That is a very good point, but lets look into the 'logic' a bit deeper. Poland has achieved impressive results with their army, over a fairly short period - while leaving the AF and the navy to wait for their 'turn'.SW1 wrote:re-equipping on the patria amv and Lithuania on a boxer ifv.
- the marching order itself is logical (in light of the 'threats')
- an AMV is by far cheaper than a Boxer and also - importantly - by far cheaper than any feasible tracked alternative. Add to that the the in-country license production of AMV (as Rosomak, out of the AMV cumulative total of over 2000 vehicles delivered, has made up about one in every three: Poland 690 vehicles and counting), which in the big picture has paved the way to the rapid modernisation in a package that the economy can carry. Example: take the Hungary deal for Lynx, multiply it to the quantities required by Poland... and quite a difference would emerge (in the required investment).
Lithuania's rationale (this is pure guess work) is different as their one and only mch. bde in reality constitutes recce that needs to maintain contact, while running backwards, towards reinforcements.
- and we know that Australia qualified Boxer for the heavily engaging mode of recce (theirs not predicated on an orderly retreat, I presume)