UK Military Bridging – WWI
As the Boer War drew to a close most of the Royal Engineer units returned to the UK and a period of re-organisation followed that culminated in the formation of…
UK Military Bridging – Early Days
Anything to do with ancient China always seems to elicit a great deal of discussion and debate so the historical reference points for the emergence of military bridging are varied…
UK Military Bridging – Definitions and General Terms
Any military commander will always strive for freedom of movement and the opposing commander will equally strive to deny that freedom. Obstacles might be natural or man-made. Mobility and counter mobility…
UK Military Bridging – Introduction
One of the great unsung success stories of British military endeavour is that of gap crossing, or perhaps more commonly known as military bridging. In the next series of posts…
Vehicle Based Water Purification
Amidst all the whizzy shooty stuff on display at DSEi this week this announcement caught my eye. An Israeli company that has developed a system which sucks water out of…
On Soft Ground
Continuing my quest to find the most obscure subjects to write about, the next in line is Trackway and Matting. Vehicles Soft ground obviously creates problems for all types of…
The Miracle that is HESCO
I am working on a post about another marvel of British combat engineering expertise, the HESCO Bastion. As a taster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPuw-f8JMTw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEeH26h5ehM
Gap Crossing with Sticks
A fascine is simply a bundle of brushwood lashed together to form a lightweight gap crossing. It can also be used to secure the banks of rivers or other construction…