Battle trenches and fighting positions for small groups of individual soldiers, crew served weapons, or vehicles, are intended to provide shelter, concealment, and protection from enemy fire. Sometimes in isolation,…
Above ground protected shelters are used for rest areas, medical facilities, HQ and CP functions, storage, and equipment care.
Larger underground shelters (bunkers) can be used for higher level command posts, vehicle and ammunition storage, data centres, first line equipment support, personnel rest locations and medical facilities.
During the early sixties, MEXE developed a multipurpose buried shelter system called the MEXE Shelter, or Field Shelter Mk2 or Mk 3
The overburdened infantry is discussed with clockwork like regularity. Excessive weight carried by infantry soldiers severely impacts their physical and mental agility, whilst dramatically increasing injury rates. The fighting value…
Having just entered service as an interim capability, Archer is eventually planned to be replaced by the Boxer RCH 155. No one is making an argument to double down on…
Military Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) have enduring value, the British Army should invest more in them
In the previous post, I looked at the importance of terminology and medical doctrine, and showed a handful of examples of hospital ships in service around the world. For the…