Ukrainian guerilla war

[Otis Mayfield]

And have access to the military-grade hardware that the US military has.

If the Ukranian civilian militia were armed aaccording to what its members owned as their personal weapons, they would be far outgunned by the US civilian militia.
Thus, my statement

All the best gear would go to the front-line military.

The militia and National Guard would get what's left over. And the leftovers might be pretty good.

The National Guard already deals with this, getting the left-over equipment.

Hand-me-downs, etc.

 

[badbob85037]

If you think militias can fight the government I've got a bridge to sell you.

Militias have put their names on a list. Governments love list. It's ones who are nameless that will end a government's abuse.

 

[westwall]

Okay, say China attacked and somehow got a beach head in Washington state.

The militia, fighting on the side of the people and the government, would do as well as it could.

At least as good as Germany's Volkssturm - Wikipedia

This was Germany's last-ditch effort at defending the homeland against the Russians. It was made up of men over 65 and boys under 14. They were issued left over, surplus gear for the most part.

All the other men were in the military.

The Volkssturm had one or two successes, but they were mostly slaughtered.

Because Germany didn't have a gun culture. Guns were foreign objects save to the ruling elite, and the soldiers when they were trained. American hunters are vastly superior to the Volksturm.