Tanks for the memories

Reservists The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) Reserve Cavalry Regiment Challenger 2 main battle tank pic 1

Note RP Defense : from my favorite British blog : Think Defence

March 23, 2014 by Monty - Think Defence

The need to rethink the UK’s Armoured Vehicle Strategy

This is a post from Monty that I have been sitting on for a while, apologies to Monty [TD]

Contents [hide]

• Introduction
• An old and obsolete fleet
  • Challenger 2
  • Warrior
  • FV430 / Bulldog
  • CVR(T)
  • AS90 and M/GMLRS
  • Viking and Warthog
  • An army of jeeps and trucks
  • Summary
• UORs Have Sucked up the Budget
• Preparing for the Next War not the Last One
• The Tank is Dead, Long Live the Tank
• The Need for Strategic Mobility
• The Rise of the Wheeled AFV
• The Three Tier AFV Structure
  • Heavy Armour
  • Medium Armour
  • Light Armour
• Future Force Size and Structure
  • Heavy Division
  • Medium Division
  • Light Division
  • Examples of Regiment and Battalion Structures
  • Summary