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6d ago
Chieftain and FV432 vehicles entered service with the British Army, and early work on what would become CVR(T ..read more
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1w ago
This won’t happen, but the thought process was fun, promoted by my friend The Other Chris, whose many good ideas I like to steal! The Bren Gun Carrier, or Universal Carrier, was a class of WWII-era vehicles somewhat unique to British and Commonwealth armies used for logistics and support weapon carriage. As you all know ..read more
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3w ago
If you are reading this, you already know about the British Army’s problems ..read more
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3w ago
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Dimishing Returns - British Army Vehicles” Diminishing Returns – The British Army and its Vehicles – Series Introduction Diminishing Returns – The British Army and its Vehicles – The Fifties The end of WWII was followed by a period of reflection for the British Army, but ..read more
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3w ago
This series of blog posts is I hope a fair-minded and accurate history of the British Army’s armoured and protected mobility vehicles from the Post War period to early 2023 ..read more
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2M ago
I challenge the notion that the British tank and armoured vehicle industry is dead, that we don’t buy enough, and should just jack it all in and buy Abrams or Leopard. Listen to the online doom casting and one could be forgiven for thinking that all is lost for the British armoured fighting vehicle industry ..read more
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4M ago
A proposal to reestablish Army Air Corps fixed-wing light transport aviation to support the British Army Rangers ..read more
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4M ago
A proposal from Anglo Engineering Concepts to meet British Army vehicle capability gaps and drive down support costs by adopting system engineering thinking and a design language that places the designer close to the user. Anglo Engineering Concepts is run by an experienced design engineer that previously worked as one of the three design engineers ..read more