Under the plans the 400 strong fleet of Challenger 2 main battle tanks, that played a key role throughout the Iraq campaign, could be reduced to as little as little as 50 tanks, enough to equip just one regiment.
Within the next 18 months 1,400 armoured personnel carriers along with 1,200 CVRT light tanks will be sold off or scrapped. Hundreds of Warriors are to be put in storage with the force reduced from 800 to a maximum of 270 vehicles that will be upgraded in £800 million programme.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... to-50.htmlThe cuts will mean that 34 out of the Army’s 36 infantry battalions will be in what is known as the “light role” without armour protection.
Plaan on siis viie aasta aasta pärast, siis kui Helmandist lahkutakse jälle vastav vägi ülesse ehitada... yeah, right ... eks viimased 20 aastat on jah näidanud, et Lääne-Euroopa kord juba vähendatud väed paremates majandusoludes taastakse