Recent content by Kirkhill

The problems are not the Cowichans' to solve. That is the problem.

More Churchill believers https://maritime-executive.com/article/dp-world-joins-efforts-to-develop-trade-through-canada-s-port-of-churchill

https://defence-blog.com/netherlands-readies-its-army-for-large-scale-conflict/?amp Meanwhile the Dutch are rediscovering heavy armour.

More on the Singapore Battalion and how it will operate https://www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-events/latest-releases/26oct26-infographic/ https://www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-events/latest-releases/26oct26-fs/ I got the IFV armament wrong - apparently it is now armed with an RCWS with a Leonardo...

I'm thinking you are right on the dispersion leap. But I think you are off on the arithmetic. 1 company of 5 platoons of 2 sections of 6 6x 2x 5 = 60 dismounts Plus 2 sections of UxV handlers. Still looking at 10 to 15 ICV/APC per company.

Trolling....😁

https://defence-industry.eu/kongsberg-plans-to-bring-zone-5-missiles-to-australian-market-and-explore-local-production/ Kongsberg adding the Zone 5 Rusty Dagger (100 lb warhead to 500 NM for $250,000) to its NSM offering (260 lb warhead to 160 NM for $2,200,000). This is in addition to the...

This line .... "The change to infantry operations embodies the military saying “bots before boots”, which is the strategy of first sending robotic systems into dangerous environments ahead of human soldiers," "Advance to contact" now means something different. As does "walking point". ...

Singapore has a new battalion structure. https://defencepioneer.sg/pioneer-articles/26oct26_news1 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/saf-revamps-active-infantry-battalions-with-drone-suite-real-time-battle-map Company moved from 3 platoons of 3 sections to 5 platoons of 2 sections. The...

Do you continue to see things in absolutes? No disagreement. Agreed Yes. And we can deliver shells by various means, including but not limited to guns, with cosiderably greater precision in a more timely fashion, so as to not mess up the are more than is necessary. Those can be...

In a sense you are right. I am trying to find a purpose for a piece of kit. Much as you continue to defend the role for the guns. I look at the problem this way: If I was in the field and I only had ATGMs with me would I use them to blow up grape huts and sangars or would I let doctrine...

You don't need to make a mess of the target area if you can eliminate the target with the first round. Do we really need to recreate the shell factories of WW1 and their "canaries"?

My problem with that is that the unit level includes (ca 1916 - 2016) DF LOS weapons in 1000-5000m range, (MGs and GMs) as well as NLOS weapons (60, 81 and 120mm mortars) that can also be applied in tbe IF role. As well, the unit has often had a local AD capability. I guess the basic problem...

I kind of like the Brits' alignment of the infantry with the Close Quarter Battle and defining the CQB as being under 150m, with lethality under 40m. That is the human battle. Everything else beyond that is a supporting activity and it doesn't really matter if the supporter is delivering fires...