GSD LuWa in test drive pic.twitter.com/i6y9iBa4Ux
— Ronkainen (@ronkainen7k15) October 15, 2021
Friday, October 15, 2021
GSD LuWa in test drive
That's how you camouflage a tank!
Hmm. I give him maybe 3 shots if the ambush is good before he has to move? If the ambush is perfect then an entire tank company wiped out by his platoon before they even know what hit them?#tank camouflage! Black Knights from 3-66AR perfect camouflaging their tanks as part of Operation Iron Wolf alongside our Allies in Pabrade, Lithuania. Great job Burt’s Knights! #StrongerTogether #WeareNATO #bigredone #devilbrigade #warfightingmastery pic.twitter.com/3UCaKZRo6R
— burtsknights (@burts_knights) October 15, 2021
Australian Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle capability pushed to the limit...are we seeing the iron triangle being re-arranged?
Circling back to this video because after watching it again something became obvious.
There was a quick...real quick nod to its mobility. Tanks are the benchmark for mobility across broken ground and it was stated that this vehicle can keep up.
Then the focus was mostly on the digital part of the spectrum. Especially situational awareness.
I found that stunning.
Are we seeing a new era where protection, firepower & situational awareness have replaced mobility?
I tend to think so.
I use the current crop of IFVs (tracked and wheeled) as examples.
The Namera, Eitan (the top two in their class by my estimation), along with the Lynx, Boxer, AS21, CV90, VBCI, Jaguar, and others all have "adequate" mobility. Outside of the CV90 I don't see one that has what I would call blistering mobility.
But as we can see the Australian contest and what's brewing with the US Army's contest, it would appear that situational awareness is now paramount.
Shoot first, kil first is everything.
Potential stowed kills mean nothing if (1) you can't hit what you see and (2) you see them after they see you.
My prediction?
Armor values will go down in future vehicles. Armor isn't enough to protect and anti-missile tech just ain't quite there (despite the push to mount them on vehicles).
I think we'll see more situational awareness. Bigger guns. Attempts to increase mobility (I'm thinking tracks will return in a big way...across the board) and a new acknowledgement that what we've been doing is in essence building E100's to accomplish strategic mobility missions.
Lockheed Martin IS delivering when it comes to the Army's Precision Strike Missile project...
I've bashed LM hard in the past few years. Stomped on the F-35 like it stole something (taxpayer dollars?), and I've even been disappointed with the CH-53K and it's outrageous price tag. Having said all that they ARE delivering when it comes to the Army's Precision Strike Missile project.
I'll treat them like a wayward Marine. They might be fuck ups but when they do good I'll acknowledge it. Nicely done LM!Learn more about the record-setting flight test advancing the modernization priority.
— Lockheed Martin News (@lmnews) October 14, 2021
German LuWa out and about conducting mobility, firing and survivability trials...via Jon Hawkes Twitter Page...
The very unusual German LuWa out and about conducting mobility, firing and survivability trials.
— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) October 15, 2021
LuWa has a number of really quirky features - a 27 mm cannon, diesel-electric hybrid drive through quad tracks, all fitting within a CH-53 helicopter for transport. pic.twitter.com/TZ4loKXnag
Henry Cobb (Author & MilTweeter) asks...When will the squad leader be able to see through every rifle scope on demand?
This sat me back in my chair.When will the squad leader be able to see through every rifle scope on demand?
— Henry Cobb (@henrycobb) October 14, 2021
I originally did a retweet of an article explaining the "new" Marine Rifle Squad and the rationale behind it (new information leads to new conclusions...I like what I heard!).
So when Cobb hit me with that I was gobsmacked by how simple, even elegant and common sense an idea it was.
Then I thought a little more.
We've seen that shit! Remember Aliens? Remember when the Colonial Marines went into the processing plant to search for the missing colonist?
Remember when that idiot LT was trying to call the shots from the rear via views of cameras attached to the helmets of his troops instead of being in the muck with them?
I'm betting we have that technology now! I'm betting we could do it now!
Cobb is onto something but it just needs to be tweaked and modified. We need GoPro devices attached to helmets that can be linked to the Squad Leaders tablet!
So simple. So elegant. So fucking cool. Oh and I bet body parts I highly value that its DOABLE!
What is the spirit of the bayonet? Kill.....this Marine got knocked the fuck out!
Thanks to SolarWarden for the link!
Wow. You could see that coming especially with the slow motion....dude was low, moving fast and wasn't missing arm day in the gym. WM was hesitant, slow, obviously unsure and got ROCKED!
What surprised me is the reaction of leadership. They weren't only protective of the fallen WM (which I get...you don't want your Marines injured unnecessarily) but they seemed to be chewing on that young devil pup.
Good training. But its kinda obvious that this integration of females into line units is gonna be hard.
I have met some OUTFUCKINGSTANDING WM's. But on a physical level they just don't make the cut.
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