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Great Photo of the Alvis Shielder
The Shielder minelaying system was used by the British Army to quickly create anti-tank barriers. The system was based on the American Alliant Techsystems Volcano mine system. It was ordered in 1995 and was first deployed in 1999. The system consists of up to 40 dispensers, each containing 6 mines, mounted on the flat bed version of the Alvis Stormer tracked armoured fighting vehicle. The dispensers can launch mines to the sides and rear of the vehicle as it proceeds. Each mine has a programmable life, after which they self-destruct. A dispenser control unit provides fire signals, testing and arming of the self-destruct mechanism.[citation needed]
Twenty-nine Shielder systems were in service with the British Army in 2009.[citation needed] In 2013/14 it was revealed that the system was removed from active service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shielder_minelaying_system
The Shielder minelaying system was used by the British Army to quickly create anti-tank barriers. The system was based on the American Alliant Techsystems Volcano mine system. It was ordered in 1995 and was first deployed in 1999. The system consists of up to 40 dispensers, each containing 6 mines, mounted on the flat bed version of the Alvis Stormer tracked armoured fighting vehicle. The dispensers can launch mines to the sides and rear of the vehicle as it proceeds. Each mine has a programmable life, after which they self-destruct. A dispenser control unit provides fire signals, testing and arming of the self-destruct mechanism.[citation needed]
Twenty-nine Shielder systems were in service with the British Army in 2009.[citation needed] In 2013/14 it was revealed that the system was removed from active service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shielder_minelaying_system
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HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) has been underway since late June conducting sea trials.
Queen Elizabeth meets Cunard Lines Queen Elizabeth!
07-08.2017...She's docked in Invergordon this morning. This pic shows her passing Cromarty lighthouse.
Photos credited to @hmsqnlz, @royalnavy,@NavyLookout, @rnrmc, & #QNLZatSea.
and thanks to Paf_82 at skyscrapercity.com for posting these terffic photos!
Queen Elizabeth meets Cunard Lines Queen Elizabeth!
07-08.2017...She's docked in Invergordon this morning. This pic shows her passing Cromarty lighthouse.
Photos credited to @hmsqnlz, @royalnavy,@NavyLookout, @rnrmc, & #QNLZatSea.
and thanks to Paf_82 at skyscrapercity.com for posting these terffic photos!
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HMS ARGYLL (F231)
Based in Plymouth, HMS Argyll is the longest-serving Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy. Built in the late 1980s at the Yarrow Yard in Scotstoun on the Clyde (now BAE Systems), she was commissioned in 1991.
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Based in Plymouth, HMS Argyll is the longest-serving Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy. Built in the late 1980s at the Yarrow Yard in Scotstoun on the Clyde (now BAE Systems), she was commissioned in 1991.
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As posted at Skyscrapercity.com Royal Navy thread...by....Paf_82
....HMS Queen Elizabeth has left Invergordon and sailing under her own steam back out to the North Sea.
Photo credits: @steverobinson1 @Jailender
Great news for the RN!
....HMS Queen Elizabeth has left Invergordon and sailing under her own steam back out to the North Sea.
Photo credits: @steverobinson1 @Jailender
Great news for the RN!
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