bobp wrote: ↑11 Apr 2024, 20:58 Would this be useful for protection against drones?

It kind of sounds like Ajax’s role, for which we already have Ajax.

For close protection of existing Boxer units four entirely separate units doesn’t seem like a good solution, unless you have a vested interest in supplying them.

The USA has always seemed to have a bit of a thing about precision and individual participation. Marksmanship rather than Musketry. In some areas, such as guided ordnance, it has proven very effective. Others, like the 7.62mm NATO cartridge for rifles like the M14, or the Norden Bombsight, not so mu...

The RM277 looks interesting, but I fear that the effort put into full-auto controllability with a too-large round kind of compromises the rest of the rifle.
It would be interesting to see what level of precision/accuracy can be achieved with a rifle that isn't shot out.

Actually you called it "Startreak" so a double no, no. So I did. A typographical error that is probably more egregious than calling a missile by a name rather than an initialisation that describes the same item. Does any of that alter the reasoning for deploying UK MANPADS to defend the F...

Ron5 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2024, 14:02 Martlet is a Navy name for a Navy air to ground missile in Navy service. LMM is the name the Army uses for its surface to air missile. Please keep up.

It's the same missile.
If you're going to be that petty you should also have picked up that Starstreak is not the name that the Army uses either.

Martlet is a Navy air to ground missile. I think you mean LMM. I meant Martlet. Very similar missiles tho. So similar as to be identical. It's like pulling someone up for calling a particular aircraft a Lightning and saying "Actually it's a JSF" Thinking on it for a second further, why no...

The missile in service with France in the MANPADS role is Mistral, which is heat-seeking. Startreak (and Martlet) are command to line of sight guided and as such somewhat more capable against drones. So possibly that?

Also what the army needs is a new light gun witch needs to come in both towed and light SP witch has a 40km range Using the same ordnance on towed and SP seems sensible, but is 40km from a light gun possible or desirable? Would it not compromise the "Light" part of the requirement? Greate...

Wouldn't this be better done by Airlander?x A Chinook could land almost the same amount vertically*, an Airlander might be able to land more depending on the model, but an Atlas ought to be able to drop more too. I suppose an Airlander might be able to go slower and lower, but at that point small a...

Well, he'd know about that.

What do understand by a GPMG. from what have read think the MG-42 The MG42 and its predecessor, the MG34, are certainly the first iteration of what we now call a general purpose machine gun. This by dint of its use in the section as a LMG and as a crew served support weapon on a mount, which was at...

Well said. When people argue that AJAX is too big, they've clearly not met BOXER. Thank you. To go further, this is the picture I wanted to use to highlight the issue, but couldn't find earlier: https://www.army.mod.uk/media/11307/redone_panorama1.jpg Note how the Boxer hull roof is about level wit...

I disagree, it's going to be no heavier, it's not an LMG anyway, it's a HMG hybrid. You have to view this in another way, .338 will defeat all body armour and lightly armoured vehicles, if it's using armour piercing rounds, than it's capable of defeating or crippling AFV's. The gun is a similar wei...

Unfortunately Ajax has been built so bespoke to British army requirements it has been a total flop in the export market. Too heavy to be a scout and reconasaince vehicle but too small internally to be considered an IFV. Considering that Australia and Germany are acquiring turreted Boxer as a Scout ...

Possibly the first genuine potential contender to replace the GPMG, That would be an appalling choice to replace the GPMG, the size and bulk of the gun and ammunition rules it out as a light MG, even if the gun itself is a similar weight. Given improvements in fire control on AFVs, a round somewher...

You could try the de Haviland museum, https://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/

Or the RAF museum:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Where is the open and transparent press release from MOD to cut this off at the pass? How much information on the operational status of a British warship would it take for you to consider it "open and transparent"? How much information do you think would be needed to "cut this off at...

bobp wrote: ↑11 Mar 2024, 17:32 Because of the press coverage of recent failures/accidents.

Why do you think that press coverage of recent accidents, particularly the fire on board HMS QE, should cause red faces amongst the "Top Brass"

bobp wrote: ↑09 Mar 2024, 21:08 More red faces for the top brass...

Why do you think so?

I think Saudi Arabia have missed the boat regarding partnership now, but will sign up as a lower tier partner. While final assembly might not be on the cards, they can certainly manufacture components for the program.... Ok, I get that, but why would a tier 2 partner 3d print things? Why not machin...

mrclark303 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2024, 13:57 I think Saudi Arabia will end up being a tier 2 partner, they can certainly contribute by 3D printing sections of the airframe.

Why that particular combination of level of partner and manufacturing process?

The German shill still at it I see.

sol wrote: ↑22 Jan 2024, 20:58 Another photo, but still waiting for some better ones

Now that looks like a new turret. Uglier compared to the prototype though.

mrclark303 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2023, 19:10 Getting a solid lock on an F16 will be a very different prospect and I think the R37 would be lucky to hit a hard manoeuvring small target.

Is the F16 that much of a smaller return than a Mig 29?
Fighter aircraft aren't pulling hard manoeuvres all the time.

I’ve seem articles suggesting that the greater threat to Ukrainian aircraft is the MiG 31 with the R37 missiles