Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
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would this another 500 Boxers pushed through quicker or just first 500 that are on order. If it is another 500 then around 150 will need to split between CVR and Mortar would also be nice if of the remaining 350 that 250 were IFV's
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Why are we assuming it is Boxer, rather than a reprofiling of the Ajax order to include a greater proprotion of Ares (in APC 8PAC format)?dmereifield wrote: If the 500 Boxers were already planned, is that not just Warrior being canned without replacement? Or are we talking about 500 additional boxers on top of the originally planned 500?
Speeding up the procurement of the original batch by a year or two isn't really a replacement
Yes, it would be lovely to have IFV's rather than APC's, but surely this could be mitigated by returning to having a Formation Recce Regt again?
Then use those extra 240 CTA guns we bought for the WCSP contract and ask for them to be put in a boxer turret module...
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Why are we assuming this is solid information rather than the usual pre-review leakfest.jedibeeftrix wrote:Why are we assuming it is Boxer, rather than a reprofiling of the Ajax order to include a greater proprotion of Ares (in APC 8PAC format)?
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Boxer should have been the future long before now. I believe you can thank Blair & Brown for that particular cock up.marktigger wrote:end of the road for warrior. Boxer will be the future.
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11 years and still blaming Labour, pretty desperate that...Dahedd wrote:Boxer should have been the future long before now. I believe you can thank Blair & Brown for that particular cock up.marktigger wrote:end of the road for warrior. Boxer will be the future.
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They allowed the rot to fully take hold after not funding the 1998 review, but successive Governments of all persuasions have not done anything to improve things since, including this one with the Integrated Review.
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Not really.
It was July 2003 that the UK govt pulled us from the Boxer program. Bare in mind we were one of the three founders & correct me if I'm wrong all Boxers are right hand drive.
In July 2003 the PM was a certain Mr Blair with a certain Mr Brown holding the purse strings as Chancellor.
It was July 2003 that the UK govt pulled us from the Boxer program. Bare in mind we were one of the three founders & correct me if I'm wrong all Boxers are right hand drive.
In July 2003 the PM was a certain Mr Blair with a certain Mr Brown holding the purse strings as Chancellor.
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And 11 years ago the Tory government could have reversed that...Dahedd wrote:Not really.
It was July 2003 that the UK govt pulled us from the Boxer program. Bare in mind we were one of the three founders & correct me if I'm wrong all Boxers are right hand drive.
In July 2003 the PM was a certain Mr Blair with a certain Mr Brown holding the purse strings as Chancellor.
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was there also not problems with the army needing vehicles for Afghan and Iraq at the times that was muddying the waters and a more immediate need for resources to be spent. Add in the drive to promote the Idea that "Light" was the way ahead.
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Problem there was the Army Brass couldn't decide what "Light" actually meant, especially as their mentors in the US Army couldn't square the circle either regarding weight and protection, especially after report of IEDs and there effect started coming in from Iraq and then Afghanistan.marktigger wrote:dd in the drive to promote the Idea that "Light" was the way ahead.
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there was some speak about if Ajax was delayed or killed off that Warriors could be used as stop gap for the Recce units if so would fitting a RWS on a Warrior turret be
A) doable
B) cost affective
C) any good
A) doable
B) cost affective
C) any good
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My assumption is that if the answer to those was "YES" then we should have done it for Afghanistan.Tempest414 wrote:there was some speak about if Ajax was delayed or killed off that Warriors could be used as stop gap for the Recce units if so would fitting a RWS on a Warrior turret be
A) doable
B) cost affective
C) any good
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On top of the turret or in place of the turret?Tempest414 wrote:there was some speak about if Ajax was delayed or killed off that Warriors could be used as stop gap for the Recce units if so would fitting a RWS on a Warrior turret be
A) doable
B) cost affective
C) any good
What size?
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Why would you want to place a RWS on the turret of a Warrior. The optic on the Warrior probably need looking at. Weren't they updated a while back improving their night-time capability by adding an improved Thermal sight? Could a telescopic mast be added in the troop compartment, equipped with an EO turret and possibly a GSR? Installing that on a number of Warriors would give the platform an improved capability and shouldn't be too expensive or complicated to carry out. Have a terminal in the back to control the sensors on the mast and still carry say four dismounts for "Patrol" work. All this is only valid if Ajax is put to rest after the ongoing review and trials.
