In the UK, Airbus Helicopters is to provide four additonal H145 helicopters as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS). The new helicopters will join an existing fleet of 29 H135s and three H145s, known as JUNO and JUPITER (respectively) in the MFTS service. They will be delvierd during 2020.… Read More
Accuracy International Ltd (AI), a manufacturer of sniper rifles with headquarters in Portsmouth (Hampshire, UK), has launched tow new models – the AX MKIII and AX 50 ELR. The AX MKIII is the latest combat proven sniper rifle from AI and has been designed to meet current operational needs. Tested to current NATO requirements for… Read More
Introduction A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940-1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and US military engineering units. A Bailey bridge has the advantages of requiring no special tools or heavy equipment to… Read More
Events 610 – Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor. 816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. 1143 – King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom. 1789 – French Revolution: The Women’s March on Versailles effectively… Read More
Introduction The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict that pitted several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies, a small band of the Palouse tribe led by Red Echo (Hahtalekin) and Bald Head (Husishusis Kute), against the United States Army. The conflict, fought between June and October 1877, stemmed… Read More
Introduction The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was an American victory in the War of 1812 against Tecumseh’s Confederacy and their British allies. It took place on 05 October 1813 in Upper Canada, near Chatham. The British lost control of Southwestern Ontario as a result of the battle; Tecumseh… Read More
“Platoon Leader: ‘Every man in the squad should listen to his squad leader with the thought in mind that he may have to be the squad leader before the battle is over.’” Extracts from Combat Lessons (World War II Combat Reports) and Combat Report from Korea, [US Army] Infantry, Vol.50, No.4, August-September 1960.
