33 WHITE Reserves. Time, as the essential factor in national defence, changes the approach to the use of military reserves. As the new LAF peacetime structure is closely aligned with the wartime structure, and in the case of armed defence, reservists would mainly augment military units and replace casualties. 4.2. Branches of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and other structural units Land Forces The Land Forces are the largest and most important part of the LAF. The task of the Land Force is military security and defence of the land territory of Lithuania. Accordingly, the Land Forces have the highest priority in the defence system development plans with large scale modernisation efforts well underway. The core capability of the Land Forces is the higher readiness “Iron Wolf” Mechanised Infantry Brigade. Its mobility, fire power, protection and other combat power elements are further being enhanced through the procurement of infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, anti-tank and air defence systems. The National Rapid Reaction Force, consisting of two battalion- Main equipment of the Land Forces -G-36 assault rifle -FN SCAR-H precision riffle 60 mm and 120 mm mortars -MG-3, FN MAG machine guns -GROM air defence system PzH2000 howitzers -Grenade launchers and anti-tank systems (e.g. GMG, AT-4, Carl Gustav, Javelin) -M113 APC, PzH200 howitzers, HMMWVs, 60 mm and 120 mm mortars, Unimog and Sisu trucks M113 APC GROM air defence system Anti-tank system „Javelin“ SISU E13TP trucks HMMWVs PA P E R