Folding Boat Equipment (FBE)
Folding Boat Equipment (FBE) was a pre-war bridging system designed to provide a lightweight and flexible means of crossing wide wet gaps that continued in service until the sixties.
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Folding Boat Equipment (FBE) was a pre-war bridging system designed to provide a lightweight and flexible means of crossing wide wet gaps that continued in service until the sixties.
Continuing with the occasional series of posts centred on light-role infantry, this one looks at the role of a small engineering plant. Context and Requirements As we have seen from…
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