If we ever want to get back to the stage of having a full battalion overseas we need more infantry APC, approx 24 (that allows for a battalion overseas and a coy at home
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Originally posted by na grohmití View PostHave we ever had enough APCs? Or Armoured vehicles of any type for that matter? Sharing what we have between every unit is better than one unit having everything, and everyone else borrowing those vehicles for training purposes.
Having a Cavalry Squadron in Cork without access to the core of its equipment and training facilities is a dead loss. Base all Cavalry units, ACS in the Curragh and stop fcuking around with fifedoms.Given most of these units operte below establishment on most occassions due to UN deployments, prison duties etc, are they actually effective, from experience, No ! In recent years the entire Corps would have difficulty in deploying an entire squadron plus support.
the same should apply for the Mech Coy which should be independent at all times of the Cavalry requirement, again with its own deployable element, and then consideration must be given to the support requirements and additional vehicles.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Of course there may be times when you want your vehicles locally
Or for an ex in Kilworth or wherever.
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Its a peace flag with seven colours, The pride flag as six
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Originally posted by na grohmití View PostHave we ever had enough APCs? Or Armoured vehicles of any type for that matter? Sharing what we have between every unit is better than one unit having everything, and everyone else borrowing those vehicles for training purposes.
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As most deployments these days use APCs to protect troops, having a single unit which provides a core body of knowledge on mechanized ops to other light infantry troops who will use those vehicles on deployments, is probably the way it's going to work (for now at least). However, the idea of a dedicated battalion(s)/brigade specialising in mechanised infantry operations, sounds like it makes sense - you use what permenantly have/own. All down to policy and money at the end of the day.
Outside of funding the purchase of additional vehicles, what is the Army mindset regarding enough APCs to allow either
* two mech infantry battalions (one per brigade), or
* having one brigade as mechanised infantry, with the other light role brigade?
Outside of how things may or may not change in this regard as part of this new White Paper, did/does the Army have any intentions in this direction? During the mid-90s when the APC procurement plan was being put in place, I remember reading in the papers of rough plans that would require approx 150 APCs to give each battalion in the then 3 brigade Army, a mechanised infantry battalion. That might have been a journalist plucking figures to fill a paragraph or two, but was that the original intention? (Maybe along with Hawks & Super Pumas for the Air Corps and a couple of frigates for the NS... )
Everything will be revealed when the White Paper's launched next week. Interesting holiday reading...
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Thanks for that bit of info DeV, never knew that. But the concept of having an APC coy per battalion - but not having enough APCs to fill out the requirement - sounds a little bit iffy. Can see where the idea is going, maybe let down in implementation due to lack of resources?
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