Reviews of rations from abroad - British ration packs, EPA, IMP, RCIR, etc.
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biscuits brown
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by biscuits brown » Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:11 pm
dirtbag wrote:Nah, thats a British Warrior APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
Not quite a Tank, but I'd love to have one to play with!!!
I found another pic of the same event. Its not a warrior. The wheels looked wrong and that turret and gun..no. And its not as beefy as the warrior.
its not a M113 variant, and its not an FV432, the UK equivalent of the M113. The number of wheels is wrong.
So what is it
The ten man ORP would be carried by all UK APCs, so if it is an APC type, its the ration that would be carried.
The FV432 has a small immersion heater on the inside of the back door to heat ration cans BTW. Quite neat.
Its got a non hydraulic double door design as exit. Bit like a large BMP doors.
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Nawt
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by Nawt » Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:12 pm
Hi BB,
That's nice. Thank you for the link ( file )!
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by biscuits brown » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:57 pm
Nawt wrote:
Hi BB,
That's nice. Thank you for the link ( file )!
No worries Nawt
Its got some interesting stuff in it, some better than others.
It shows the challenges of having to cook day after day with a 10 in 1 ORP quite well too.
Maybe you could try one that takes your eye
I was particularly struck by the Bundeswehr group ration thats been featured. I would prefer that frankly, just my taste.
So im wondering, are there any equivalent publications or links or link for other nations group rations?
Si
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britman
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by britman » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:24 pm
Looks like someone has put a 76mm turret (Sabre? Scorpion? the CVR(T) that was withdrawn when Scimitar soldiered on?) on an FV432 to me...
If the hull/wheel numbers are wrong could it have been a stretched 432 prototype - the turret assembly inside the hull would take up room so they'd need to stretch the hull if they wanted to still carry a section? There were some 432s mounting a 30mm gun (testbed for the Warrior IFV concept I think, an APC with a gun added was cheaper and easier than a true IFV) but I don't think the idea really went anywhere. Not sure if they bothered with a stretched hull to keep the number of dismounts inside the same or if they just kept it as-is for ease of conversion.
It's a strange beast though, I can only imagine it's some experimental, protoype or mock-up thing that is a bit of a curiosity and never really made it into service.
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by rationtin440 » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:52 am
I think it would be so cool to see Bruce Dickinson at the controls of a Warrior or Challenger tank or IFV; I recall seeing him at the controls of a T-34 tank on a documentary on the military channel. If I understood correctly, he owns the tank----talk about an Iron Maiden! Sorry to drift off topic here, but I met Bruce several years ago and he's got to be one of the most kind-hearted people you could imagine!