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  1. TsrJoe

    Cuthbertson 'Tracked Rover'

    https://www.jamescuthbertson.co.uk/about/company-history.php
    • TsrJoe
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    • bomb disposal british army cold war explosive ordnance disposal great britain james a. cuthbertson limited james archibald cuthbertson land rover royal air force
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. uk 75

    Air Defence of Great Britain

    Ever since the first Zeppelin raids in World War 1 the vulnerability of the civilian population of the UK to attack from the air has been a major factor in shaping our armed forces. The tile "Air Defence of Great Britain" comes from the organisation set up to meet the only air threat imagined in...
    • uk 75
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    • air defence ballistic missile defense british army cold war cold war ii cruise missile interwar period nuclear battlefield raf fighter command raf strike command royal air force royal navy strategic bomber strategic defence sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke uk air defence region united kingdom world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: The Bar
  3. Grey Havoc

    UK Soft Vertical Launch - A Flexible Solution to an Integral Concept for Ground & Naval Air Defence (2000 AD)

    https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADP010844.pdf Note that the mention of 'battleships' in the paper is likely a reference to the Arsenal Ship concept which was in vogue at the time. Incidentally, this paper was part of a larger NATO sponsored report called the Concepts de systemes pour la...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2000 ad air defence anti-air warfare area air defence battlefield air defence battleships british army defence evaluation and research agency dera early 2000s early 21st century late 1990s late 20th century matra bae dynamics ministry of defence north atlantic treaty organisation research and technology organization (nato) royal navy surface-to-air missile united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  4. Grey Havoc

    80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden (2024)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78d649vzlqo https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cqlvd41pnk7o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/21/parachute-drop-near-arnhem-marks-80-years-since-operation-market-garden...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 101st airborne 1944 1st airborne division 1st independent parachute brigade (poland) 82nd airborne airborne forces allies battle of arnhem british army first allied airborne army glider infantry glider pilot regiment great britain operation market-garden paratroopers polskie siły zbrojne na zachodzie reichskommissariat niederlande united states army world war ii xxx corps
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    • Forum: Military
  5. ArmchairSamurai

    Welbum

    Hello all, been a minute I am not sure where to post this, but has anyone heard of the Welbum? It's in the same league as the Welrod, Welwand, Welfreighter, and Welman when it comes to British convert R&D at Station IX in WW2. I saw the name pop up while reading about the Welwand and I...
    • ArmchairSamurai
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    • airborne forces british army clandestine insertion combat swimmers espionage great britain irregular warfare special operations special operations executive special reconnaissance station ix war office waterborne infiltration world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  6. Grey Havoc

    The Met Office in WW1

    https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/archive-hidden-treasures/first-military-forecast
    • Grey Havoc
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    • allies armée de terre british army british commonwealth british empire france french third republic great britain meteorological field service meteorological office meteorological survey the great war triple entente united kingdom weather reconnaissance western front world war i world war one ww1 wwi
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    • Forum: Military
  7. K

    Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer

    Are there any images of the Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer?
    • Kiril Romassyov
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    • 1940s british army close-support tank directorate of tank design great britain infantry tank post-world war ii royal ordnance tank design world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  8. uk 75

    UK Air Defence

    Nothing in military history has given the RAF such a hold on the public imagination as the gallant Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain. Sadly in the postwar nuclear world their successors have only been tasked with wartime defence of key military infrastructure in the UK. It...
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    • air combat interceptors air defence british army british isles cold war cold war ii no. 11 group raf north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war raf fighter command raf regiment raf strike command royal air force royal artillery royal navy royal observer corps surface-to-air missile uk air defence region united kingdom air forces
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    • Forum: The Bar
  9. M

    Corinthian light tank

    I found these two pictures at this link：https://vk.com/photo-166534011_457246378. According to the description, this is another STT project, and I think it is also one of Ed Francis' discoveries. However, I found no information about this elsewhere on the internet. I would have liked to wait and...
    • Mephito19365
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    • british army british school of tank technology cold war great britain tank tank design the armour school
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  10. Mike Pryce

    Westland Aircraft & Rotorcraft : Secret Projects & Cutting Edge technology

    https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15817/westland-aircraft-rotorcraft-secret-projects-cutting-edge-technology
    • Mike Pryce
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    • british army civil aviation cold war great britain royal air force royal navy westland aircraft limited westland helicopters
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  11. K

    Char AMХ-30 with Garrett GT601 gas-turbine engine

    There is information that in the 80s the Garrett GT601 gas turbine was tested on the AMX 30 tank. Does anyone have any more information about this vehicle or any pictures?
    • Kiril Romassyov
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    • 1980s amx-30 armée de terre british army bundeswehr cold war france french fifth republic garrett turbine company gas turbine great britain tank design tanks united states
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  12. P

    Nemesis MBT development

    I can't find any thread on here regarding the Nemesis MBT, a British project with some US/Commonwealth contributions. https://tankhistoria.com/experimental/nemesis-mbt/?utm_content=cmp-true This article makes mention of a variety of considered versions in both the mounting of the gun...
    • Prophet141
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    • british army british commonwealth cold war great britain mbt royal armor corps center tank design the armoured archives united states
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  13. Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)

    CVR(T) Projects (prototypes, variants)

    Hi everybody, I was looking around on the forums and found that there wasn't a thread about the CVR(T) family, so I thought I would start one. If there is a thread which would be applicable, I kindly ask the moderators to merge this with it. I am currently researching CVR(T) variants and have...
  14. M

    Other British heavy tank projects besides Churchill or Conqueror?

    does someone know information, project or concept About enother British heavy like Churchill or Conqueror?
  15. M

    Any one here have information about FV4009 medium tank?

    I found this tank serial number but i cant find FV4009 blueprint or information ,if someone have this tank information or blueprint can you give me Please ?
  16. Grey Havoc

    Royal Enfield military projects

    To start this thread off, a 2020 Top Gear story on the development of the Royal Enfield Model RE airborne forces motorcycle, better known as the Flying Flea: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/small-motorbike-helped-win-ww2 (You will notice a few, mostly minor errors in the article.)
    • Grey Havoc
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    • airborne forces birmingham small arms company british army cold war enfield of india great britain interwar period parachute paratroopers the enfield cycle company limited world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. P

    Chieftain AVRE with demolition gun.

    I've read that the Chieftain was supposed to have a demolition gun on its AVRE variant before it was cancelled. Does anyone know where I could find design drawings/models of this?
  18. Grey Havoc

    Tyneham

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/728823/The-village-that-died.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/dorset/idyllic-village-stolen-government/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • british army cold war d-day lulworth ranges ministry of defence post-cold war post-world war ii world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  19. Grey Havoc

    Morris Commercial-Roadless Half-Tracks in the British Army

    https://www.nevingtonwarmuseum.com/united-kingdom---morris-commercial-roadless-half-track-experimental-tractor.html View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/yafh9h/early_mechanisation_of_the_royal_artillery_an/ According to the Imperial War Museum, via Wikimedia Commons, the image...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • british army british empire great britain half-tracks interwar period royal artillery
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  20. Grey Havoc

    General Support Utility Programme (GSUP)

    https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2022/09/replacing-an-icon-options-for-the-british-armys-land-rover-fleet/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • british army cold war ii early 2000s early 2020s ministry of defence operational utility vehicle system united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
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