Infantry Served Weapons and Organization.

[Suhiir]

The real question is: just how large and well equipped this joint British-French force is. A non-reinforced battalion might make for a useful light rapid response force but without some artillery, armor, air support, and most importantly self-contained logistics it's really just a political gambit.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Picture did show British Troops with A French LeCLERC tank.
We'll get more on it's composition soon I would think.

Regards,
Pat

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Well this is a start the new unit will involve land, sea and air assets the next will break some og this down.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/d...joint-force--2
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36104736
http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/28209.aspx

Not having much luck with the 7th mech brigade. I can say it was part of the EUROCON force. If some pictures can be believed it seems a mix of Paras and Legionaries with armor.

JEAN-CLAUDE I can use you here if your looking in.

Regards,
Pat

[Suhiir]

5,000 warm bodies? Sounds like a small (2 Bn) Brigade, but that sort of makes sense as I presume both the Brits and French probably each sent a Battalion.

[Airborne Rifles]

US Army is fielding the Carl Gustav MAAWS to IBCTs starting this year: http://www.janes.com/article/60331/u...or-general-use. Previously these were only in the Ranger battalions.

The article says they will be organic to each rifle platoon, which I'm sure means an arms room concept, i.e. The weapons squad can carry either the Javelins or the Gustavs, or a mix of one and one.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Airborne Rifles

US Army is fielding the Carl Gustav MAAWS to IBCTs starting this year: http://www.janes.com/article/60331/u...or-general-use. Previously these were only in the Ranger battalions.

The article says they will be organic to each rifle platoon, which I'm sure means an arms room concept, i.e. The weapons squad can carry either the Javelins or the Gustavs, or a mix of one and one.

you will find this issued to US 425 - Rifle Squad - uClass 001 : slot 4 - Available 01/112 to 12/125

plus mech rifle sections, scout teams and even NG starting 2014


Don

[Suhiir]

Wonder why they didn't just get SMAWs like the USMC uses.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

This is where I generally put weapons news by themselves to keep them from "muddy up" the other threads. Anyway this is the SPIKE ATGW I mentioned in my last post from last night in the APC Thread. Called the SPIKE LR II...
http://www.janes.com/article/70874/r...-spike-variant
http://www.timesofisrael.com/rafael-...r-penetration/
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...d-missile.html

Time to get ready to start the work week, have a great day.

Regards,
Pat

[Imp]

Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

This is where I generally put weapons news by themselves to keep them from "muddy up" the other threads. Anyway this is the SPIKE ATGW I mentioned in my last post from last night in the APC Thread. Called the SPIKE LR II...
http://www.janes.com/article/70874/r...-spike-variant
http://www.timesofisrael.com/rafael-...r-penetration/
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...d-missile.html

Time to get ready to start the work week, have a great day.

Regards,
Pat

Well that might go someway to explaining why vision aids are improving

by switching from a cooled to an uncooled IR sensor

No expert but I thought cooling them helped quality a lot, if so looks like technology marches on.

[DRG]

That boosts the game range to 110 and HEAT pen to 104. I have added it to the Israeli Weapons but it's not mated to a unit as of yet