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The household cavalry

The  household calvary male only is part of the household division and famous for its ceremonial duries. But it also has a vital role on yodays modern battlefoeld as a part of the army's armoured heavy punch and was the only calvary regement to figjt in falklands campaign. All soldiers are trained as both tank crewmen and mounted dutyman,giving them a diversity of roles. The regiment on cerimonial duty first sends its soldiers on an equestrian course lasting 20 weeks. The first 16 are spend at windor and the last four in london, where they wear gull dress uniform as much as posdible and learn to cope with the busy traffic. The course lessons on how to walk a horse, how to trot, how to canter and how to jump 3ft high fences. It os very intensive, with the troopers having to look after their mounts as well as ride them. The other side of the household calvary armoured reconnaissance regements sends its troops on a eight week tank drivers and signals course. Then they are posted to a sabre squadron and after 18 months they can compleate their follow on trade. If the regimrnts is in desprate need of any skills then both gunnery and driving trades can be compleated immediately anf the household caralry soldiers have the advantage of obtaining a full driving licence but with a extra category H qualification wich permits them to drive traked vehicals, a very useful qualification if he leave the army. Advancements and promotiond deprnt on compleation of a class A specialisation course in either driving or gunnery. Musicians are not trained on combat skills but are posted to a training depot gor sprcialist musical training.

The Infantry

The infantry male only is the largest of the combat arms and bears the brunt of most of britains combat commitments. The jobs avalible are: infantry soilder, musician and bandsman. Training is conducted at Winchester for the light infantry soldiers are trained at Glencprse  and Bassingbourn. Trade training for most infantry regements is in advances fighting skills and leadership. Infantry battalions may be armoured, air mobile pr airborne and can be found in a wide theatre of operations. All infantry soldiers must be familiar with a vast range of weapons and battle strategies. Guardsmen posted to ceremonial duties in London or Edinburgh are also trained in infantry skills and to just as high as a starndard as the rest of the infantry, but they also given the honour of being the Queens ceremonial body gaurd.
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E-3D sentry AEW1

Specifications
  * Engines: Four CFM 56 2A-3 turbofans
  * Thrust: 24,000lbs each
  * Max speed: 460kts
  * Length: 46.68m
  * Max altitude: 35,000ft
  * Span: 44.98m
  * Aircrew: 18
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Who uses the E-3D Sentry AEW1      8 Squadron  * RAF WaddingtonDetails
The RAF operates seven E-3D Sentry aircraft in the airborne surveillance and command-and-control role. The aircraft are based at RAF Waddington, where they are operated by Nos 8 and 23 Squadrons as the UK’s contribution to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force. The E-3D also forms one arm of the UK Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) triad of Sentinel R1, E-3D and Nimrod R1 aircraft. Whilst primarily procured as an airborne early warning aircraft, the E- 3D has been extensively employed in the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) role. The E-3D Sentry, known to the RAF as the AEW1, is based on the commercial Boeing 707-320B aircraft, which has been extensively modified and updated to accommodate modern mission systems. Mission endurance is approximately 11 hours (over 5000nmls), although this can be extended by air - to- air refuelling. The E-3D is the only aircraft in the RAF’s inventory capable of air-to-air refuelling by both the American ‘flying-boom’ system and the RAF’s ‘probe-and-drogue’ method.
The normal crew complement of 18 comprises four flight-deck crew, three technicians and an 11-man mission crew. The mission crew comprises a tactical director (mission crew commander), a fighter allocator, three weapons controllers, a surveillance controller, two surveillance operators, a data-link manager, a communications operator and an electronic-support- measures operator. The Sentry’s roles include air and sea surveillance, airborne command and control, weapons control and it can also operate as an extensive communications platform.
The aircraft cruises at 30,000ft and 400kts and its Northrop Grumman AN/APY-2 high-performance, multimode lookdown radar, housed in the black radome, is able to separate airborne and maritime targets from ground and sea clutter. One E-3D flying at 30,000ft can scan at distances of over 300nmls; it can detect low-flying targets or maritime surface contacts within 215nmls and it can detect medium-level airborne targets at ranges in excess of 280nmls. The multi-mode radar provides lookdown surveillance to the radar horizon and an electronic vertical scan of the radar beam provides target elevation and beyond-the-horizon operation for long-range surveillance of medium and high-altitude aircraft. These attributes allow it to determine the location, altitude, course and speed of large numbers of airborne targets. The aircraft’s mission systems can separate, manage and display targets individually on situation displays within the aircraft, or it can transmit the information to ground-based and ship-based units using a wide variety of digital data links.
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tornado GR4

