The Dino Army has undergone a large expansion over the last couple of decades, now being seventeen legions strong (plus two SS legions). However, it is understood that the Dino Army is struggling to recruit sufficient new recruits to maintain strength. The problem for the Dinos is both biological and cultural. Dinos are long-lived (a typical life span is eight hundred years) but development is slow. Dinos spend their first hundred years of life as juveniles. Difficulties in reproduction also mean that the population of Dino-Land is relatively small.
The Dinos never used to have problems maintaining army strength but the recent expansion means that recruitment targets are much higher. By the end of 2121 the Dino Army estimates it will only be an 83% strength.
To address this the Dino Army has a short and a long term plan. The short term plan is to make greater use of reservists and cadets. One legion will be converted into a territorial force by 2123, regular troops will be transferred to other legions to boost their strengths.
In the longer term the Dinos are looking at technology to help out. Greater use of unmanned combat systems will be made, including an unmanned version of the T-55ZDM tank which is in development.
