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1w ago
In this guest post, Matthew Ford discusses the British Army and the (new) calibre debate ..read more
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2w ago
The JCB Fastrac is a high-speed agricultural and utility tractor that has an unusual ability to operate at higher road speeds than conventional designs. Although it may be considered a niche design, with sales quantities estimated to be less than a thousand a year, it is made in the UK and its features might lend ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 4 of 4 in the series “Pocket Rockets” Pocket Rockets — Requirements and Challenges Pocket Rockets — Mobility Options Pocket Rockets — Towing Vehicles Pocket Rockets — Growth and Summary To close this series, a look at growth paths and alternative weapons. Growth Paths and Alternative Weapons Growth Paths One of the ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “Pocket Rockets” Pocket Rockets — Requirements and Challenges Pocket Rockets — Mobility Options Pocket Rockets — Towing Vehicles The missile pod(s) must be towed to overcome air transportability hurdles, the next challenge is how they can be loaded, unloaded, and transported to where they’re needed. Loading ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Pocket Rockets” Pocket Rockets — Requirements and Challenges Pocket Rockets — Mobility Options The limitations inherent with air transport, especially aircraft internal carriage, create difficult mobility challenges. The weight of the payload as a percentage of the fully loaded weight is illustrative. HIMARS and NMESIS have ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Pocket Rockets” Pocket Rockets — Requirements and Challenges Pocket Rockets — Mobility Options A short series that examines options for restoring mobility to long-range ground launched precision weapons Is mobility ever a bad thing? Probably not, but it always results in compromise. Where you draw that ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 16 of 16 in the series “Field Defences” A Modern Day MEXE Shelter Underground Shelters and Bunkers Above Ground Protected Shelters Battle Trenches and Fighting Positions Sangars Sandbags and Gabions Counter Drone Nets Anti Tank Ditches Barbed Wire and Concertina Tape Counter UGV Barriers Physical Barriers Digging Tools Timber and Aggregate Processing ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 15 of 16 in the series “Field Defences” A Modern Day MEXE Shelter Underground Shelters and Bunkers Above Ground Protected Shelters Battle Trenches and Fighting Positions Sangars Sandbags and Gabions Counter Drone Nets Anti Tank Ditches Barbed Wire and Concertina Tape Counter UGV Barriers Physical Barriers Digging Tools Timber and Aggregate Processing ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 14 of 16 in the series “Field Defences” A Modern Day MEXE Shelter Underground Shelters and Bunkers Above Ground Protected Shelters Battle Trenches and Fighting Positions Sangars Sandbags and Gabions Counter Drone Nets Anti Tank Ditches Barbed Wire and Concertina Tape Counter UGV Barriers Physical Barriers Digging Tools Timber and Aggregate Processing ..read more
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1M ago
This is post 13 of 16 in the series “Field Defences” A Modern Day MEXE Shelter Underground Shelters and Bunkers Above Ground Protected Shelters Battle Trenches and Fighting Positions Sangars Sandbags and Gabions Counter Drone Nets Anti Tank Ditches Barbed Wire and Concertina Tape Counter UGV Barriers Physical Barriers Digging Tools Timber and Aggregate Processing ..read more