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BRITISH ARMY KNIFE
| 题名： | BRITISH ARMY KNIFE |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Peter Shakespeare |
| 摘要： | The Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle (RMMV)HX range was launched in 2003. Based on the MAN TG heavy truck range, it features a militarised version of the MAN TG chassis and driveline components. A year later, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) placed its first order for 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 HX vehicles following a competitive tendering process which included vehicles from Mercedes-Benz, and US-based manufacturers Oshkosh and Stewart and Stevenson. The HX range - referred to by its biggest user, the Army, as the MAN SV (support vehicle) - replaced the Army's ageing green fleet of Leyland DAF, Bedford and Foden flat-bed load carriers. At this time, the Army also operated Foden and Leyland DAF 8×8 demountable rack offload load and pickup system (DROPS) vehicles, which were a military version of the commercially available hookloader and equipped with the Multilift load handling system. DROPS was developed in the mid-1980s and introduced into service in the early 1990s, primarily to meet a requirement -in the event of war with the USSR - to be able to rapidly supply large quantities of heavy 155mm artillery ammunition and bar mines direct to Royal Artillery and Royal Engineer Regiments operating in the northern European theatre. The vehicle platform was built to the ISO container 20-foot standard, albeit the ISO container had to be lifted and secured on to a flat rack before it could be loaded on to the DROPS vehicle. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Transport engineer |
| 期： | Jan. |
| 页码： | 28-29 |
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