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GDAMS 120mm Mortar

🟠 Manufactured in the UK by Babcock
🟠 Designed by STE
🟠 Very low Displacement* time
🟠 Gun-Barrel supports higher charges
🟠 Long Range, Precise
🟠 2-crew can operate
🟠 Jackal, Coyote, Pickup or MRZR Alpha 6x6 chassis

*fast into and out of action
#army #defence #artillery #fires
Reposted by The Other Chris
Video on how to restructure the Army for large improvements by 2030 without writing a blank cheque.

A lot of deep work has gone into the numbers and structure behind the presentation overview.
My latest blog post at UKLandPower.com is a video rather than a written article. It looks at how the Army could be restructured to deliver against General Sir Roly Walker's aspirations to double Army lethality by 2027 and triple it by 2030.

uklandpower.com/2024/12/13/r...
REVERSING 40 YEARS OF DECLINE
By Nicholas Drummond This post is a video that considers how the British Army should be reconfigured to ensure it delivers against Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker’s aspira…
uklandpower.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Polaris MRZR tackling the wheels vs tracks debate.
December 18, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Video on how to restructure the Army for large improvements by 2030 without writing a blank cheque.

A lot of deep work has gone into the numbers and structure behind the presentation overview.
My latest blog post at UKLandPower.com is a video rather than a written article. It looks at how the Army could be restructured to deliver against General Sir Roly Walker's aspirations to double Army lethality by 2027 and triple it by 2030.

uklandpower.com/2024/12/13/r...
REVERSING 40 YEARS OF DECLINE
By Nicholas Drummond This post is a video that considers how the British Army should be reconfigured to ensure it delivers against Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker’s aspira…
uklandpower.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
GDAMS 120mm Mortar

🟠 Manufactured in the UK by Babcock
🟠 Designed by STE
🟠 Very low Displacement* time
🟠 Gun-Barrel supports higher charges
🟠 Long Range, Precise
🟠 2-crew can operate
🟠 Jackal, Coyote, Pickup or MRZR Alpha 6x6 chassis

*fast into and out of action
#army #defence #artillery #fires
November 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
Dingo 3 Patrol Variant

🟠 Extremely impressive off-road
🟠 14.45 tonne chassis
🟠 9 tonne version coming
🟠 Unimog family of chassis
🟠 Very high protection
🟠 Large amount of UK content / manufacture

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
MSI 30mm Air Defence platform

🟠 30mm Bushmaster
🟠 Palletised
🟠 Concept to reduce size of Paladin
🟠 Pallet shown on HMT 600 6x6

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
BlueBear / Saab Drone

🟠 Multirole / Modular
🟠 Impressively low cost
🟠 Delta wing, no tail
🟠 Saab purchased BlueBear recently
🟠 Steadily growing Saab footprint in UK

#raf #army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
Patria 6x6

🟠 24 tonnes
🟠 CAVS multinational development program
🟠 8.5 tonne payload
🟠 Amphibious 6-8kph
🟠 This config: 2 Crew + 8 Dismounts

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
Volvo Troop Transporter

🟠 King Cab
🟠 4x4
🟠 8 troops in rear with rollover bars

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
Armoured Closed Cab (ACC) HMT

🟠 12 tonnes GVW
🟠 3.5 tonnes payload
🟠 6x6
🟠 4 person cab

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
GDAMS 120mm Mortar

🟠 Manufactured in the UK by Babcock
🟠 Designed by STE
🟠 Very low Displacement* time
🟠 Gun-Barrel supports higher charges
🟠 Long Range, Precise
🟠 2-crew can operate
🟠 Jackal, Coyote, Pickup or MRZR-6x6 chassis

*fast into and out of action
#army #defence #artillery #fires
November 20, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
MRZR Alpha 6x6

🟠 2 tonnes
🟠 1.6 tonnes payload (!)
🟠 30cm longer than 4-seat 4x4 MRAZR Alpha

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
Jackal 3

🟠 4x4 configuration of Supacat Extenda platform
🟠 7.5 tonnes
🟠 C1 / C1C drivers license
🟠 3rd axle module converts into a 6x6
🟠 6x6 is 12 tonnes
🟠 6x6 known as Coyote in Army service
🟠 6x6 requires C1C drivers license
🟠 Additional protection over Jackal 2

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Jackal 3

🟠 4x4 configuration of Supacat Extenda platform
🟠 7.5 tonnes
🟠 C1 / C1C drivers license
🟠 3rd axle module converts into a 6x6
🟠 6x6 is 12 tonnes
🟠 6x6 known as Coyote in Army service
🟠 6x6 requires C1C drivers license
🟠 Additional protection over Jackal 2

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 9:44 PM
MRZR Alpha 6x6

🟠 2 tonnes
🟠 1.6 tonnes payload (!)
🟠 30cm longer than 4-seat 4x4 MRAZR Alpha

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 9:39 PM
GDAMS 120mm Mortar

🟠 Manufactured in the UK by Babcock
🟠 Designed by STE
🟠 Very low Displacement* time
🟠 Gun-Barrel supports higher charges
🟠 Long Range, Precise
🟠 2-crew can operate
🟠 Jackal, Coyote, Pickup or MRZR-6x6 chassis

*fast into and out of action
#army #defence #artillery #fires
November 20, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Armoured Closed Cab (ACC) HMT

🟠 12 tonnes GVW
🟠 3.5 tonnes payload
🟠 6x6
🟠 4 person cab

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Volvo Troop Transporter

🟠 King Cab
🟠 4x4
🟠 8 troops in rear with rollover bars

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Patria 6x6

🟠 24 tonnes
🟠 CAVS multinational development program
🟠 8.5 tonne payload
🟠 Amphibious 6-8kph
🟠 This config: 2 Crew + 8 Dismounts

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:18 PM
BlueBear / Saab Drone

🟠 Multirole / Modular
🟠 Impressively low cost
🟠 Delta wing, no tail
🟠 Saab purchased BlueBear recently
🟠 Steadily growing Saab footprint in UK

#raf #army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 PM
MSI 30mm Air Defence platform

🟠 30mm Bushmaster
🟠 Palletised
🟠 Concept to reduce size of Paladin
🟠 Pallet shown on HMT 600 6x6

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Dingo 3 Patrol Variant

🟠 Extremely impressive off-road
🟠 14.45 tonne chassis
🟠 9 tonne version coming
🟠 Unimog family of chassis
🟠 Very high protection
🟠 Large amount of UK content / manufacture

#army #defence
November 20, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by The Other Chris
Bother.
January 3, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Bother.
January 3, 2024 at 5:24 PM