Valuable site found--has overheads of combat loaded Stryker in slat armor

[John Kettler]

There's a wealth of modern armor, MOUT data, tactics, etc. here. Way too much to list.

www.defense-update.com

Stryker overheads here

http://www.defense-update.com/features/du-1-06/urban-armor-3.htm

Regards,

John Kettler

[aka_tom_w]

Very interesting

good find:

GREAT article about the Role of Armor in Urban Combat:

Role of Armor in Urban Combat link

A basic lesson learnt by US and coalition troops engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Iraq, as well as the Israelis in their Low Intensity Conflict with the Palestinians, is that a fully integrated combat team is crucial in any urban warfighting environment. Across the spectrum of combat action in urban warfare, a mutually supporting combined arms (armor-infantry) tactical element can achieve success while keeping casualties, as well as collateral damage to a minimum.

Due to its nature, fighting in urban environments rapidly decentralizes and is extremely difficult to control even at the lowest tactical fighting level. At small-unit tactical levels, (squad and platoon) light infantry forces (not adequately armored) face serious disadvantages. While moving exposed in an urban environment, dismounted infantry troops may be subjected to intense hostile fire, sources of which are difficult to locate. Normal small unit weapons lack adequate firepower for subduing well protected enemy bunkers and, especially, carefully camouflaged positions in buildings. Decentralized tactical movements through built-up areas results in severe difficulties in maintaining control and mutual identification. In this type of situation, the danger of fratricide casualties also becomes acute. This inferiority can be compensated for by using armored vehicles like the ones available in mechanized infantry units, provided that the vehicles are adequately protected by add-on armor or other protective suites capable of withstanding Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and heavy Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) attacks

This is the pic I think John was refering to:

[ April 05, 2006, 06:47 AM: Message edited by: aka_tom_w ]

[flamingknives]

Mr. flamingpicky would like to point out that defense-update is one of those listed in the CMSF "Topics of Note" sticky at the top of the forum.

But, since we're going round the mill again, I'll chuck in some that I refer to.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ News and stuff. What it says on the tin.

http://fprado.com/armorsite/main.html Good stuff on modern MBTs

http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/csi.asp A whole heap of good stuff from the US army, if you can find time to read it.

http://www.train.army.mil/ Various field manuals can be found here - good info but one has to trawl through less interesting stuff to find it. You'll want the "Reimer Digital Library" link.

http://members.tripod.com/collinsj/protect.htm Simple estimates of modern AFV protection levels and gun performance.

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/ More news, this time on a weekly basis.

http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ British think-tank - some useful stuff can be had off the web

http://www.niistali.ru/science/secure_en.htm How does ERA work?

http://www.defencetalk.com/ Yet more news.

Sticky thread Last but not least, this has links to all the stuff posted previously.