Roles
The Tornado GR4 is a variable geometry, two-seat, day or night, all-weather attack aircraft, capable of delivering a wide variety of weapons.Specifications
  * Engines: Two RR RB199 Mk103 turbofans
  * Thrust: 16,000lbs each
  * Max speed: 1.3Mach
  * Length: 17.23m
  * Max altitude: 50,000ft
  * Span: 8.56m
  * Aircrew: 2
  * Armament: Storm Shadow, DMS and Legacy Brimstone, ALARM Mk 2, AIM-9L Sidewinder, Paveway II, Paveway III, Enhanced Paveway, Paveway IV, Mauser 27mm Cannon, ASRAAM

Who uses the Tornado GR4/GR4A      9 (Bomber) Squadron  * RAF Marham      12 (Bomber) Squadron  * RAF Lossiemouth      31 Squadron  * RAF Marham      617 Squadron  * RAF Lossiemouth      15 (Reserve) Squadron  * RAF Lossiemouth      2 (Army Cooperation) Squadron  * RAF MarhamDetails
(Please note: the Maximum speed stated above comes from the RAF Release to Service manual; which states 1.3 Mach, this may differ from BAE Systems specifications, however the RAF follow these guide lines)

The Tornado GR4 is a variable geometry, two-seat, day or night, all-weather attack aircraft capable of delivering a wide variety of weapons. Powered by two Rolls-Royce RB 199 Mk 103 turbofan engines, the GR4 is capable of low-level supersonic flight and can sustain a high subsonic cruise speed. The aircraft can fly automatically at low level using Terrain Following Radar (TFR) when poor weather prevents visual flight. The aircraft is also equipped with Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) and is Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible. This gives it a relatively unique all weather night capability as well as making it an impressive platform for mounting passive night electro-optical operations. For navigation purposes, the Tornado is equipped with an integrated Global Positioning Inertial Navigation System (GPINS). The GR4 also has a Ground Mapping Radar (GMR) to identify fix-points and update navigation systems as well as providing an air to air search facility. The GR4 is also equipped with a Laser Ranger and Marked Target Seeker (LRMTS) that can be used to locate targets designated on the ground or can provide accurate range information to ground targets.
The GR4 typically carries up to a maximum of 5 Paveway IV smart weapons or 2 Stormshadow cruise missiles but can be configured with various weapons, targeting pods and reconnaissance pods simultaneously including the Dual Mode Seeker (DMS) Brimstone, ALARM Mk2 missile, Litening III and the Reconnaissance Airborne Pod TORnado (RAPTOR).

The Tornado GR4 is a world leader in the specialised field of all-weather, day and night tactical reconnaissance. The RAPTOR pod is one of the most advanced reconnaissance sensors in the world and greatly increases the effectiveness of the aircraft in the reconnaissance role. Its introduction into service gave the GR4 the ability to transmit real-time, LOng Range Oblique Photography (LOROP) to commanders or to view this in cockpit during a mission. The stand-off range of the sensors also allows the aircraft to remain outside heavily defended areas, thus minimising the aircraft’s exposure to enemy air-defence systems. Additional capability in the Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) role is provided by the Litening III RD and the use of the ROVER data link for providing tactical operators with real time Full Motion Video (FMV) in the battle space.

All GR4 aircraft are capable of carrying the Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile (ALARM), which homes on to the emitted radiation of enemy radar systems and can be used in the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) role. The GR4 is capable of carrying up to nine ALARM or a mixed configuration of ALARM and bombs. The self protection capability of the GR4 has recently been upgraded by the integration of the state of the art ASRAAM short range air to air missile. Infra-Red (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) countermeasures are provided by a BOZ-107 Pod on the right wing to dispense chaff and flares and a Sky Shadow-2 electronic countermeasures pod on the left wing. The aircraft is also equipped with an integral 27mm Mauser cannon capable of firing 1700 rounds per minute.
The Tornado GR4 is now equipped with the Storm Shadow missile and 2 variants of the Brimstone missile, including the most advanced DMS variant. The Storm Shadow allows the Tornado to make precision strikes in poor weather with a greatly increased stand-off range from the target area. Whilst legacy Brimstone provides the Tornado with an effective anti-armour weapon coupled with an enhanced stand-off range. The DMS variant enables unrivalled flexibility coupled with precision which is second to none.
In addition the Tornado GR4 Force trains and maintains a capability with legacy weapons such as 1000lb class dumb weapons, legacy Paveway II and III as well as their enhanced variants and the AIM 9L.
The Tornado GR4 is currently operated from two bases. Based at RAF Lossiemouth, in Scotland, are the Operational Conversion Unit, 15 (Reserve) Squadron, 12 (Bomber) Squadron and 617 Squadron, the “Dambusters”. RAF Marham is the home of the GR4s of II (Army Cooperation) Squadron, IX (Bomber) Squadron and 31 Squadron the “Gold Stars”.
The Tornado GR4 has been successfully deployed in Operational theatres since 1990. It has seen action under various operations in Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan and most recently Operation ELLAMY over the skies of Libya in support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970.