Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The Call....
Fiction.
Stuck out in bumfuck Egypt Louisiana. Routine patrol. Call comes in. Minor disturbance at such and such address.
Roll out.
Arrive at location.
Dispatch got it wrong. Man inside refuses to leave. Call for backup. They're coming but they're about 15 minutes away. Situation appears contained. No need to bump it. Then...
Shit goes from stupid to batshit crazy.
Woman screaming for help. Shouting from a male voice. Tell dispatch to bump it up to code 3. Shift Lt wants to know what's going on. Give him a brief rundown (30 seconds max...he knows how to listen) 15 minutes will now become 5 cause these bubbas will know backwoods roads I don't even know exist and will be blasting my way doing 130.
No time to wait. Gotta nutt up. I trained for this most of my adult life. I'm fit, lethal and know my shit.
Gotta go.
No time to wait. It's up to me.
FUCK MY LIFE! I have seconds to decide and the local media will be taking days to see where I messed this up.
Fuck it.
I kick the door....
Monday, October 19, 2020
Terrex 2 is alive in Africa?
via Army Recognition
According to information published by Defence Web on October 16, 2020, Ghana has approved the purchase of 19 wheeled armored vehicles from the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
Citing Defence Web, In terms of the agreement, Israeli company Elbit Land Systems will supply nine 8×8 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) equipped with Elbit Systems UT30 30 mm remotely operated turrets. The order includes ten 6×6 IFVs fitted for reconnaissance operations.
Currently, Ghana armed forces are equipped with 3 EE-9 Cascavel, 24 Ratel-90 with 90mm cannon, 15 Ratel-20 with 20mm cannon, 4 Piranha with 25mm cannon, 5 Type-05P 25mm, 46 first version of Piranha 8x8 armored vehicles.
There is no information about the type of vehicle that will be delivered to the Ghana armed forces, but Elbit Systems has developed the Sentinel an 8x8 armored vehicle based on the Terrex 2 designed by ST Kinetics of Singapore.
The Sentinel is an 8x8 armored reconnaissance vehicle jointly designed and developed by the Companies ST Kinetics of Singapore and Elbit Systems Australia. Team Sentinel, led by Elbit Systems of Australia (ELSA), offered the Sentinel II for the Australian Land 400 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability (MCRC) request for tender.
The Sentinel is an integrated combination of Terrex 2 8x8 armored vehicle personnel carrier, the Elbit Land System's MT30 30mm turret. Featuring high first-round and burst hit probability, the dual-axis stabilized UT30 is designed for firing on the move and at moving targets.
The Sentinel II is based on the Terrex 2 armored vehicle personnel carrier using hull and powerpack components. The hull of the vehicle is of all-welded steel armor construction to which an additional layer of passive armor can be added for a higher level of battlefield survivability.
ARCHER wheeled howitzer offered for U.S. Army's 155 mm gun system
via Press Release
BAE Systems is offering ARCHER for participation in the Army’s plans to conduct a “shoot off” evaluation early next year at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The Army’s RFP, released on July 30, looks to evaluate mobile howitzers in support of future Army requirements. ARCHER is already in service with the Swedish Army with the highest technical and manufacturing readiness levels.
“ARCHER is a mature, proven system that can quickly get into the fight and strike enemy targets at long ranges, with a high rate of fire and very fast displacement times, and is made for combat against large power adversaries,” said Chris King, director of business development at BAE Systems. “With a fully automated system, soldiers can execute their mission with minimal physical exertion and time, while remaining under cover in the armored cabin. The cab protection, fast shoot and scoot times and its extended range all enhance survivability and sustain fire support in harsh combat conditions.”
ARCHER brings a single, fielded package of capabilities that would provide U.S. soldiers with responsiveness and flexibility that far exceed current capabilities. ARCHER is typically operated by a crew of three to four soldiers but can be operated by only one.
ARCHER can fire within 30 seconds of receiving an order. It can then depart its firing position within 30 seconds, minimizing the enemy’s ability to effectively return fire. Its magazine carries 21 rounds and can unload all of them in less than three minutes. ARCHER can fire the BONUS anti-armor munition up to 35 km, conventional munitions up to 40 km, and currently fielded precision-guided munitions like Excalibur in excess of 50 km. BONUS and Excalibur are currently in the U.S. Army’s inventory.
ARCHER is manufactured by BAE Systems Bofors, which is based in Karlskoga, Sweden.
This is the beauty in what the Army is doing.
Instead of going for a massive transformation, they're evolving their force. What does that bring? It brings speed. It brings unity of purpose and a lack of confusion/friction/exhaustion to their force.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020
State Of Emergency and no public gatherings in Thailand, yet we see this...
Wow! Some truly incredible scenes coming out of #Thailand right nowpic.twitter.com/KkuCHhfinb
— James Lee Proudfoot🎗 (@PhilosophyNook) October 17, 2020
This could get ugly.
The Thai military can be brutal if ordered.
This bears watching.
We don't bunch up like these guys but we still present a thermal signature...how do you fix that?
Another video from the Azerbaijani MoD of TB2 UCAV strikes, presumably from last night. Soldiers have a habit of bunching together more at night than during the day, but as you can see, this just presents a larger thermal signature. 1170/https://t.co/QSWpHS9BqE pic.twitter.com/QRnEuyzFjh
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) October 17, 2020
We don't bunch up. But even if you're dispersed you still present a thermal signature. How do you fix that? We can't walk around in foil uniforms, so the solution is basic.
You kill the drone before the drone kills you (either by direct fire or registering your position to other shooters).
Unfortunately that's the rub isn't it.
Everything is oriented toward killing big drones or if its made to kill small ones then it will be after they've detected your forces.
We need a good medium weight/range option that can protect the force from small/med drones and kill them before they can locate our forces.
Now that leaves one last question.
Whose job is that? Air Arms or Ground Forces?
The new "Force Company" in 2nd LAR....
So now we get an explanation.
It rings more as an experiment headed toward what I've been predicting. A totally different LAR than the one we all know.
I appreciate this vid but it doesn't change my mind. LAR is soon to be aviation based is my guess. As an interim solution it will transition to being a JLTV type setup with numerous UAVs attached.
Soon enough it will be the home of the Predator UAVs and will be in the "ground commanders" hip pocket so that he has battlefield intel.
It'll all be a lie but that's how they'll sell it.
As far as Force Company? Nothing else makes sense. They're selling a bill of goods.
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