Unit reffiting.

[Boche]

One question.

say during a hypothetical conflict (why not the CMSF invasion) a mechanized unit was pulled out of the line for having too many vehicles destroyed/disabled.

How would this unit be reffitted?

Would it even be refitted?

cheers.

[wombat_of_war]

i guess the war would be over before they could be refitted with new vehicles if it came down to it. honestly it would be more likely i think they would be sent to the rear and another unit brought up from reserve to continue the push

[Boche]

i guess the war would be over before they could be refitted with new vehicles if it came down to it. honestly it would be more likely i think they would be sent to the rear and another unit brought up from reserve to continue the push

thats what I thought.

I remember when I was little I imagined armies had sort of a reserve stockpile of tanks or vehicles that acted like human replacements.

Now after knowing much more about modern armies and their OOBs etc, I recently asked myself the question agian. and taking into account how quick Iraq or the Syrian campaign finished came to the same conclusion.

[BlackMoria]

Most armies do have have a pool of replacement vehicles but given the cost of modern AFVs, it is very small.

After a day or so of moderate losses (depending on the army), the pool will be empty and there will be no replacements for AFV losses.

A unit with heavy losses will most likely be rolled into another unit(s) with losses to constitute full strength units at some point. This was not necessary during the two recent Gulf Wars because of the duration of the conflict and the fact that units didn't take the losses to make reconstituting units necessary.

[vincere]

I think BlackMoria sums it up well.

During the Gulf War the British had battlefield replacements in Theatre. With the ever shrinking Army I'm not sure they could have many IFV replacements in the rear; but there would be some.