Sea Control
In a previous post I briefly look at the role of HMS Bulwark during the Olympics and these photographs show how many small craft were in the task force. https://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/9525416034/…
Bloody Clever – Rolatube
In the ongoing and never ending quest to reduce carried weight and bulk the British company RTL has developed a material with a number of defence related applications. RolaTube is…
The Patrol Ship Myth
A Guest Post by Somewhat Involved Over the past months, there has been much talk, discussion and debate on ways to generate additional capability for the Royal Navy. The cold,…
Aircraft Shelters, Clever Cranes and Happy Days for Paul G
If you look at pictures of deployed aircraft maintenance shelters they have lifting gantries that can support major components like engines. Obviously for an engine change on a Chinook you can’t…
The Beach Recovery Vehicle
To recover damaged, destroyed or broken down vehicles from beach areas during amphibious landings specialised vehicles are needed. They must be able to operate in the surf zone, have sufficient…
Innovation in the Littoral
Whilst we have been talking about patrol vessels and other water based subjects various designs and suggestions have been floated (see what I did there) but they were all characterised…
EM1 Assault Rifle – Provisional Manual
I have found online a few interesting equipment manuals from the forties and fifties. The EM1 used an intermediate calibre round and was a leap ahead of the Enfield SMLE…
The Amazing Jerry Can
As Armies became increasingly mechanised the need for efficient fuel distribution systems became urgent. Bulk fuel was transported in fuel tankers and the 55 gallon drum used as an intermediate…