Resupply Reduction — Rations
In this part of the 'reducing resupply', a look at rations, and food more generally. It is probably fair to say there is less scope for demand reduction with food,…
The Engineering and Logistics category encompasses a diverse range of topics, ranging from combat engineering to bridging, and pallets to container handling.
Resupply Reduction — Water
Continuing the supply reduction series, this one is about water. To restate, the exam question is: How can we reduce the frequency of resupply for small units when deployed? Water…
Resupply Reduction — Introduction
This series began with a discussion about the necessity to minimise resupply vehicle movements between echelons, considering the potential prevalence of FPVs and UAS on a modern battlefield. Personnel in…
Field Defences — Series Summary
You may have noticed that, in all the posts, are pictures of British Army soldiers and equipment involved with field defences. This was deliberate to illustrate a point that it…
Tube and Clamp Systems for Field Defences
This is the penultimate part of the field defence series before I close with a summary. I have briefly touched on tube and clamp systems, and various forms of scaffolding,…
A Modern Day IPK
The Individual Protection Kit (IPK), or KIP, was a Military Experimental Engineering Establishment (MEXE) design from the fifties. Its purpose was to provide infantry with an easily carried method of…
Timber and Aggregate Processing
In any conflict, materials for field defences will be required. The main questions are how much is sensible to provision in advance, how will its use be organised, and how…
Digging Tools
Most armies are not in short supply of things to dig with, and the British Army is no different. At the heavy end, there is Trojan and Terrier, most well…
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