NAVY
Option A
Component
1 Frigate
(1)
ARMY
1 UK Battalion
3 Gurkha Battalions
1 Gurkha Engineer Fd Sqn (plus training Wing)
RAP
1 Helicopter Sqn
Works Services
Air Trooping
Total
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ANALYSIS OF THE COST OF THE
VARIOUS OPTIONS
Fm.
Additional Costs of
Restoring arbitary
Cost of preferred reduced garrison
(2)
Cost
1 Gurkha Bn.
1 U.K. Artillery Bty.
3 Patrol
Craft
support
cuts
2.9
22.2
1.8
1.0
0.8
3.7
0.3
25.3
1.6
1.5
5.0
0.3
0.2
5.5
1.6
0.2
0.1
1.9
33.3
2.3
1.3
0.8
0.3
38.0
(7)
Includes refit costs of £0.5m per annum (2) Assuming no replacement of existing craft.
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