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  1. B

    Red Biddy and Red Planet anti-tank weapons.

    While searching for something else I came across this report on the Red Planet AT rocket launcher; - http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=AD0146318&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf In view of Red Planets superior performance to the 3.5 in weapon eventually adopted by the British army I'd like...
  2. Grey Havoc

    'Desert Rats' to be defanged

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9911295/Famed-Desert-Rats-to-lose-their-tanks-under-Army-cuts.html
  3. Jemiba

    Shorts Tigercat

    From the French Aviation Magazine, July 1960, a picture showing a proposed version of the Shorts Tigercat:
  4. uk 75

    British Projects to replace the 25 Pounder field gun

    In a copy of Forces 90 there is an article about the Royal Artillery which refers to a British project to replace the 25 Pounder artillery gun with an 85mm weapon with a nuclear protection overhead shield. It adds that the project was dropped when NATO went for the 105mm instead. Have I missed...
  5. P

    "Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms" - Targets, Drones and UAVs (Air-Britain)

    . I don't know where this really belongs (if at all) anyway, out of interest, Air Britain have (?) released a new book on RAF unmanned aircraft / target drones / recon drones called "Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms" - I do NOT know if any projected models are included :-...
  6. uk 75

    Challenger 3

    At present it looks unlikely if the Army will need a Challenger 2 replacement for the foreseeable future. I got into hot water for suggesting that when and if we ever did, we should take a leaf out of the Australian or Canadian book and buy off the shelf. What options are out there? What would...
  7. overscan (PaulMM)

    Ancestors of the Challenger Tank (Chieftain 5/2, FV4211, FV4030)

    The Challenger tank was arguably born in about 1970 when the UK, impressed by the performance of their BURLINGTON (Chobham) armour, but concerned that a wholly new MBT would not be in service before about 1985, proposed the development of a near-term improved tank using some existing components...
  8. P

    British Chobham armour MICV

    From Sealordlawrence's post on MBT-80 I would add that at this point the British Army was also scheming 1,900 MICV's (which were originally meant to have Chobham armour and a 750hp engine with a total weight of 30 tons). MBT-80 was apparently cancelled in July 1980, it seems that prior to this...
  9. uk 75

    Anti tank missile on Chieftain hull

    In one of the books on Chieftain there is a section on a project to equip it with either Malkara or Swingfire? I think its in the Ian Allan book. Has anyone got the info to hand? Many thanks in advance.
  10. Abraham Gubler

    WWII Assault Tanks

    During WWII the British Army came up with the idea of an Assault Tank to defeat German emplaced anti tank guns (PAK) via artillery suppression. Trialled with Churchills the idea was that the assault tank unit would advance into a friendly artillery bombardment that would suppress the anti tank...
  11. JFC Fuller

    Inswing / 'medium-range Swingfire' (Not Beeswing!)

    I have come across a couple of references to an infantry version of Swingfire that seems to have not been Beeswing (regular Swingfire mounted in a rack on a Land rover or trailer). Kenneth Macksey makes reference to it in 'The Tanks; The History of the Royal Tank Regiment, 1945-1975' in which he...
  12. JFC Fuller

    British Post WWII AFV series 400: Centurion MBT and family

    An interesting issue, to me at least, the 183mm gun mounted on the FV4005 used some sort of autoloader, such a feature does not seem to appear on the FV215...
  13. Triton

    UK MoD Future Protected Vehicle

    From theworacle via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFbbc00jnbQ
  14. Abraham Gubler

    Vixen CVR(W) Liasion

    The British Fox 30mm gun armoured car replaced the Ferret scout car in the reconnaissance role but not the liaison role. This was to be the task of a variant of the Fox called the Vixen. It was cancelled so the Ferret had to solider on driving bosses from call signs to call signs long post due...
  15. Abraham Gubler

    Chieftain Tank Development

    Here are a few pictures of the British Army development of the Chieftan tank. The first was the original concept for the Leyland FV4201 medium tank to replace the Centurion when Conqueror production was due to end in 1957. Then there is the '40 ton Centurion' FV4202 to prove the reclined...
  16. JFC Fuller

    Farquhar Hill Pattern 1918 rifle

    This weapon has a very long history and participated in and failed multiple trials through 1908 to the early 1920s. it started life as a self loading rifle and appears to have evolved into a light machine gun. However the closes it got to entering service was 1918. After numerable trials a...
  17. Nick

    New tank for British Army?

    A friend mentioned that a new tank is being built for the British Army, possibly by a German firm. I did Google searches for Challenger and Scimitar replacement but nothing much came back. ??? Have this been discussed on here yet and what details should I be looking for?
  18. M

    Vickers 4 inch Medium anti aircraft gun 1950's

    I am a new member so I apologise if anything is not as it should be I am looking for information on the Vickers 4 inch medium anti aircraft gun prototypes built i think in the early middle 1950's The gun was designed as a medium AA gun to supplement the Heavy anti aircraft gun Green Mace. I...
  19. JFC Fuller

    British Interwar Self Propelled Artillery

    The British Army effectively invented what has unfortunately been termed Blitzkrieg in the latter stages of WW1. One of the outputs of this was the Mk 1 gun carrier based on a tank chassis it could carry a 6 inch or 60lb howitzer. However the vehicle was largely used as a pack mule. However...
  20. cluttonfred

    M29 Weasel video, variants?

    I came across this neat OSS briefing film referenced in the Wikipedia article on the M29 Weasel. The 10 minute video--worth the wait, I promise--includes some discussion of the various alternative approaches to travel across ice and snow that were evaluated as well as a lot of footage of the...
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