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Army of the US
The US Army Strategy, published in late 2018, continued the army’s shift from a focus on counterinsurgency to high-intensity conflict `involving large-scale combat with Division and Corps-level maneuvers against near-peer competitors’. The strategy has four lines of effort: building readiness; modernisation; reform; and strengthening alliances and partnerships. Building readiness for…
Russia and China Report I
These debates take place in an environment where potential adversaries continue to accelerate their military modernisation. The fortunes of Russia’s Su-57 Felon multi-role fighter improved in May 2019 when President Putin increased the order in the current State Armament Programme from 16 to 76. It is also moving ahead with…
RHODESIAN COIN TACTICS
While the Rhodesian forces never really developed a successful antidote to the guerrillas’ mobilization of the masses, they displayed consummate skill in defeating the guerrillas in combat. Even low-calibre units such as the Police Field Reserve could easily repel guerrilla attacks, though the insurgents tended to be more aggressive against…
The Destruction of Japan
The date of the first B-29 raid on Japan – June 15, 1944 – has a double significance. This was also the day which marked the beginning of operations to take the island of Saipan in the Marianas chain. Its capture, together with Guam and Tinian, gave the B-29 a…
Captain F. J. Walker, CB, DSO and three bars, DSC and two bars
Out With U-boat Killer Number 1; the Second Escort Group’s Success. 26 January To 25 February 1944, on Board HMS Starling. With the 2nd Escort Group, Commanded by Captain F J Walker, CB, DSO and Two Bars, on His Most Recent and Most Successful Patrol. Three of the Group’s Six…
MBT Revolution
The MBT Revolution is a modular upgrade package to the Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks. It was developed by Rheinmetall. This MBT was first revealed in 2010. It is also referred as Leopard 2A4 Evolution. The Leopard 2A4 was the most widespread version of the Leopard 2. It is still…
British Doctrine in the Gulf
Tank crews with the British 7th Armoured Brigade stand atop their Challenger tanks after a simulated battle in the dusty eastern Saudi Arabian desert, Saturday, Dec. 1, 1990 in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher) British commanders in the Gulf were clearly very aware of doctrinal issues. Major-General Smith had been…
The Luftwaffe is Reborn III
With the demise of the heavy bomber, the German Air Ministry became obsessed by what can only be termed ‘Stuka madness’. The Junkers Company, established in Sweden as A. B. Flygindustrie, built the first dive-bomber or Stuka, the K 47, in 1928 and continued test work for some years in…
The Western Front: Lions Led by Donkeys?
Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One. The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick and George in a trench in Flanders during…
US Army Bradley in Service
An M2A3 of 2-162 Infantry drives out of Patrol Base Volunteer in Sadr City during a QRF (Quick Response Force) mission. Note the prominent CIV, so vital to the Bradley’s effectiveness in urban operations in Sadr City and elsewhere in Iraq. The familiar twin pillars of US armoured might in…