Why I got my GR/GU......

[zaid-m]

Final Checks by www.defencephotos.com, on Flickr


Ready to Rumble by www.defencephotos.com, on Flickr


Chinook Sunset 2 by www.defencephotos.com, on Flickr


Convoy Patrol by www.defencephotos.com, on Flickr

The SAAB Coupe was fun, but didn't really cut the mustard hacking across Salisbury Plain....

[olmav]

like those big rigd

[threedogs]

WOW great pics, sad its defence of a country

Is the guard rail around the tanks an Aussie invention if you'd call it that???

[zaid-m]

Hi threedogs,

The so-called "guardrail" around the vehicles is known as Bar Armour, the idea is that it either catches, disrupts or causes pre-detonation on an Rocket Propelled Grenade ( RPG - also known as a bazooka), thus making the RPG inefficient or destroying it before it has a chance to go bang ! - I don't know where it was invented, but I have an idea it may have been a British idea developed during the invasion of Iraq.

I hope this answers the question !

Thanks to liking the pictures as well

[jimmi]

bar armour was designed by germans in WWII for the Wehrmacht, it used to be caller slate armour, there are a couple of different designs now, even a wire rope mesh, but the stop RPGs from detonating as the tip needs to contact to go