A year-long prospective study of injuries caused by armoured fighting vehicles on exercises in West Germany revealed that 2 soldiers were killed. Another 41 needed hospital admission for treatment of injuries of the lower limb (16), upper limb (15), head (8) and back (2). Tank loader/signallers were peculiarly susceptible to severe leg injuries, due to the ankle being trapped and twisted by the...

The adult female and first-instar nymph of a new species of armoured scale insect, Poliaspoides bambusae sp.n. (Diaspididae), is described and illustrated. The new species was collected in Turkey on imported ornamental Bambusa siamensis (Poaceae) from an unknown source.

Biomimetic architectural assembly of clay nanotube shells on yeast cells was demonstrated producing viable artificial hybrid inorganic-cellular structures (armoured cells). These modified cells were preserved for one generation resulting in the intact second generation of cells with delayed germination.

The number of armoured vehicles reloading ammunition during a combat engagement is dependent on the characteristics of the weapon system. This article presents a case study examining the consequences for vehicle availability of two different potential weapon systems for the Canadian Army’s Light Armoured Vehicle III. Basic statistical models are first employed to determine the number of vehicle...

Military vehicles are sometimes required to transit bridges owned and operated by civilian bridge authorities. Using available data regarding the gross vehicle weight associated axle loads of military traffic, live load factors, calibrated Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, proposed for design evaluation. This paper recommends factors three categories vehicles: (i) wheeled-transport vehicles;...