Bases….Wonder what other capabilities they can cut out?
Bases….Wonder what other capabilities they can cut out?
Well that probably partly paid for the 6 slightly larger H145's the UK just bought to base in Cyprus and Brunei.Looks like we've gone from leasing to owning. I guess good and bad. We have some extra training capability, but the capability gap remains wide open for our helicopter force.
UK sells surplus H135 military helicopters to Australia.
Currently the advantage seems to be with the drones. New cage protection for MBTs is underway which will help. It is much to soon to write off MBTs. There is undoubtedly a $hitload of R&D on anti-drone defence going on. An effective solution will return the MBT to the forefront again.An article from Kym Bergman in todays Australia with his summation of how things are panning out for MBTs in Ukraine and suggesting that going forward IFVs may end up being more valued than MBTs for a range of reasons not the least in have an infantry crew that can provide protection and support.
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What Ukraine has found to be of greater military value are donated Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) such as the US Bradley and especially the Swedish CV 90. While a Western MBT typically approaches 70 tonnes in weight, IFVs are about half that – making them much more manoeuvrable, easier to conceal and use far less fuel. While the 120mm smoothbore gun on an MBT can destroy any vehicle they find, the 30mm and 40mm autocannons on IFVs are no slouches either – and if they can fire a quick burst, they can cripple most targets.
Another advantage is that IFVs typically carry a squad of six to eight soldiers each, who can exit the vehicle and form a screen around it as protection from enemy troops using short range ATGWs. MBTs rely on infantry separately deploying to support them, which is a complication in many rapidly evolving battlefield scenarios.
With this experience, Ukraine has pushed the donation of more IFVs to the top of their priority list – and in the medium term hopes to build 1000 CV 90s with the co-operation of the Swedish government. While MBTs still have a role – particularly to safeguard against a major Russian breakthrough – they are often relegated to the role of mobile artillery rather than spearheading offensive operations.
Ukraine conflict shows the limitations of Main Battle Tanks — The Australian
Credible analysis shows that since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the aggressor has lost more than 3000 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) – with that figure increasing daily.apple.news
Got to love a bloke who doesn't understand a fundamental Army truth writing about tanks.An article from Kym Bergman in todays Australia with his summation of how things are panning out for MBTs in Ukraine and suggesting that going forward IFVs may end up being more valued than MBTs for a range of reasons not the least in have an infantry crew that can provide protection and support.
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What Ukraine has found to be of greater military value are donated Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) such as the US Bradley and especially the Swedish CV 90. While a Western MBT typically approaches 70 tonnes in weight, IFVs are about half that – making them much more manoeuvrable, easier to conceal and use far less fuel. While the 120mm smoothbore gun on an MBT can destroy any vehicle they find, the 30mm and 40mm autocannons on IFVs are no slouches either – and if they can fire a quick burst, they can cripple most targets.
Another advantage is that IFVs typically carry a squad of six to eight soldiers each, who can exit the vehicle and form a screen around it as protection from enemy troops using short range ATGWs. MBTs rely on infantry separately deploying to support them, which is a complication in many rapidly evolving battlefield scenarios.
With this experience, Ukraine has pushed the donation of more IFVs to the top of their priority list – and in the medium term hopes to build 1000 CV 90s with the co-operation of the Swedish government. While MBTs still have a role – particularly to safeguard against a major Russian breakthrough – they are often relegated to the role of mobile artillery rather than spearheading offensive operations.
Ukraine conflict shows the limitations of Main Battle Tanks — The Australian
Credible analysis shows that since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the aggressor has lost more than 3000 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) – with that figure increasing daily.apple.news