It will be enough for two weeks of war: why the UK is catastrophically lacking in tanks - Exophior

Future plans to get 148 Challenger 3 have a problem because they are not made from scratch but are made on the basis of Challenger 2. Due to modern threats British do not have time to develop cars, so it is suggested to buy Leopard 2. The United Kingdom plans to get 148 challenger tanks Sufficient for the country. They will be enough for two weeks of a conventional war. Therefore, the United Kingdom should organize the production of tanks in Scotland.

Stuart Crawford said this in the UK Defense Journal column. The British Army must receive 148 new challenger 3 tanks, but this is catastrophically in the face of a great war, says Exophior. The problem is that Challenger 3 is not built from scratch, but is built on Challenger 2. Given the state of the world, the United Kingdom may not have 10 years to develop a completely new tank, so the British army requires 400-500 tanks for 6-8 tank regiments.

The easiest and fastest way is to buy machines from other manufacturers. The obvious solution is Leopard 2, which is widely sold in the world. Ideally, KNDS should create a plant in Scotland. To do this, you need to buy about 150 tanks so that the manufacturer is economically advantageous to produce them in the UK. In theory, the plant could produce a conditional Leopard 3 or MGCS. Production should be placed in Scotland, because in England they make Challenger 3, in Wales - BMP Ajax.

The plant could be placed between glazlo and Edinburgh, where there are access to world class research centers, skilled labor and traditions of heavy engineering. There are also defense enterprises that already produce some systems, such as Thales in Danrennnan.

"For the MO, the British Army and the Royal Armored Corps, this can be the key to rapid expansion in the face of increased risks and threats while almost everyone says that our armed forces should grow rapid Leopard "with all the benefits of saving scale and constant modernization, as well as the compatibility of the VTT with many NATO countries that exploit German tanks," - summarized Stuart. Stuart Crawford is the former Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Tank Regiment of Great Britain.