British Army's New Ajax Tank Makes Troops Sick (02 JUNE 2021)
The British Army is modernizing its forces with new
armored fighting vehicles. One vehicle, in particular, called the "Ajax," produced by
General Dynamics UK, has been in testing with the service after a multi-billion dollar deal. But there's a problem,
the vehicles are so noisy and vibrate violently during operations that tank crews are becoming sick.
The UK government ordered
589 Ajax tanks, formerly known as the
Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), a family of
armored fighting vehicles being developed by
General Dynamics. A deal between the service and the defense firm was inked in 2014 for
$4.5 billion, and after trials in November 2020, it appears these tanks are far from battle-ready.
[Btw, The General Dynamics Corporation is an American aerospace and defense corporation]
It prompted the service to pause testing from late November to March 2021.
Over 20 mph (over 32 km/hour), tank crews experience extreme vibrations and loudness, resulting in some troops suffering from swollen joints and ringing in their ears.
A defense industry source told The Times the tanks were so loud during operation that up the chain of command, there were fears that long-term use of these new tanks, crews would develop
"neurological issues."
The military has issued special
noise-canceling headsets to correct the issue.
When the tank is underway, extreme vibrations have caused a much larger problem -
tank crews cannot fire the cannon on the move with precision.
General Dynamics issued a statement and said it "continues to work closely with the British Army and Ministry of Defence to complete the remaining demonstration phase activities."
"A small number of remaining issues are being reviewed and closed out in partnership with the British Army."
Infantry Fighting Vehicles are not tanks. They are just armored battle vehicles for the grunts to be moved quickly in a battle field arena and not get fragged by shelling. Any modern anti-tank weapon will go through it like a hot knife through butter.
"A small number of remaining issues are being reviewed and closed out in partnership with the British Army."
Just two small issues remain: the IFV doesn't work and it harms those inside it.
"We are committed to the Ajax program."
The fact that it doesn't work is irrelevant. We've already committed to spending this money, so we have to pretend it does work.
LOL; then the former empire sent their two aircraft carriers to look big, on one, they had 8 x F-35 and some crap rescue helicopters and on the other one -- nothing. Britain -- "Top of the World, Top of the World".
The more corrupt and incompetent the Anglo system, the better it is for the sake of the world!
