Digital Sapper

32yrs reservist. Innovations & Digital SME. Urban, SubT, Digital & CNI. from RSWO to SO3. living the green dream.

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

A 3D complex environment covering multiple levels, directions, materials & light conditions. #Subt is the #rubixcube of tactical spaces.
Living the #sapper dream 👍 @Proud_Sappers

[Untold War Stories @UntoldWarFacts]

They took a B-17 that had been left for scrap, rebuilt it by hand, and bolted on so many extra machine guns it became one of the most heavily armed bombers in the Pacific.

Then they volunteered for a solo mission over enemy territory that few crews wanted.

Its tail number was 666.

This is the story of the Eager Beavers..🧵1/7

[Jayson Geroux @JaysonGeroux]

Two urban battles occurred in Khorramshahr, Iran, both during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988):
1. 22 September-10 November 1980; and
2. 24 April-24 May 1982.
Mostly dismounted personnel here; use of machine-guns, RPGs, mouseholes, loopholes.
Thanks to @Zoma3mk for the post.

[FANY (PRVC) @fany_prvc]

🪂Three FANYs have completed the tough two-week French Paratroopers Course in ETAP (@ecoledestap), Pau, and have earned their ‘brevet’ (wings).
https://t.co/iorzd69Bo1

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

@LordAshcroft @NAM_London @johnsonbeharry Superb! The stories behind these are some of the most inspiring in history.
Thank you for sharing them and keeping this part of British history alive.

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

@Stu_Lyle @benmoores2 @BO3673 This would be more useful.
To save money, we could 3D print the knuckles that could attacj to thr SA80 bayonet…

[Stuart Lyle 🇬🇧 @Stu_Lyle]

From a Ukrainian Armed Forces publication regarding drones in urban combat:
“future military operations are likely to include more urban combats, asymmetric threats, and hybrid warfare, where clear front lines are absent. In such conditions, technologies such as drones or [AI] systems can play a supporting role, but only infantrymen can effectively operate in complex environments.
For example, in densely populated cities, soldiers “on the ground” are needed to interact with civilians, make quick decisions in unpredictable situations, and perform tasks that require human judgment. Machines cannot yet fully replace this unique human ability to adapt to the chaos of war."

"The tactics of the infantry of the future will be flexible and autonomous… However, we do not abandon classical methods. In urban areas or dense forests, where technology is limited, the physical presence and unconventional solutions of the infantryman are indispensable.”

[Klem @Zarelepotec]

Good training with relevant value. We fight like we train!

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

@szczepanek_j @_Royal_AMS Good luck buddy!

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

Today we are not only stirred but also going to be assessed by the amazing medics. For decades they have scraped me off the floor & started the fixing process. Thanks @_Royal_AMS
Off to Pirbright med centre & wondering what the biscuit bribe levels are these days?🤞🤣

[Soupedesques83 🇫🇷🇺🇦 @Soupedesques]

‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺
Les Ukrainiens adoptent encore une nouvelle tactique. Ils ne lancent pas que des mines par l'intermédiaire de drones, mais ils lancent aussi des barbelés pour ralentir les assauts motorisés...👀👀👀

Source :
https://t.co/OwfXGyWWDC

[Think Defence @thinkdefence]

Pictures

The Dando Watertec Truck Mounted Well Drill in service with 521 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (STRE)

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

@glyngwyn1 Mmmm definitely an old favourite

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

Post run coffee.
Today we are stirred into action by my local regiment. The Royal Sussex. Honouring their unmatched bravery. From scaling the cliffs of Quebec to the immense sacrifice at the Boar’s Head, their legacy of courage lives on forever.
break away, brew up & breathe

[Jayson Geroux @JaysonGeroux]

Urban warfare historical photo of the day.

[On This Day RN @OnthisdayRN]

The freedom that the UK and is Allies enjoy today is in large part, borne heavily on the shoulders of the sailors of the @RoyalNavy

From Trafalgar to the Falklands, African Slavery to the Gulf War. From The Nile to the Battle of the Atlantic. We remain free & fed.

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

Exercise Arrcade Strike isn’t just boots on the ground 🪖

It’s computers, comms, logistics, and signals all working together to keep operations moving and @NATO strong.

This is modern defence in motion 🫡

Discover more ⬇️
https://t.co/aYdy5DcuDU

[Digital Sapper @Digital_Sapper]

@toniwriter Hahaha! Filling in the army paperwork has been the same for decades. Not even carbon paper could save us then, or linked databases now!
Good luck! 🤞

[Royal Armoured Corps @RoyalArmdCorps]

Light Cavalry troops on the move.

To join a Light Cavalry crew please visit: https://t.co/LKoUTpaLwk

#Armyjobs #army #Lightcav #Britisharmy #FindandDestroy

[Think Defence @thinkdefence]

Not had chance to get to this today, but the nice people at Defence Concepts Engineering (DCE) in Hinkley got in touch yesterday to tell me about them being selected to provide 15 of the X Series UGVs to the British Army. Great news I thought and worth sharing

[Stuart Lyle 🇬🇧 @Stu_Lyle]

The latest episode of the Urban Warfare Project Podcast. This time featuring yours truly to talk about FIBUA villages/Tin Towns/MOUT sites or however else you like to call your urban training site.
Thanks for having back on @SpencerGuard.