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IIRC, Swedish military doctrine assumes that much of their main military infrastructure will be quickly destroyed in an attack, so their forces are designed to
by kinsomo 8y ago
IIRC, Swedish military doctrine assumes that much of their main military infrastructure will be quickly destroyed in an attack, so their forces are designed to disperse and operate from with minimal resources in difficult conditions. For instance, their main fighter is designed to operate from public roads with a small maintenance crew:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen#Usability_and_maintenance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen#Usability_a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_strip#Sweden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_strip#Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49L9BlYQSjw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49L9BlYQSjw
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