Infantry Vehicles

[daftandbarmy]

Roshel is the modern day armoured CMP. Start filling out the reserves with it, god knows they need the vehicles.

The PRes already has the vehicle it needs to deploy to and from exercises ...

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

The Partridge Family enters the chat.

 

[PrairieFella]

Ive been hearing theres serious talk to either mechanize or motorize the majority ARes RCIC units with COTS or OTS light APCs that are low-maintenance. Seems like a pretty clear use-case for Senators to me. Do we have any doctrine or TTPs on the employment of MRAPs/PMVs in our inf units? Cant be used as an IFV but can be used more kinetically than an LFE veh.

 

[Kirkhill]

The Government has to keep Ford, GM, Roshel and GDLSC happy.

The slate of vehicles includes BvS10, Senators, LUVs, ISVs, ACSVs, LAV6s, and conceivably a resurrection of the original militia runabout, the Bison.

I think they are likely to spread the wealth now that our money is no object.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The Government has to keep Ford, GM, Roshel and GDLSC happy.

The slate of vehicles includes BvS10, Senators, LUVs, ISVs, ACSVs, LAV6s, and conceivably a resurrection of the original militia runabout, the Bison.

I think they are likely to spread the wealth now that our money is no object.

And it makes sense to keep the industrial ecosystem fed. The key is to dispose of the vehicles early, while they have value and are not maintenance hogs. then replace them on a minimum of 1 for 1 basis. We can keep a portion of the older vehicles in reserve and then give/sell the others to friendly nations in need.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Ive been hearing theres serious talk to either mechanize or motorize the majority ARes RCIC units with COTS or OTS light APCs that are low-maintenance. Seems like a pretty clear use-case for Senators to me. Do we have any doctrine or TTPs on the employment of MRAPs/PMVs in our inf units? Cant be used as an IFV but can be used more kinetically than an LFE veh.

They might actually have to get out and walk to do their jobs at some point though

 

[Kirkhill]

They might actually have to get out and walk to do their jobs at some point though

That's what the two youngsters in the back are for. The rest of us are manning the wheel, the radio, the RWS, the UAV, the UGVs and the drone warning system.

Reminds me. Don't forget to spec the Boiling Vessel.

 

[Kirkhill]

The AMPV is the M113 replacement --
The AMPV got a lot of hate when it came into service as just being "a box" - despite replacing the very much more box like M113.

The article is really light on details, other that this is a trial -- BAE had this on display last year at AUSA and some other variants tying to deal with the complaints a ring mount M2 .50 isn't practical anymore.

Honestly given how the Bradley A2's have faired in Ukraine, I was surprised that MICV wasn't cancelled and the A5 Bradley concept not fully funded (30 and 40mm cannons where trialed along with NLOS Hellfire or Javelins to replace the TOW).

And advancement on an optionally manned AMPV

U.S. Army’s AMPV gets autonomous driving upgrade

RENK America has developed a drive-by-wire transmission upgrade that enables autonomous vehicle operation on the U.S. Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, working with BAE Systems and Forterra to deliver a plug-and-play autonomy kit that requires no vehicle redesign and fits within

defence-blog.com

 

[Kirkhill]

Not a rollover frame. The rolllover frames are massive in comparison. As they need to bear the weight of the vehicle and not crush when on its side — if they crush then the vehicle generally will roll over.

It is similar to the Camo Net cage setup for the Bradley and Strykers that has been trialed of late.

Speaking of Strykers - not dead yet

U.S. Army buys 50 more Stryker A1 armored vehicles

General Dynamics Land Systems has secured a $229.6 million contract to produce 50 Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) A1 armored vehicles for the U.S. Army, continuing a production line that has delivered one of the service's most combat-proven wheeled infantry platforms

defence-blog.com

Apparently 4 and 7, both in I Corps, aren't getting rid of theirs just yet.

Currently I Corps is fielding 4 Divisions (4, 7, 11 and 25) with

4 Stryker Brigades,
1 Armored Brigade,

1 Abn Brigade with ISVs,
3 ISV Brigades with
3 Aviation Brigades,

1 Artillery Brigade with 2 HIMARS Battalions and
1 Multi Domain Task Force with
a Long Range Precision Fires Battalion an
an IPCB Air and Missile defense battalion as well as
a Mult-Domain Effects Battalion

And well equipped with available airfields and air transport.

 

[Kirkhill]

The AMPV is the M113 replacement --
The AMPV got a lot of hate when it came into service as just being "a box" - despite replacing the very much more box like M113.

The article is really light on details, other that this is a trial -- BAE had this on display last year at AUSA and some other variants tying to deal with the complaints a ring mount M2 .50 isn't practical anymore.

Honestly given how the Bradley A2's have faired in Ukraine, I was surprised that MICV wasn't cancelled and the A5 Bradley concept not fully funded (30 and 40mm cannons where trialed along with NLOS Hellfire or Javelins to replace the TOW).

More details...

BAE Systems delivers its self-funded AMPV “Drone Killer” to the Army

BAE Systems built an armored vehicle with drone-killing capabilities in ten months and put it in front of soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, for training — without waiting for a government contract to fund it. The AMPV-30, a version of

defence-blog.com

"The vehicle emerged from a deliberate decision by BAE to self-fund development after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth publicly challenged the defense industry to operate on a wartime footing and bring solutions to current battlefield threats without waiting for the traditional acquisition cycle."

"BAE Systems built an armored vehicle with drone-killing capabilities in ten months and put it in front of soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, for training — without waiting for a government contract to fund it."

"The vehicle’s anti-drone capability comes from a combination of two systems working together. The turret fitted to the AMPV-30 is Kongsberg Defence’s MCT-30, a Norwegian-designed remotely operated weapon station that mounts a Mk 44 Bushmaster II 30mm autocannon along with electro-optical and infrared cameras for targeting. The cannon fires programmable airburst munitions, rounds that can be set to detonate at a specific point in the air rather than on contact with a surface,..."

"The radar providing the detection layer for the AMPV-30 is the EchoShield system made by Echodyne, a cognitive Ku-band radar specifically engineered for detecting small unmanned aerial systems that fly low and erratically, according to Army Recognition. EchoShield operates in its C-UAS Mission Set mode during counter-drone operations, emphasizing short-range drone detection particularly in areas near the ground or along the horizon where drones most commonly appear, and can simultaneously track hundreds of airborne objects while cueing optical sensors and integrated command-and-control networks."

"CAV Troopers and Infantry Soldiers can execute their primary missions AND defend themselves against drone swarms. The AMPV-30s are radar equipped to detect small drones at long range and using the programmable air burst munition equipped 30mm they can destroy those drone swarms.” That framing reflects a genuine doctrinal gap the Army has been struggling to address. Armored brigade combat teams moving through contested territory are vulnerable to the kind of cheap, proliferated drone attack that has reshaped ground combat in Ukraine, where both sides use small first-person-view drones carrying grenades or shaped charges to attack vehicles that were never designed to defend against aerial threats."