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Originally posted by Rocinante View Posthttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/poli...raft-1.3251330
So the somewhat disliked current BA is going bye bye?
Hopefully not.The current model is ok for CSS personnel but no good for Infantry etc."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.
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Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View Postso what makes the LTAV a disaster?Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by pym View Post
I think its a good bit of kit...offers great mobility and protection especially in an urban environment...but also has good cross-country capabilities.
A convoy of UK military vehicles has been hit by a blast in the Afghan capital, UK officials say, with seven reported injured but no British casualties.
If that had been SNATCH... IMHO they'd have all been killed or VSI.
Foxhound is also much less intimidating and more manoeuvrable than MRAPS or Bushmaster.
Being careful about what I say...its biggest issue has been overheating (already open source) in hot and dusty places...but that is being addressed.
Its also quite maintenance intensive generally.
Apart from that its quite liked by those who crew it...my main criticism of Foxhound is that there is no proper protection for the top-cover sentries...ie no coupla.
I'm not sure why it was designed without one...possibly to do with height / weight / centre of gravity etc...more likely to save money.'History is a vast early warning system'. Norman Cousins
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Originally posted by spider View PostI've a little bit of experience of Foxhound.
I think its a good bit of kit...offers great mobility and protection especially in an urban environment...but also has good cross-country capabilities.
A convoy of UK military vehicles has been hit by a blast in the Afghan capital, UK officials say, with seven reported injured but no British casualties.
If that had been SNATCH... IMHO they'd have all been killed or VSI.
Foxhound is also much less intimidating and more manoeuvrable than MRAPS or Bushmaster.
Being careful about what I say...its biggest issue has been overheating (already open source) in hot and dusty places...but that is being addressed.
Its also quite maintenance intensive generally.
Apart from that its quite liked by those who crew it...my main criticism of Foxhound is that there is no proper protection for the top-cover sentries...ie no coupla.
I'm not sure why it was designed without one...possibly to do with height / weight / centre of gravity etc...more likely to save money.
No seat for IED protection
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