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| Massive Military increase by Poland | |
| 2022-07-25 | |
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A huge hardware procurement planning by Poland. Putin's Russia trying to avoid NATO on its border, but as aftermath he will have second army of NATO on its border. Quote Tweet Ok, an update, because this is huge! Informations I will provide below, is from Armaments Agency spokesman Col. Krzysztof PÅ‚atek. Polish MoD plans: MBT's: - 116 M1A1SA to be upgraded to M1A2SEPv3. - 250 new built M1A2SEPv3. - 180 K2 to be upgraded to K2PL. - 820 K2PL produced in RoK and Poland. - K3PL a future MBT developed in cooperation between Poland and Republic of Korea. - T-72's, PT-91's and Leopard 2's will be completely withdrawn from service. IFV's: - 1000-1400 Borsuk IFV. - Heavy IFV based on AS21 Redback, total numbers to be procured unknown at this moment. 155mm SPH's: - 144 AHS Krab. - 48 K9A1 to be upgraded in future to K9PL. - 642 K9PL based on K9A2. - Codevelopment between Poland and Republic of Korea for next generation 155mm SPH MLRS: - Polish MoD is interested in K239 Chunmoo to supplement procurement of M142 HIMARS and WR-40 Langusta. Multirole fighter jets: - Procurement of 48 F/A-50/F/A-50PL to supplement: - 32 F-35A. - 48 F-16C/D Block 52+. Polish MoD is also interested in KF-21 fighter jet. | |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #6 Putin's Russia trying to avoid NATO on its border Not exactly. The goal is a defensible position against NATO forces on its border. Ukraine is big and flat. From the Russian point of view, the defensible areas are along the Dnipro River in the east or the narrow portion of the Ukr/Polish border over in the west. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-07-25 21:16 |
| #5 If there are enough thorns, the rose will be left unplucked. Switzerland mastered that long ago. In the meantime, it seems to me, the question for Russia is the difference between a Pyrrhic victory and a Pyrrhic defeat. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-07-25 16:36 |
| #4 memories of the unending agony and devastation of the German and Russian collars for much of the twentieth century are far fresher there. Like the Israeli's, this reflects a never again attitude and the increasing awareness of the decline of US power to defend Europe or defeat China I fear. The question is, did they wake up in time. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-07-25 12:41 |
| #3 Yeah this order will be showing up all this decade. But, it is proof the Polish will not depend on western nations to prevent them from getting invaded again. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-07-25 09:13 |
| #2 Equipment ETA isn’t going to be in the next six months |
| Posted by: Slenter Panda4300 2022-07-25 05:44 |
| #1 ...Keep that armor in mind. The men in those tanks are the spiritual heirs of the men who charged Nazi machine guns while on horseback, carrying lances. I sincerely doubt the Russians are smart enough to remember that. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-07-25 04:44 |