Date: 2023-03-20 12:46 pm (UTC)
danieldwilliam: (Default)
1 US armoured division = 3 armoured brigades = 5,000 soldiers, approx 100 tanks, 200 other armoured vehicles each, plus 3 other brigades doing other jobs like air cover, artillery and logistics. Those tanks are $10m each and you probably need to start your campaign with the same in spares. So, about, my guessimate would be an all in cost to stand up a US sized armoured division at $20bn.

I've no idea how many US sized armoured divisions the Ukrainians would need to push the Russians firmly out of Ukraine in one summer's campaign.

I do think we, in the West, are more likely to be able to afford several lots of $20bn over the next 5 years than the Russians.
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