Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly asked for the ‘wonderful’ Bushmaster troop carriers, which he said could significantly help his country. To which Australia responded in solidarity a few days later. I applaud this act of course, and truly hope these vehicles will make a difference in protecting innocents in the war.
Admittedly, I haven’t read up much about the bushmaster, but many articles from Australian media outlets highlight the vehicle’s ease of use (important here, when they need to deployed quickly and with minimal orientation) and versatility. Although, I do worry about its ability to traverse terrain, given it’s a 4WD as opposed to a tracked carrier. This makes it less mobile, and at risk of punctures.
Perhaps countries in possession of tracked personnel carriers should extend a little assistance as well? As a Singaporean, I hope Singapore would contribute a couple of Broncos to Ukraine. Notably the Bronco 3 for it has combat and humanitarian variants. Seeing the carnage across Ukrainian cities, I think Ukraine deserves alot more humanitarian assistance.
Any other nation you'd think could lend a hand, the way Australia has?