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Because the quickest way to improve the optic on the warrior would be to add it as part of a RWS. It wouldn't improve your gunnery, but would improve your recce performance.Lord Jim wrote:Why would you want to place a RWS on the turret of a Warrior. The optic on the Warrior probably need looking at. Weren't they updated a while back improving their night-time capability by adding an improved Thermal sight?
BGTI was installed in 2007. But it's only available to the gunner, not the commander.
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If you want a RWS at all there’s scant space for it, so it’s either as well as or in place of the turret.Lord Jim wrote:Why would you want to place a RWS on the turret of a Warrior.
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My thinking was on top of the turretmr.fred wrote:On top of the turret or in place of the turret?
What size?
This was my thinking fitting say 40 or so Warrior under a UOR with a RWS for the recce role with the main reason being the 360 degree Optic's without having to move the main turret it could also allow some fire on the move capability if fitted with a 12.7 mm HMGRunningStrong wrote:Because the quickest way to improve the optic on the warrior would be to add it as part of a RWS. It wouldn't improve your gunnery, but would improve your recce performance.
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My only concern about that is whether as a UOR you could get the performance from a "bolt on" that would allow the information gained to be of real use.Tempest414 wrote:This was my thinking fitting say 40 or so Warrior under a UOR with a RWS for the recce role with the main reason being the 360 degree Optic's without having to move the main turret it could also allow some fire on the move capability if fitted with a 12.7 mm HMGRunningStrong wrote:Because the quickest way to improve the optic on the warrior would be to add it as part of a RWS. It wouldn't improve your gunnery, but would improve your recce performance.
For example, a good optic and LRF is only useful if you can translate that into a grid for high accuracy IDF, which is part of the warrior role in artillery units that AJAX would replace.
Given the use of warrior in Afghanistan and Iraq in urban areas, I'm surprised it hasn't been done sooner if it was possible.
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This is why I posed the question and this would only be a stop gap if Ajax was killed off or delayed longer termRunningStrong wrote:My only concern about that is whether as a UOR you could get the performance from a "bolt on" that would allow the information gained to be of real use.Tempest414 wrote:This was my thinking fitting say 40 or so Warrior under a UOR with a RWS for the recce role with the main reason being the 360 degree Optic's without having to move the main turret it could also allow some fire on the move capability if fitted with a 12.7 mm HMGRunningStrong wrote:Because the quickest way to improve the optic on the warrior would be to add it as part of a RWS. It wouldn't improve your gunnery, but would improve your recce performance.
For example, a good optic and LRF is only useful if you can translate that into a grid for high accuracy IDF, which is part of the warrior role in artillery units that AJAX would replace.
Given the use of warrior in Afghanistan and Iraq in urban areas, I'm surprised it hasn't been done sooner if it was possible.
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Add one ruggedized Tablet with Google Maps and a decent radio to each vehicle or something similar would be the Army's solution.
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They already have Bowman P-BISA...Lord Jim wrote:Add one ruggedized Tablet with Google Maps and a decent radio to each vehicle or something similar would be the Army's solution.
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I still think an EO mast possibly with GSR operated by an operator in the rear is the best way forward if we wanted a "Recce" Warrior. It could also still carry a Recce Patrol or a UAV operator and UAVs. The Commander would get a feed from a Hi Res sources and the Gunner would still have his old job. of money available then stick a couple of Javelins in an armoured box on the side of the turret to give the gunner something to deter heavier opposition Recce platforms at greater range.
Of course if Ajax gets sorted it also needs an ATGW on its turret, or an overwatch platform equipped with an NLOS type weapon system in every Regiment.
Of course if Ajax gets sorted it also needs an ATGW on its turret, or an overwatch platform equipped with an NLOS type weapon system in every Regiment.
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This popped up on Twitter
One wonders what the background for the figures presented are though.
One wonders what the background for the figures presented are though.