The Story of Multidrive Vehicles
Multidrive Vehicles have a complex and multi-faceted history, but it is a fascinating history nonetheless. From a UK defence perspective, they designed and produced several innovative products that many think…
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Exploiting the Container Delivery System (CDS)
This post examines options for further exploitation of the Container Delivery System (CDS), expanding its applicability to light vehicles, engineering plant, and weapon systems. Joint Doctrine Note 1/20 describes two…
Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP)
The Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP) is designed to carry heavy loads over extreme terrain.
Diminishing Returns – The British Army and its Vehicles – The Sixties
Chieftain and FV432 vehicles entered service with the British Army, and early work on what would become CVR(T)
A Modern-Day Universal Carrier — UC23
The Bren Gun Carrier, or Universal Carrier, was a class of WWII-era vehicles unique to British and Commonwealth armies used for logistics and support weapon carriage. As you all know,…
Diminishing Returns – The British Army and its Vehicles – The Fifties
The end of WWII was followed by a period of reflection for the British Army, but not a long one. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his 'Sinews of…
Diminishing Returns — The British Army and its Vehicles — Series Introduction
This series of blog posts is I hope a fair-minded and accurate history of the British Army’s armoured and protected mobility vehicles from the Post War period to early 2023.
Let’s Build a Tank — The UK AFV Industry
I challenge the notion that the British tank and armoured vehicle industry is dead, that we don’t buy enough, and should just jack it all in and buy Abrams or…