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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 11, 2019 10:25:40 GMT 12
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Post by 30sqnatc on Jun 11, 2019 17:26:32 GMT 12
Where does this increase in 'infantry' numbers come from. Thats not what the Capability Plan says. In fact infantry is not mentioned once in the published plan.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 11, 2019 17:30:29 GMT 12
Stuff wrote it, I quoted from them. So is the reality the Government plans to 'increase' the Army size from 6,492 to 6,000?  |
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Post by 30sqnatc on Jun 11, 2019 18:51:09 GMT 12
Yes (using new maths). Obviously its 6000 regulars not the current total workforce.
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Post by machina on Jun 11, 2019 21:03:15 GMT 12
It's quite possible my tired eyes have read this wrong but did it also mention the possibility of getting heavier armour than the LAVs?
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Post by chasper on Jun 12, 2019 19:23:24 GMT 12
I would assume that the army is intending to raise another infantry battalion, they have always been keen on having three regular force infantry battalions as it enables them to rotate each battalion through training on an annual basis having one ready for any deployment, one in training and one in rest. The additional numbers would I assume make up the support units required for this. With regard to armour I guess we would follow Australia in its commitment to replace their LAVs with the new German Boxer APC.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 12, 2019 19:32:28 GMT 12
I guess all the extra soldiers will have their pick of automatic weapons from Jacinda's confiscated stockpile.
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Post by nighthawknz on Jun 12, 2019 21:32:00 GMT 12
I guess all the extra soldiers will have their pick of automatic weapons from Jacinda's confiscated stockpile. Oh you didn't just... oh no, you did go there... LOL Sigh! |
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Post by saratoga on Jun 12, 2019 22:04:21 GMT 12
No, 'cause she's only confiscating 'Semi automatic' rifles...and lever action and pump action. No full auto, they aren't even included in the potential buyback..
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Post by saratoga on Jun 12, 2019 22:06:10 GMT 12
The increase in infantry size has been misinterpreted. It actually refers to the increasing size of people, so what they really mean is they will be recruiting larger soldiers.
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Post by nighthawknz on Jun 14, 2019 18:55:30 GMT 12
The increase in infantry size has been misinterpreted. It actually refers to the increasing size of people, so what they really mean is they will be recruiting larger soldiers. so pie day Friday...? |
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Post by senob on Jun 14, 2019 20:24:13 GMT 12
The increase in infantry size has been misinterpreted. It actually refers to the increasing size of people, so what they really mean is they will be recruiting larger soldiers. so pie day Friday...? Nope they issue them an extra box of crayons in their rations. |
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Post by madmark on Jun 17, 2019 14:36:43 GMT 12
It'll be interesting to see how this increase in manning is going to be distrubuted. Given that the NZ interpretation of a battalion is somewhere in the vicinty of 500 people does this mean we are getting an extra RF battalion or 2? Given that we only have 2 RF battalions at present this would be a significant increase. Or are other arms going to see a significant uplift in personnel?
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