[Goose]

The real question is how Ukraine intends to use these weapons. Just having them will help a little. Replacing BMPs with them will help, because they are newer and "better". Using them as they were designed to be used can tip the balance. So far, Ukraine has done a great job with most of the stuff they have been given. These "new" IFVs, to be a game changer, need to be employed differently than Ukraine currently has been using their existing IFVs. This will be more difficult than some other things Ukraine has adopted, because it requires more widespread training, but so far Ukraine has always stepped up.

Goose, you raise a good question.  Do you think Ukrainian troops being trained in Europe will be working on these tactics?  Hopefully the theoretical tactics have already been taught, and better yet, maybe they've been using these vehicles in training.  I just wonder with the amounts of troops being trained in Europe, they could probably be trained as an autonomous brigade/division, with newer doctrine applied.

I doubt the troops being trained in Europe are being trained for anything except basic infantry tactics. These training sessions are far too short to go much beyond that, and Ukraine has many troops available that have had absolutely no training other than OJT. It also probably wouldn't work, as exactly how Ukraine intends to operate probably must be unique to them, not a copy of what NATO does (which itself is a vector). The US takes eight weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) after your Basic Training to even be "entry level" to a Bradley unit. At the unit you will get lots of additional training. Probably too slow for Ukraine. There will have to be training, but designing that training isn't going to be obvious.

[Goose]

The real question is how Ukraine intends to use these weapons. Just having them will help a little. Replacing BMPs with them will help, because they are newer and "better". Using them as they were designed to be used can tip the balance. So far, Ukraine has done a great job with most of the stuff they have been given. These "new" IFVs, to be a game changer, need to be employed differently than Ukraine currently has been using their existing IFVs. This will be more difficult than some other things Ukraine has adopted, because it requires more widespread training, but so far Ukraine has always stepped up.

Goose, you raise a good question.  Do you think Ukrainian troops being trained in Europe will be working on these tactics?  Hopefully the theoretical tactics have already been taught, and better yet, maybe they've been using these vehicles in training.  I just wonder with the amounts of troops being trained in Europe, they could probably be trained as an autonomous brigade/division, with newer doctrine applied.

I doubt the troops being trained in Europe are being trained for anything except basic infantry tactics. These training sessions are far too short to go much beyond that, and Ukraine has many troops available that have had absolutely no training other than OJT. It also probably wouldn't work, as exactly how Ukraine intends to operate probably must be unique to them, not a copy of what NATO does (which itself is a vector). The US takes eight weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) after your Basic Training to even be "entry level" to a Bradley unit. At the unit you will get lots of additional training. Probably too slow for Ukraine. There will have to be training, but designing that training isn't going to be obvious.