19th August 2022 :
Below is photo collage mock up of basic digger hub as armored manned, or automated for rescue tasking, Fetch Units .
Above is a basic summary of Ulster-Arms.com explained further down, under the much more important thinking for Ukraine below.
Flag counter on Ukraine, to explain basics : https://s05.flagcounter.com/factbook/ua/LhcX : Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. A peaceful mass protest referred to as the "Orange Revolution" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019. Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a "referendum" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The "referendum" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's purported annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the "referendum" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Russia also continues to supply proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel resulting in an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russia proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on package of measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. More than 10,000 civilians have been killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.
My work is conceptual, ball park guesstimate for engineers to print and draw on, then blue print own solutions,
like twin Fire blade bike engine on a 'V' crank by Caterham in the '7'
by make do mechanics in various and diverse assembly spaces.
Please share www.ulsterarms.com with all in Ukraine who might need ideas and visuals to do an 'A'-Team or a MacGuiver.
For Cops www.pin-magazine.uk For Hydrogen www.chariot-auto.com Army transport www.mash-unit.com
For fun www.scoff-scoff.com Potential political solutions www.blue-watch.com Cards www.hexdex7.com covid-19 www.covid19ideas.com
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Base of steel table knife first into wine bottle then a quick shake up and down takes the bottom round off,
memory from film of British officer showing French resistance tactics in 1940's.
'I learned it all from TV and films in the public domain, I'm a bipolar dyslexic, who as a documenting cataloguer
with over 25 years portfolio think some of these ideas just might be useful for defenders in Ukraine'.
The 'OOVOO' .Those monster's sin influenced Russian engine block freezer solutions, film Tremors too.
A-team & McGuiver solutions from above :
Below from site, further down in order of page, from 2018. Not right yet but working on it.
Glimirror (Urban Dazzler Cammo) for rubber neck, arms, cuffs waterproof reversible green or white survival suit.
First draft update on above:
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Thick titanium fat end of egg shaped shield, big enough to crouch behind or protect head, back, sides etc. Can be used for cooking too.
Take the unpinned grenade to the next level ?
Living by numbers now ;
Instead you could just unpin a grenade and then place it in Army crates of vegetables, 3 or 4 deep, wait till in barrack's kitchens ?
As they say 'An army runs on it's stomach'. Drive them nuts checking everything?
Wheelie bin survival box conversions called 'Trench Trunk' ?
Two wooden broom sticks, like old horse and buggy, Velcro adjusted balance to weight centred on wheels?
Mk. 2 (useful in Ukraine ?)
Skippy do the double dutch ?
Time for Twin Zeppelin Red Cross accepted in area as mobile hospital ?
Make up new lyrics 'Putin came to take our land, steal our freedom, at least 20 grand'....
'Run to the hills'...
Loads of Civilian kit for Military adaptation, this just from memory.
Flying Mules Full I.C.E. under deck Stereo.
Ripsaw from civi to military spec might fit the bill ?
A-10 Plane: GAU-8/A Avenger gun on Ripsaw ;
The M1917 Light Tank shows an old idea :
Harks back to daze of old TV glaze, Anglia aaah !
Just googled 'off road tracked vehicles' all of which could be adapted for non-civilian use as horse and carts up,
a backbone of supply and general purpose in European theatre of war, WW II and Cold war too. Cheap,
rugged, light, reliable proven kit, stick in a fleet of USA under belly gun Harriers, them in their natural field of play.
Snow ski's Army spec, WW I biplane front machine gun mounts & options :
All snow skis in Europe could be re-commissioned and supplied with a gallon of mat white oil paint,
with paste board brushes and rollers in trays, maybe gun mount kits ?
Gun at front mount and body brace for rear facing gunner to driver for lean etc. for fast in and outs say 30 plus mph
All front facing on journey, standing up and down, then rear turn to back mount and Velcro back to back for stability
Both vests hoop Velcro, so don't stick on rubs, with sheet of double sided hook Velcro very well sown together,
maybe on a chassis mounted frame.
DOH ! Homer Simpson moment this idea just beat last crap 'Raising bar stool to sit and twist at reasonable speeds ?
Update.. Dad's Beer Hunter V.2.2 MMXXII
Remember folks 'We can be anything that we want to be'
Harrier options :
BREXIT kit expansion idea.
Could be a Shorts build from USA sub contractors and surplus moth balled helicopter carriers refurbished in H&W ?
Harrier should have grenade direct below drop ability too for chimneys and rotters in general.
