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by RunningStrong
11 Nov 2023, 18:47
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

You brought up the range for both, giving an assisted range for one and a unassisted one for the other. If you didn't mean for that to be a comparison, it didn't come across that way. And yet I didn't compare them. If anything I spoke about L118 range in relation to 155... Whatever little conversat...
by RunningStrong
11 Nov 2023, 17:51
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Rocket assist (12km) vs base bleed (20km) or plain ballistic (8km) vs plain ballistic (17km). You're the one comparing rocket assist with plain. Um no, you've made the comparison. I told you the range of 120mm Mortar in relation to MA requirements... It's the great thing about forums, read back... ...
by RunningStrong
11 Nov 2023, 17:01
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Not with regular ammunition, but the base-bleed ER shell would go over 20km (wiki cites 20.6km, Janes "over 20km") Maybe not quite 21km, but still, compare like with like. Base bleed range isn't a free lunch. So... You're not comparing like with like then. Why not!? And has about half the...
by RunningStrong
11 Nov 2023, 15:55
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

L118 doesn't hit 21km.

120mm mortar is helicopter carried.

Did I suggest sending air defence into a low intensity conflict? Why would we send deep fires into a low intensity conflict?

Can you at least discuss in good spirit, instead of being misleading?
by RunningStrong
11 Nov 2023, 14:17
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

When I said resources, I meant money and personnel. If you bin the light gun, what are you doing with the money and personnel? Re-equipping with the long range guns and missiles? I thought point two made that abundantly clear? Personally, I think that the light gun is still a pretty useful gun for ...
by RunningStrong
10 Nov 2023, 20:19
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Seems like a strange way of presenting it. Would the 120mm mortars be in addition to the 81mm mortars at battalion or in addition? In addition. What would the RA be doing? Just counterbattery and interdiction? If the enemy gets within 5km of a manoeuvre unit the RA will down tools as it's not their...
by RunningStrong
10 Nov 2023, 12:47
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

mr.fred wrote: 10 Nov 2023, 12:31
RunningStrong wrote: 09 Nov 2023, 22:44 - Remove close support from RA. Give 120mm mortars to MA
RA = Royal Artillery, MA = ?
Manoeuvre Arm. That'll be the infantry/armour that the artillery are operating in support of.
by RunningStrong
09 Nov 2023, 22:44
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ojRCMC4d9aHzb4siXpdcO?si=uyLo3SRvQUqUwXi10uTe3w Podcast, talks a lot about Artillery from training and the state of the army today. But some of the proposals are: - Remove close support from RA. Give 120mm mortars to MA - Rebuild Artillery Regiments around deep stri...
by RunningStrong
09 Nov 2023, 15:24
Forum: British Army
Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 1041
Views: 318704

Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

mrclark303 wrote: 09 Nov 2023, 14:36 I see, hopefully Boxer with a turret?
You and half the army can keep dreaming!

Maybe a 20-30mm remote weapon station.
by RunningStrong
09 Nov 2023, 10:29
Forum: British Army
Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 1041
Views: 318704

Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

They lot should end up being quite standalone, and aside from harnesses and IKEE you'd hope it could be fitted to another vehicle in future (still plenty of Bulldogs in service). God forbid we have to deploy obsolete Warriors on a combat operation with a sophisticated enemy. 20 years of ignoring ou...
by RunningStrong
09 Nov 2023, 08:39
Forum: British Army
Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 1041
Views: 318704

Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

They lot should end up being quite standalone, and aside from harnesses and IKEE you'd hope it could be fitted to another vehicle in future (still plenty of Bulldogs in service).
by RunningStrong
29 Oct 2023, 19:39
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526696

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

It's a great facility and workforce and I hope that they get some continued business.
by RunningStrong
28 Oct 2023, 19:44
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526696

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

44 complete vehicles have been handed over - all non turreted = roughly 8% completion. Turreted AJAX have been handed over... Unless the contract is absolutely water tight fixed cost - but GD deny that The contract is watertight fixed-price for what MoD contracted. Did MoD change the contract? I th...
by RunningStrong
28 Oct 2023, 17:55
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526696

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

With this said money spent on Ajax is now starting to benefit Boxer and CR3 programs meaning these programs follow some what better There's no doubting that AJAX had a significant impact on the UK supply chain, but many suppliers entered the market when the fleet estimates were in the thousands (wh...
by RunningStrong
27 Oct 2023, 20:13
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526696

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Moved here to be on topic And if there really is a unique UK need for gold plated electronics then it should have been modularised and separated from the platform. By making it bespoke and platform specific you're basically allowing GD to milk us for the next 30 years. Isn't Ajax supposed to be GVA...
by RunningStrong
25 Oct 2023, 11:48
Forum: British Army
Topic: Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)
Replies: 11
Views: 3369

Re: Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)

Jackstar wrote: 25 Oct 2023, 09:52 Various British Army MAN Logistics Support Vehicles and Land Rover Utility Vehicles travelling together, several in a handful of convoys.
But no HET? Odd post.
by RunningStrong
22 Oct 2023, 21:32
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526696

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Why do think nothing has been stated in public? Does this imply these features are absent? I cant imagine these basic features are classified. To be blunt, no one is going to add anything that isn't in the public domain. ETA - CR3 and AJAX share the same sights https://www.janes.com/defence-news/ne...
by RunningStrong
22 Oct 2023, 16:37
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526696

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Regarding AJAX's ISTAR capability, can anyone explain if there is AI or ML built in to enable automatic detection and classification of threats and targets? Or does the crew have to continuously observe? Is AJAX equipped with a STANAG 3733 Laser Target Designator? Nothing stated in the public domain.
by RunningStrong
15 Oct 2023, 00:23
Forum: Deployments
Topic: 20,000 personnel to deploy to northern Europe.
Replies: 1
Views: 429

Re: 20,000 personnel to deploy to northern Europe.

5,000 troops, each on 3 months, as British Army pivots away from BATUS.
by RunningStrong
02 Oct 2023, 22:50
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

I believe it would make sense for 104RA to become an auto-loaded 155mm regiment. Ideally wheeled, but that depends on a much higher need. Training through simulators and ideally firing on Semnybridge where possible. I agree, 104th should be fully equipped 155mm reserve regiment. It is quite sad tha...
by RunningStrong
02 Oct 2023, 10:19
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 865
Views: 293389

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Not sure if this is correct as 104th Regiment was supposed to provide individual reinforcements to 1st Regiment RHA and 19th Regiment RA. There is no news that it would convert to M270A2 but it is not impossible as FS review orbat is still not published. Providing individual support and not operati...
by RunningStrong
27 Sep 2023, 09:16
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Replies: 78
Views: 26231

Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)

National News UK article suggests that RAF maybe planning to buy the Israeli Rampage missile to replace Storm Shadows sent to Ukraine https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/06/30/uk-targets-israeli-rampage-missiles-to-replace-storm-shadows-sent-to-ukraine/ So that's two interim solution...
by RunningStrong
23 Sep 2023, 18:06
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1476
Views: 432441

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

They aren’t even nearly comparable. The rifles are totally different. The ballistics are completely different. The training requirements due to the recoil are totally different and the rate of fire is totally different. To operate a 338lapua to its full potential it requires two operators. Differen...