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Letter was sent out to all infantry units to supply drivers for an evaluation team.Must have previous overseas experience driving and a minimum of three years service i believe .I.E only guys who know there shit.Testing to take place all around ireland both on open roads,forested areas and mountainous areas.Firing practices on military lands.Tech evaluation follows this above in Curragh workshops.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
There's a piece in today's independent (can't find it on their site) about the LTV, 3 companies are in the trial's, Iveco with the Panther, Mowag with the Eagle IV and the RG32M, nothing else really new or important in the article.
Dr. Venture: Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?
There's a piece in today's independent (can't find it on their site) about the LTV, 3 companies are in the trial's, Iveco with the Panther, Mowag with the Eagle IV and the RG32M, nothing else really new or important in the article.
Apart from the RG32M - which is probably the outsider - a very predictable shortlist. Why has it taken years to get to this stage? Then again, I suppose staff officers have to do something for their money.
Going by how the DF have bought previously, what they will probably do is, test the hell out of them all so basically about 10 more feet and they would be written off, then ask who can do the cheapest price than already quoted to the, then maybe sacrifice a few details that they asked for and finally get the cheapest one.
Don't stand there GAWPING, like you've never seen the hand of God BEFORE!!
I would put my money on the eagle.Its Mowag made, so there is a good working relationship there already and also they could get a good deal on them because mowag know that sooner or later we will be buying more PIII's of them to replace the AML's and will want to keep us sweet!?
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