The Inglis Bridges
When most people think about portable military bridges they tend to assume the Bailey Bridge was the first, but this would be wrong, Charles Edward Inglis designed the first dry…
The Engineering and Logistics category encompasses a diverse range of topics, ranging from combat engineering to bridging, and pallets to container handling.
Folding Boat Equipment (FBE)
Folding Boat Equipment (FBE) was a pre-war bridging system designed to provide a lightweight and flexible means of crossing wide wet gaps that continued in service until the sixties.
Wavewalker — Defence Applications
The Wavewalker is a walking leg jack-up platform used for construction and geotechnical investigation in rough seas, surf zones and beaches.
Small Engineering Plant for Light Role Forces
Continuing with the occasional series of posts centred on light-role infantry, this one looks at the role of a small engineering plant. Context and Requirements As we have seen from…
Scaffloat and Workfloat
Scaffloat is a small company in Cornwall that has struck upon a brilliant idea, pontoons made from scaffolding. They use common components to form large, heavy-duty pontoons and floating work…
The Importance of Rail Loading Ramps
To move heavy vehicles from storage to deployment areas across Europe (and other parts of the world), rail is essential. Rail provides force commanders with the ability to move heavy…
Rhino Pontoons and the Incredible DUKW
Mulberry and Pluto are often unfairly characterised as a British-only inventions, but US forces also brought a couple of their important innovations to D-Day logistics. The Rhino ferry consisted of…
Opening the Port of Cherbourg after D-Day
The port of Cherbourg was critical to sustaining the Allied invasion force, and it was always intended to make use of it, especially as it would allow ships sailing directly…