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Vehicles: scout
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The eyes and ears of the battlefield.
Reconnaissance is a key feature of military activity whether on land, sea or air. Land vehicles have been used for reconnaissance for nearly a century, indeed light armoured 'cars' preceded the tank, and now the range of reconaissance vehicles is an astonishing wide one in terms not only of platform but also of sophistication.
********** The range of vehicles reflects both customers' budgets and their reconnaissance philosophy. If reconnaissance is a form of robbery then the vehicles can act in a wide range of roles from cat burglars to ram raiders obtaining information by stealth or by varying degrees of force. Geographic regions, whether temperate, bush,jungle or desert, are a factor in vehicle selection together with the anticipated form of operation which may be high-intensity, operations-other-than-war or peace-keeping/peace support. The army view about the degree of autonomy its reconnaissance assets are expected to have also shapes decisions about selecting reconnaissance vehicles. In the traditional reconnaissance role unarmoured vehicles such as Jeeps and Land Ro...See the full content of this document
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