Panser eller ikke? - Defence Connect

Fra Down Under fikk jeg denne som klart tilsidesetter panser basert på det som skjer i Ukraina. OK, ikke helt den samme geografien, men allikevel.  (Red.)

The acquisition debate, perspectives from the war in Ukraine

 

02 DECEMBER 2022

By: Reporter

The recent invasion of Ukraine has prompted defence thinkers to reassess modern warfighting strategies, and the capabilities needed to achieve their goals.

Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine has prompted a radical rethink of warfighting strategies the world over. In late November, it was reported in The Australian by Greg Sheridan that the “tank is gone”.

According to the piece, the upcoming Defence Strategic Review will “recommend reduced investment in armour – tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and similar beasts – in order to focus on far more relevant and important priorities.

“There is no plausible scenario in which tanks, or even IFVs, could be important to Australian security. This means no more than 300 of the gargantuan-sized and largely unusable IFVs.”

Such suggestions have been met with the ire of many defence professionals, maintaining the fundamental role of armour in protecting and facilitating troop movement.

The debate surrounding the acquisition of IFVs and tanks at the expense of naval and air capabilities has been fiercely fought in the lens of the Ukraine conflict.

Writing for War on the Rocks this week, Columbia University’s Professor Stephen Biddle examined the changing characteristics of war as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — which has seen groundbreaking new technologies influence battlefield outcomes.