Search found 978 matches
- 27 Oct 2023, 18:59
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Apache Attack Helicopter (British Army Air Corps)
- Replies: 612
- Views: 213535
Re: Apache Attack Helicopter (British Army Air Corps)
And with impeccable timing, this pops up in the Torygraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/26/us-army-apache-british-defence-military-procure-helicopter/ An article full of twaddle from start to finish. One wonders if these things are just done for clicks in the paper. Not all twaddle ( tho...
- 25 Oct 2023, 10:36
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 55597
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
12 refitted to HMA.2, the rest used in a MH-6 Little Bird style role (forward firing M134 mini guns etc)Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑25 Oct 2023, 01:35 If the SF Chinook order has been scaled back to boost NMH numbers the next question will be what to do with all those Army Wildcats where the crossover will be huge.
- 23 Oct 2023, 20:37
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Gazelle Helicopter (RN & AAC)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12956
- 20 Oct 2023, 18:33
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 978805
- 12 Oct 2023, 11:16
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Argentina
- Replies: 255
- Views: 16443
Re: Argentina
And maintain them...Tempest414 wrote: ↑12 Oct 2023, 10:20 All they have to do now is pay for them and train there pilots
- 04 Oct 2023, 20:06
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
Sums it up really, utter junk. We could have simply licence manufactured M16A2's, with the crap three round burst replaced with the A1's simple select fire mechanism. A proven and matured rifle that actually bloody worked as advertised and had just been selected for the US Army and Marine Corp FN F...
- 04 Oct 2023, 14:38
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
REME, Enfield / Nottingham... Everyone did what they could to correct the glaring oversight didn't they?
- 02 Oct 2023, 11:36
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
My favourite is the mag release guard, HK get credited with that even tho it's the same part that RSAF retrofitted back in 91mrclark303 wrote: ↑30 Sep 2023, 18:35 All absolutely correct, fun fact, it's often quoted that HK developed the numerous fixes for the L85A1, the vast majority were identified by the SASC at Warminster
- 02 Oct 2023, 11:28
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
As far as I know, HK no longer does anything in the UK... But hopefully I'm wrong on that and someone will correct me.
- 30 Sep 2023, 17:40
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
They have been ordering lots of 5,000 bodies for a few years now for the ongoing A3 rebuild programme. Only the original TMH's now remain, so it's a bit of a triggers broom! It still represents the bulk (85%) of the issued individual small arms and the ongoing A2 rebuild could theoretically keep th...
- 27 Sep 2023, 09:51
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
Real SUIT or repro?
- 26 Sep 2023, 23:54
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
If 6.5 is not better than 7.62 and neither is 6.8, then we can all rest easy knowing that we don't have to change anything. We can just break out the SLR's and crack on
- 26 Sep 2023, 12:02
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
The US trials the 6.5CM vs 7.62 showed it doubling the hit probability at 1000 metres, 33% increase in effective range, 30% increase in energy on target, 40% decrease in wind effect on bullet and decreased recoil, you might not call that a real advantage but i would call that a major advance over t...
- 24 Sep 2023, 12:40
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
The issue is that Creedmoor was trialled and found not to offer a real advantage over 7.62 x 51mm, as in it can be defeated by modern body armour. USSOCOM have adopted it for their Precision Rifle, RM's have adopted it for the L129, I would think that their decisions took into account modern body a...
- 22 Sep 2023, 21:34
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
Yes I was, sorry I should have been more clear... In a previous post you said 2030, that's a little over 6 years away. You implied that we should just go with the 6.8, an unproven, experimental round.
Could you expand on your second point, as I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
Could you expand on your second point, as I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
- 22 Sep 2023, 19:00
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
lol... You want to change to 6.8 but not 6.5???
- 22 Sep 2023, 11:20
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
The Royal Marines have adopted not only another new rifle, but a new calibre as well, 6.5 Creedmoor. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2023/09/21/u-k-royal-marines-adopt-6-5cm-lmt-l129a2-ft-huxwrx-leupold/ Absolutely bonkers decision unless they're adopting it for a LMG too. I hope so... :P
- 19 Sep 2023, 20:19
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Civil Aviation
- Replies: 153
- Views: 13144
- 18 Sep 2023, 17:43
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6095
- Views: 1753428
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
What is it with Marines losing stuff at the moment?SW1 wrote: ↑18 Sep 2023, 12:39 For anyone in South Carolina the marines are looking for an f35 one careful owner a few dents
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66841194
- 13 Sep 2023, 10:30
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
Curious, how do you think its to big to fail? Lockheed were smart with F-35, they had part's built in so many states that no senator would be brave enough to kill it. An experimental bullet doesn't have that.
- 13 Sep 2023, 00:55
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
Or not, because its probably sidelinedmrclark303 wrote: ↑12 Sep 2023, 16:29 Let Uncle Sam spent the development money and do maturity tweaking over the next 5/10 years, other firearms manufacturers will also develop new rifles for the calibre and we can pick and choose 'way down' the road.....
- 10 Sep 2023, 20:45
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
- Replies: 380
- Views: 95321
Re: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
As I said before make the NMH program 66 airframes split 20 to the RAF and 30 to the Army with 12 in a joint OCU and 4 held for deep maintenance next move 26 Wildcats to the Navy with 18 feed into service and 8 held for deep maintenance / upgrade with the remaining 8 sold all 3 services get what th...
- 08 Sep 2023, 22:42
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
- Replies: 193
- Views: 62902
Re: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
Was thinking (dangerous I know)... Does anybody remember the AWD MTL 33 Multidrive artic from the late 80's / early 90's? It was a four wheeler tractor unit with a 4 wheel trailer, the trailer wheels where drive by a prop shaft from the tractor unit, making it all wheel drive. If Supacat does an ele...
- 08 Sep 2023, 22:26
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 441221
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
I'm assuming they are referring to the fancy optic setup... The rifle is obviously no more 'lethal' than the current L85A3, but it's lighter, simpler and obviously has all the benefits of the AR platform, all wrapped up in the ultimate gas impingement variation. The Optic and the suppressor Knights...
- 07 Sep 2023, 16:44
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
- Replies: 380
- Views: 95321
Re: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
except Merlins and Chinooks aren't Army...