Monday, March 03, 2014

M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE) vid by Cpl. Austin Long



Interesting.

Combat Engineers have so focused on the "sapper" mission that they're going to be in a hurt locker if they have to operate as part of a mechanized unit in the attack.  Personally I'm still seeing a gap in capabilities.  The old skool CEV provided offensive and defensive punch that is lacking.  More on that later.

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  1. Scuttlebutt has it a Private in the Army used one of these during Gulf War to kill more Iraqi soldiers than any other piece of military equipment.

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  2. The ACE is disliked by all the Engineers I know who have had to use it. The hydraulics breaking down was the biggest complaint.

    The engineers I knew who used the M1132 thought well of it, and those who used the DEUCE as well.

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    1. ok. had to look it up but the M1132 is what an expeditionary force in readiness should be aiming for! thats the ticket.

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  3. Sol, have a look at the Terrier that is just coming into service in the UK

    http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/06/terrier-renown-engineering-and-d-day/

    We also have the DEUCE in service, amazing vehicle

    http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/07/british-army-c-vehicles/

    And of course, the Trojan, a Challenger 2 based armoured engineering monster

    http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2010/02/makes-a-change-from-a-vallon/

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  4. Are you looking for a vehicle like that
    http://youtu.be/JH9inPFSZBM
    http://youtu.be/s9U3S7IdA7Y
    or bigger http://youtu.be/MExdczh4dwA
    http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veh%C3%ADculo_de_recuperaci%C3%B3n_%22Kodiak%22
    (combat engineering)
    Or that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYhCSU48rSQ
    http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergepanzer_3
    (Recovery Vehicle)

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