Quick question(s) if I may - something I've been thinking over, but its got to the point where I actually need to know now ! I understand that Ares is designated as an APC and Warrior an IFV. Firstly what is the largest caliber RWS that could operate on an Ares in theory ? And secondly with that ca...

HMT400 fits in a Chinook - https://supacat.com/products/hmt/hmt400/ Yes it does (with new rollover bar probably not but it might be possible to temporary remove it I guess), yet The Parachute Regiment decided to switch from their Jackals back to LR WMIKs due their easier transportability. Just beca...

bobp wrote: ↑02 Aug 2023, 09:16 Germany puts GMLRS on a truck....

Well they are intending to put it on the truck and offer it to the German Army. First prototypes for testing are expected in 2025 if contract is signed. But Germany is also showing interest in buying Euro-PULS as a replacement for MARS II.

I still dont know why we dont get the Challenger 1's from Jordanian storage and send them to Ukraine after a quick refurb. How many of them are actually operational and could they be refurbished? And does Jordan wants to part with them? It is really hard to find any info about their state or number...

Well as said something has to give and both the Armoured Brigades as it stands don't have organic Artillery and at a push it could have a Reserve 155m regt Well of course they do not, as FS is placing both 155mm regiments into DRS. And it is one of the puzzling think that no one so far properly exp...

12th Armoured would be supported by the DRF So armoured brigade would not have artillery support? I mean MLRS is not a replacement for gun exactly, and it could never replace 155mm regiment. ... Exactor 2 I would not counting on its staying in the service. there are 12 full time Logistics and 14 En...

Tempest414 wrote: ↑29 Jul 2023, 15:18 with the 4th , 16AA & 51st all having 1x Artillery , 1 x Logistics , 1 x Engineer with the 51st also having a REME regt

4th is getting its "1x Artillery, 1 x Logistics, 1 x Engineer" regiments from reserve, from where would those for 51st came from?

Africa is fast turning into the new grey zone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8a-q4PQ1GU&t=509s Africa was always a grey zone but anyway ... I am not sure what would be a point of such brigade except saying it is for Africa without any additional explanation of concept. British forces in Mali,...

Tempest414 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2023, 17:08 Long Range Recce Brigade

So what is a role of LRRB with 5 battalions? In what situation it would be used, how and where?

Regarding the composite rubber track I'm led to believe it is one continuous track if a track comes off or breaks can new track be refitted in the field or does it require specialised equipment? Yes, it is one continuous track. Apparently it could be replaced in the field but it will require some t...

Lets hope it is 44 as said I think it should 60+ and they also need to be Carrier capable with some form of folding rotor head It would probably be less than 44. Number of platforms that NMH will replace (Puma, Bell 212 & 412, Dauphin) is around 35, maybe even less as seems like not all of 23 P...

There will be no increase of number of CR3 tanks, plan is still to upgrade just 148 tanks

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-chan ... -says-mod/

Hanwha Redback wins over Rheinmetall Lynx for new Australian IFV

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/ko ... 726-p5drc2

... next we should form the 4th brigade into a second rapid reaction brigade and at the same time remove 3 of it infantry battalion leaving it with 1 cavalry & 3 Infantry units plus a Artillery and logistic regt next up form the remaining 3 infantry unit plus 1 from the 7th brigade into the 51s...

Like the camo scheme on the cab. Be good to have a few in service but its still in development. I think that camo is standard Rheinmetall for their presentation vehicles. Among first 528 ordered Boxers, there are 28 designated as mortar carriers. If I am not wrong, currently these will carry mortar...

Boxer NEMO had live fire demo on Salisbury Plain

I am proposing a highly lethal blocking force which is completely self sufficient for 72hrs to 96hrs. Not really an issue for Airborne forces. After that NATO will have the heavy brigades and artillery moving in to support. For airborne force with supplies dropped by planes like A400 or C-17 no, fo...

... I would use the 29th as the base to build a new 29th .... What is a point? Would RM budget be uplifted so that they could create a new unit (especially considering that even for current Commando Force reorganisation there is not enough money)? What is wrong with current arrangement? Why not jus...

Maybe maybe not yes 29 regt gunners are given extra training but this is on going so in real terms those that are in 29 regt today would move to the newly form RM overwatch sqn using Brimstone or Exactor fitted to Vikings and 29 regt with some of gunners it has now would move back to the army and r...

... also maybe it is time for 29 regt to come back to the army full time and the RM to have there own overwatch sqn this could mean we could have 5 brigades with organic artillery plus the DRS That would be waste of money and years of specialist training. If it needs another artillery regiment, the...

NATO has significant surveillance assets, the five eyes partners had Russian moves in Ukraine right on the money several months before they moved. With this information and rapidly deployable forces they should be able to make the border so prickly that the Russians would not dare moving over it wh...

The biggest lesson relearned I see from Ukraine is dont lose territory it’s incredibly expensive to take it back no matter who you are. In the case of future war, losing territory is inevitable, unless you are expecting that NATO will heavily fortify whole border with Russia, with trenches, strongp...

Longer article about it from the Army website

https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events ... ign=People

Seems like first Trophy testing on CR3 platform are over and now first batch will be procured for qualification and integration

First UK produced Boxers arrived at Millbrook for testing