Posted on Aug 29, 2018
Knights in shining armour: AFVs in the Australian Army | The Strategist
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There are several excellent articles on Australia's purchase of 450 new IFVs. This article is in response to the one that called this purchase strategy into question.
Knights in shining armour: AFVs in the Australian Army | The Strategist
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/army-must-adapt-to-evolution-in-its-military-purchases/news-story/28db412778504f2c861a151c676eccd8
My Favorite quote from the original article was "However, cavalry did not go away for several more centuries. But it evolved. Rather than getting heavier in an arms race it couldn’t win against gunpowder, it became lighter, largely to focus on those everyday tasks, or as a rapid delivery system for infantry who did their fighting on foot."
My Favorite quote from the original article was "However, cavalry did not go away for several more centuries. But it evolved. Rather than getting heavier in an arms race it couldn’t win against gunpowder, it became lighter, largely to focus on those everyday tasks, or as a rapid delivery system for infantry who did their fighting on foot."
As the Defence Department prepares to spend 10 billion-15bn buying the modern equivalent of the armoured knight, in the shape of 450 infantry fighting vehicles IFV, it risks committing armys future to a capability with limited use.
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