Russia's conscripted forces with mainly 60's derived kit, backbone, lessons learned in Afghanistan with helicopter gun ships monsters and nothing to match the Harrier or A-10 that were built for such a conflict in cold war Europe.
Like Israel discovered in the heavily defended ground to air missile valley (Golan Straight?) (Russian) missiles, they just sent in a aeroplane drone that flew slow and all missiles fired missed ? Will research for facts, this just from memory. Send in missile alerting drones then Harriers then A-10s maybe Cobra helicopters ?
Can the Harrier land in trees, brushing aside branches down and up ?
Go too far and do a Star wars X - wing MK. 5 ?
A Harrier engine adaptation that might be useful in the Ukraine :
Reply from 2000AD, I asked for a lucky bag.
President Putin please watch Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove - Wikipedia
Back to site propper:
Mon 30th Aug. 21'
Having resolved the major build issues by adapting the Centurion design to be fitted to machines already in production,
in this case a Centurion unit, based on a mini JCB digger, built to order, stripped to engine, rotating chassis and tracks,
then the cut off hex pyramid shell is welded in.
This solution massively reduces development costs and the mechanicals are robust, reliable and proven.
Artist's impression of JCB mini digger cut back to all that is required direct from assembly line at JCB to Belfast,
non-civilian Government developers.
Mini digger base unit conversion.
Park it in the trunk.
Most of the weapons featured on this site already exist, the design brief is for defence units to save U.N. and NATO troops lives in the war zones deployed. A rule of thumb guess is for every soldier saved they save 10 civilians.
This is the concept development page of the site, establishing the brief for construction of various units, the main one's being the Centurion and Pill box defence units. Said defence units evolved from my 'Hex Desks' concept, explained in part below, or for the full story go to www.hexdesks.com .
I hope that the diversity and variety that evolves with several groups prototyping, competing with designs that a finalized unit will evolve. The ultimate goal is a standardised base unit formats featuring the best aspects of all prototypes in to one finalized design, being a standardised Hex Desk base unit with interchangeable assembly modifications to be offered in the finalized product range.
The market segment for the two main designs 'Centurion' and 'Pill box' defence units is, for example, situations with under developed countries like in Africa where the top gun is the AK-47, not much in the line of rockets and poor infrastructure for motorized vehicles. The Pill box is essentially an assault rifle proof armored Hex Desk with a turret and machine gun ports. Materials utilized include titanium, composite armor and bullet proof mirror glass. Simplicity and ruggedness are key, the unit could fill this type of gap in the market well. The unit is also suitable for both automation and manned versions primarily for defending locations, but also for building to building clearance with the Pill box mini..
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Mission statement (first draft).
Ulster Arms ltd. Head Quarters and short, medium, long term goals.
Below: Concept development of Centurion and Pill box units.
Developed from the Hex desks concept and evolved for use as defence units for use at check points, boarder crossings etc. to be built in Ulster for the defence industry, especially the global export market, to exploit gaps in the market for both state and business security options.
Blue prints : Pill box defence unit; Prototype design.
Above; either mirror clad for the basic one, or TV flat screens showing camera image shot from the other side
giving the Pill box near invisibility cloaking.
Hex desk base unit on which defence units are based :
New blue prints; manufacture of component parts and assembly plan of Hex Desks base unit, on
which the Pill box is based. Tubular self assemble kit form. Prototype design.
Below : Plate sheet steel factory build prototype design.
Stronger than tubular butterfly screw assembly above but not able to disassemble and less easy to transport by vehicle.
This design of Hex desk is stack able for both storage and transporting in large numbers.
First draft of Centurion Defence Unit.
The next set of pages show the evolution of Hex desks to the Ulster Arms ltd. defence units
The Centurion and The Pill Box.
The ideal is to help get Ulster back on it's feet with an industrial evolution of product for the export market.
Lesser evil and better good is the motto.
Kit form or built to order defence units by Ulster Arms ltd.
Film story board featuring UA defence units
Fire fighting unit called ' The Fire Mum ' , she looks out for you.
Blade runners:
The roboroo:
Below is 'Freight box shuttle' an idea for Shorts of N.I.
Below is Ulster Arms 'Sun Harvester'.
The Night Hawk.
Drones:
Below, got the idea from watching 'Terminator Salvation' with the drone chasing the jeep.
Below, I think I got the idea from watching 'The 5th Element', Gary Oldman showing the aliens an assault rifle where all the bullets flew to the original target.. I thought mmmbh wabo 'The Mosquito' ouch !
Or was it that Angelina Jolie film 'Wanted' of shooting a bullet round in a circle and stuff.
Smoke and mirrors
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