 Tiger. While the Dutch are still relying on the planes from World War II such as the P-51 Mustang.

For the record, awesomeness aircraft MiG-21 and MiG-17 in the Vietnam War to encourage Americans founded the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor, pilot training center best known as TOP GUN.

Indonesia also has a fleet of 26 long-range strategic bomber Tu-16 Tupolev (Badger A and B). This makes Indonesia been one of only four nations in the world that have strategic bombers, namely the U.S., Russia, and the United Kingdom. Airfield base Iswahyudi located in Surabaya.

Even China and Australia also does not have strategic bombers like this. The bomber is also equipped with various advanced electronic devices and specialized anti-ship missiles AS-1 Kennel war, that the explosion could easily sink ships the West battle.

Indonesia also had 12 Whiskey-class submarines, dozens of Corvette-class battleships, the world's ninth largest helicopter MI-6, MI-41 helicopter 4, several aircraft carriers including heavy transport aircraft Antonov An-12B. In total, Indonesia has 104 combat ships. Not to mention thousands of the best assault rifles at the time and still legendary to this day, an AK-47.

This all makes Indonesia salasahtu sea and air military power the world's strongest. So great effect, so that America under the leadership of John F. Kennedy forced the Dutch to get out of Papua, and the states in the United Nations forum that the transition of power in Papua, from the Netherlands to Indonesia is something that can be accepted.