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I’ve read to chapter 10 so far. It’s a book about the craft of European-style land warfare. There are some…
Bought the book. Good, kleen, understandable soldierly language. Definitive one of the better books on this topic available. I do…
I remember on the old TD blog my ideas often being met with, ‘But we don’t do that………..’ to which…
Interesting read with what was clearly a huge task with minimal resources to establish the FOB at Port San Carlos.…
I have seen the transition from Uniflote to Mexeflote and operated almost worldwide. The original Mexe cells were jig built…
Keep in mind the ambient temperature limits of fuel cells. They’re not really fit for Eastern European or Arctic winter…
I’m hoping for an article on medical supplies next. It’s a specialized topic and there’s already a lot of thought…
Mankind reached its apogee when somebody decided to put jam in tubes.
For “patrol” or emergency rations pemmican, olive oil and peanuts are excellent and easily available (pemmican can be self-made) choices.…
Howitzer ammunition accounts for almost half the supply at battalion/brigade levels. Mortars add a noticeable burden at battalion and company.…
I’m arguing for two (leapfrogging) corps-level support clusters with their own protective umbrella (especially air defence, but also SatNav jamming,…
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@alan grey I’m find it unlikely you see this but you mentioned you worked on the sensors of the TRACER…