Strange Blackhawk project

Any idea if that was a real concept rather than fan art? ???
 
that the old Combat Reform Homepage
now moved here
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To critically examine and analyze current U.S. Military field operations and doctrine with the objective to develop and support the implementation of such changes that will improve performance, survivability and the overall effectiveness of U.S. and Allied air, sea and land-based forces and operations.
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the maker propose better U.S. Military Hardware and Tactics
like this Heavylift helicopter for Infantry Tanks
 
another weird concept from Combatreform nutbags
 
The 'light tank' under the Blackhawk's belly looks if it were the German Wiesel light tracked vehicle, don't you think?

Piotr
 
Petrus said:
The 'light tank' under the Blackhawk's belly looks if it were the German Wiesel light tracked vehicle, don't you think?

Piotr
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no
its Combatreform nutbags favor Tank
the M 113 armored personnel carrier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M113
only very, very bad drawn on picture
 
M-113, and only because it is named Gavin in the US ::) ;) ....
 
Petrus said:
The 'light tank' under the Blackhawk's belly looks if it were the German Wiesel light tracked vehicle, don't you think?
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Piotr was right, it is a Wiesel. Mike Sparks is keen on anything air-mobile and tracked when, even in his imagination, some Über 'Gavin' can't fill the role.

Sparky also came up with a more plausible variation on this Black Hawk concept -- a modernized Skycrane based on CH-53 dynamics.
 
The vehicle is indeed the German Wiesel. The concept was actually taken from some of the work that led to the Blackhawk fire bomber that is used in California. The intent was to improve the low altitude maneuverability of a laden Blackhawk over sling load work which is not good at all. It was really nothing more than a drawing to bring about discussion. Actually it did not come from Mike Sparks. In 1998-2001 The Air Mech Strike Studies Group boasted three General Officers, a multitude of Field Grade Officers and a number of retired officers. Sparks was a member of the Group and actually did a lot of valuable work. After the concept was somewhat accepted within the Army community much of the Group went on its way. Mike, not one for waiting continued to press more vocally for immediate change, naively expecting cost reductions for change systems.
 
Michel Van said:
that the old Combat Reform Homepage
now moved here
http://www.combatreform2.com/

To critically examine and analyze current U.S. Military field operations and doctrine with the objective to develop and support the implementation of such changes that will improve performance, survivability and the overall effectiveness of U.S. and Allied air, sea and land-based forces and operations.
Click to expand...

the maker propose better U.S. Military Hardware and Tactics
like this Heavylift helicopter for Infantry Tanks
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actually i think the damn thing looks like a SHADO missile tank (U.F.O. tv series)

http://www.anderewelten.de/images/Shadomobile%20Aufklaerung.jpg
 
Such an odd story there. I wonder if he's still at it. I don't know if "Blacktail Defense" is the same guy as Mike Sparks or just some loyal adherent to his "vision".

Regarding the helicopters though, I don't know if trying to modify the UH-60 like that would have any value, but I'm left wondering why another design like the Sikorsky Skycrane hasn't been developed in the many years since those were built. Despite a small production run they seemed to have been extremely capable at heavy lift work and there are still useful military roles such a helicopter could fulfill better than existing CH-47s.
 
Colonial-Marine said:
Such an odd story there. I wonder if he's still at it. I don't know if "Blacktail Defense" is the same guy as Mike Sparks or just some loyal adherent to his "vision".

Regarding the helicopters though, I don't know if trying to modify the UH-60 like that would have any value, but I'm left wondering why another design like the Sikorsky Skycrane hasn't been developed in the many years since those were built. Despite a small production run they seemed to have been extremely capable at heavy lift work and there are still useful military roles such a helicopter could fulfill better than existing CH-47s.
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Cha-ching.
 
The idea of Air Mechanization started with Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky in the 1930's. It gained traction in the U.S. Army in the early 2000 as a means to rapidly maneuver on enemy interior lines as it was recognized that foot mobile forces were slow and thus had to be assaulted onto the enemy's head which is very risky. Mechanized forces, even if driving small tanks and armed vehicles, would create more destruction and confusion in the logistics and C2 structure, than would light infantry. In fact, the concept is what led to the U.S. Army Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) program, that eventually became the USAF Joint Future Thater Lift (JFTL) program. Unfortunately, as the ground vehicles continued to grow in size it made the aircraft so large (C-17 sized tilt rotor), that it became fiscally and pragmatically untenable.
 
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