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Indeed. Like any form of adventure, it looks and sounds exciting and novel, and even a little amusing... to an outside observer. The poor bloke stuck in the mud and the blood? Probably won’t be laughing about it, at least not before it’s all over — assuming he survives.

AIUI, there were certainly design issues with the L85, but the whole saga was really a multi-layered crap-sundae, and the hot-fudge topping that really made it what it was? The workforce had already been told that the factory was going to be closed once the production-run finished, and every...

My personal preference is for the Steyr AUG; I’ve always felt that it was a solid choice for our troops and gave them a distinctive flair. Certainly, the NZ Army would still have some Vietnam-era personnel in uniform by this point, and they would well remember the, erm, mixed reputation the M16...

Uh, Doomsought? As Tiamat notes at the opening of the piece, you should believe it — Wolfgang the Bratty Man was a real person, sadly deceased in the last half-decade IIRC, and a not-so-minor legend amongst most of the Tommies of BAOR. He did routinely bribe vehicle crews to learn where and...

More Skyhawks for the RNZAF? Yes, please! EDIT: much as the F-18L would be a more capable aircraft, it comes back down to budgets, logistics, and commonality: our existing training and support systems were all oriented towards the Scooter (first purchased 1969), and IOTL the Project Kahu...

Perhaps, but iterating on existing systems-in-service allows them to leverage the established support apparatus while addressing noted capability shortfalls (the Hellblazer in particular — the US Army was sucking wind for a decent SP-SHORAD in this period). Remember, “perfect is the enemy of...