Re: [GZG] What are the pitfalls of standardised forces?

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e.  That's old news -- just didn't know if other folks on the list knew
the concept was spreading to other nations.

Damo

I think the first to do it post WWII where the west Germans, built their
APC  the Marder on a Leo I chassis.
But then they had a small area to defend and they wanted protection over
mobility, it's always a trade off.
This sort of thing goes way back, I read somewhere that the Greek
Hoplite equipment was approximately 
70lbs that's also the approximate weight of a modern soldier's kit,
around that you make allot of decisions,
more rations or more ammo etc. Some things don't really change.

Don