The Inglis Bridges
When most people think about portable military bridges they tend to assume the Bailey Bridge was the first, but this would be wrong, Charles Edward Inglis designed the first dry…
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August 3, 2023
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.
November 5, 2022
Small Engineering Plant for Light Role Forces
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…
July 27, 2022
Scaffloat and Workfloat
Scaffloat is a small company in Cornwall that has struck upon a brilliant idea, pontoons made from scaffolding. They use a small number of basic components to form large, heavy-duty…
July 7, 2022
The Importance of Rail Loading Ramps
In order to move heavy vehicles from storage to deployment areas across Europe (and other parts of the world), rail is essential. Rail provides force commanders with the ability to…
June 6, 2022
Defence Applications of Power Tool Batteries
The power tool batteries market is vast, in 2020, it was worth $21 Billion and is projected to reach in excess of $41 Billion by 2030. Volumes like this mean…
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December 11, 2021
Rhino Pontoons and the Incredible DUKW
Mulberry and Pluto are often unfairly characterised as a British-only invention but US forces also bought a couple of their own important innovations to D-Day logistics. The Rhino ferry consisted…
November 29, 2021
Opening the Port of Cherbourg after D Day
The port of Cherbourg was critical to sustaining the allied invasion force and it was always intended to make use of it, especially as it would allow ships sailing directly…
November 15, 2021