josti5 schreef op 13 juli 2023 09:04:
Over het engelse leger:
The Army is at its smallest since Napoleonic times because of shortages of tanks and armoured vehicles.
Last night Mark Francois MP told the Mail: 'It was clear from the CDS's evidence that Armed Forces would currently struggle to fight a war with Russia...
'It is a fantasy to suggest we could provide a warfighting division to Nato.'
On paper, the UK has around 200. But of these, only 40 are ready to go to war, it emerged yesterday.
Sir Tony responded that Britain was 'investing like crazy' in armoured vehicles which will be available by the end of this decade.
He also told MPs: 'We were at 19 frigates and destroyers, which we subsequently reduced that to 17 because some of those ships were very expensive.
'You've then got some in maintenance and refit so it is probably 11 or 12 which are available to go out on operations.'
Sir Tony added: 'It is true across the Armed Forces, we need to have deeper stockpiles. So I wouldn't say I was happy.'
The UK has given 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1226...