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Brothers of HEMTT Palletized Load System PLS / Logistics Vehicle System VLS The backbone of the vehicle fleet of the U.S. Army are the HEMTT heavy all-terrain trucks. The U.S.M.C. introduced its own fleet of similar heavy trucks called the Logistic Vehicle System - LVS, the U.S. Army later fielded..

REFORGER 75 - Certain Trek The US Army training on NATO's Eastern Frontline Exercise REFORGER 75 was the seventh in the series since the USA started in 1969 the practice of reinforcing NATO with US Army forces stationed at home in peacetime, but which had their equipment kept in storage in Europe. E..

Tracked Armour of the Modern Israeli Army (IDF) The modern Israeli Army is considered to be one of the most-effective and best-equipped land armies of the 21st century, fielding an amazing range of unique armoured vehicles and variants. This publication provides rare photographs of the main tracked ..

EAGLE V The German Protected Utility Vehicle for Command Staff In the case of the new Eagle V Protected Utility Vehicle for Command Staff the focus of development was mainly on increasing the payload, improved protection of all areas, better mobility, logistical similarity to the already fielded Eag..

Development of vehicles of the CVR(T) family and their introduction into service with the British Army 50 years ago can be considered a revolution in the field of conducting armoured reconnaissance. Never before had the attributes of mobility, speed, protection and firepower been combined so perfect..

WARRIOR Variants - Operations - Upgrades As early as 1967 the first proposals for a concept of requirements for a new armoured infantry fighting vehicle were collected in the United Kingdom. The late 1970s saw the concept taking shape under the designation MCV-80 (Mechanised Combat Vehicle for the 8..

WARRIOR FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle As early as 1967 the first proposals for a concept of requirements for a new armoured infantry fighting vehicle were collected in the United Kingdom. The late 1970s saw the concept taking shape under the designation MCV-80 (Mechanised Combat Vehicle for the 80s..

Motorisation of the Imperial German Army began in 1899 when the first truck and the first passenger car with internal combustion engine were tested for their military usability. The development picked up speed from 1908 when the first comparative trial runs were held to find suitable subsidy truck m..

Motorisation of the Imperial German Army began in 1899 when the first truck and the first passenger car with internal combustion engine were tested for their military usability. The development picked up speed from 1908 when the first comparative trial runs were held to find suitable subsidy truck m..

The role of the Kraftrad (motorcycle) in the German military at the time of World War One was primarily as a dispatch vehicle as it could go on small roads, bypass traffic jams and they were also faster than most other means of transport at that time. Motorcycles could also be used for scouting road..

Panzer Sicherungs-Kompanien and Panzer-Abteilung 208 - I. / Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle Italy 1943-44, Hungary-Slovakia-Moravia 1944-45 Three Panzer-Sicherungs-Kompanien (armoured security companies) were created from existing units during the summer of 1943 to be employed in case of Italy's exit..

Heeresubungen - Battlefield Germany Making a Stand against the Warsaw Pact: Multi-National Full-Force Exercises of the 1970s "Battlefield Germany": The three corps of the German Army had a key role in NATO's defence plan for West Germany during the time of the Cold War. Missions of the different cor..

REFORGER 76 Gordian Shield / Lares Team The Screaming Eagles deploy to West Germany's Defence In the autumn of 1976, the US Army conducted REFORGER 76. Exceptional during this exercise was the participation of the 101st (US) Airborne Division in two corps-level field training exercises in Germany, w..

M75 - M59 'Boxes on Tracks' Blueprint for US Armoured Personnel Carriers in the Cold War Limited Edition: 999 copiesIn the final phase of World War Two and in the immediate post-war years the US Army wanted to replace their half-track vehicle fleet with a more modern and better armoured design. So..

REFORGER 88 Certain Challenge End of an Era - The largest REFORGER Exercise ever The REFORGER 88 Certain Challenge field training exercise took place under the 'AirLand Battle' doctrine, at the army group level and was led by two corps: V (US) Corps and VII (US) Corps. It became the largest ever exe..

PUMA VJTF The Upgraded Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Land The Puma VJTF - as the most modern version of an armoured infantry fighting vehicle within the German Bundeswehr - is specially adapted to the threats and challenges of the modern battlefield ..

Tankograd Yearbook Armoured Vehicles of the Modern German Army 2020 The Tankograd-YEARBOOK provides an overview over the in-service armoured vehicles of the Modern German Army and updates Tankograd's vehicle monographs published over the past years by describing and listing all main types, their var..

During the late 1980s, the threat level for NATO in Europe changed significantly due to dramatic political and military developments in Eastern Europe. The Cold War ended soon after. These fundamental changes also had an impact on the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). A new aim was to create a much ..

The aim of the Protected Command and Multipurpose Vehicles (Geschutzte Fuhrungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge, or GFF) project is to optimally meet the armed forces' need for different protected platforms for operations, and to replace outdated unprotected vehicles. The Enok 5.4 used today by the German A..

As the first military customer and as one of the first export customers, the Swiss Army received its initial four Unimog U25-series trucks as early as 1950. After a longer period of testing, the Unimog S was procured from 1961 onwards. The Unimog S and "Dieseli", which were purchased in large number..

DACHS The Dachs Armoured Engineer Vehicle in German Army Service After the failure of the project to develop the Armoured Engineer Machine and to close the existing equipment gap in the Bundeswehr's Engineer Corps, a solution was sought and found in the Pionierpanzer 2A0 Dachs AEV. The first of its ..

UNIMOG-Sonderfahrzeuge Specialised UNIMOG Truck Variants in German Army Service In previous volumes of this series the various legendary Unimog truck variants in Bundeswehr service were covered in great detail, including the U1300L, U4000, U5000 and Unimog S. This publication now closes the gaps on ..

REFoRGER 87 - Certain Strike The Cold War's Largest Transatlantic Bridge When REFoRGER 87 - Certain Strike was conducted in northern Germany, evidence showed that, in a hypothetical war with NATo, the Warsaw Pact would attempt to break through NATo's forward defences along West Germany's eastern bor..

Finnish LEOPARDs Vol. 2The modern Finnish Army is among the best equipped users of the German Leopard main battle tank and its variants. In addition to the already (Special 8005 - Vol. 1) portrayed Leopard 2A4 FIN main battle tank, Leopard 2L bridge-laying tank and Leopard 2R armoured engineer veh..