You are right... but one can one absorb that hit ( acquisition costs) by rethinking the platoon: one autocannon per 4 Boxers. This means that they can be deployed independently for recce/ flank guarding whatever duties when they are not required to 'baby-sit' MBTs while those are advancing.Luke jones wrote: ↑12 Apr 2022, 11:45 This is why it was always a shit idea to can Warrior. It was pointed out again and again.
The British army is now 245x 40mm turreted vehicles down.
Boxer is twice as expensive as the WCSP vehicles were and you get a 50 cal on top.
Theres now a lot of money to be found to fund a capability that was provided by the vehicle that just got cancelled.
Where will the money be found to do this?
Extra 245 Boxers with cannons? It'll cost an arm and a leg.
- ie. AI can take on some 'classic' cavalry roles, in addition to their main tasking
RunningStrong wrote: ↑12 Apr 2022, 15:19 There would be no reason to equip C2, Eng, REME and ambulances.
If it was me, heh-he, two of those three could easily be chosen
- standardise gun (ops), and REME for whatever makes it move to the right place; and from there
ATGW easy for any othet than the MAN chassis; and
-limber for Boxer.... a Boxer
- MAN... another MAN
- K9 (they have a specific design on the same chassis... but why not the best of the remaining AS90s. After all, their suspension system was licensed for the K9 chassis)