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German Defence Forces Boxer Walkaround - highly mobile, armoured wheeled vehicle . Mighty Arrow 25 exercise.
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Boxer armoured fighting vehicle
The Boxer is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by an international consortium to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules.
The Boxer is a highly mobile, armoured wheeled vehicle whose modular design allows for a wide range of mission-specific variants. The vehicle family consists of a standardized drive module and interchangeable, user-specific mission modules. In addition to the original variants such as the group transporter, the medical vehicle, the engineer group vehicle, and the command vehicle, many new variants have already been developed, e.g., for air defense. Currently, around 2,000 vehicles are under contract worldwide – and the trend is rising.
Unique modularity
Mission modules can be exchanged quickly. There are over 30 capabilities available, ranging from operational and command support to wheeled armoured personnel carriers.
In service worldwide
Over 2,000 vehicles successfully service in seven countries.
Quality from Germany for Germany
On average, up to 80% of the added value is generated in Germany.
Outstanding protection concept
State-of-the-art armour and active protection technologies ensure maximum crew safety.
Superior mobility
Outstanding off-road capabilities in all weather conditions thanks to proven 8x8 all-wheel drive.
German Armed Forces procured a new heavy weapon carrier (sWaTrg Inf) with a manned Lance2 turret, a powerful 30 mm machine gun and Mells anti-tank guided missiles for the German infantry.
Mighty Arrow 25
The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Mighty Arrow 25 at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo from 24 April to 13 May. Approximately 2800 persons will take part in the exercise, most of them conscripts and about 700 international troops.
Service personnel and conscripts from the Armoured Brigade, Karelia Brigade, Utti Jaeger Regiment, Jaeger Brigade, Pori Brigade, Army Academy, the Finnish Defence Forces C5 Agency, Centre for Military Medicine and the 2nd Logistics Regiment will participate in the exercise. The exercise will involve Army flight operations. Allied troops from the United Kingdom, Germany, Lithuania, and Estonia will also take part in the exercise. The share of international troops of the total strength of the exercise will be about 700 persons and some 200 vehicles.
The international troops’ equipment will include, among others, AH-64E Apache combat helicopters (United Kingdom), CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (Estonia), BOXER armoured personnel carriers (Germany), and M113 armoured personnel carriers (Lithuania).
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German Defence Forces Boxer Walkaround - highly mobile, armoured wheeled vehicle . Mighty Arrow 25 exercise.
More Finnish Army: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoVrkyzq81gTunyjnVrHccCJXTEzyGBZh
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Boxer armoured fighting vehicle
The Boxer is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by an international consortium to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules.
The Boxer is a highly mobile, armoured wheeled vehicle whose modular design allows for a wide range of mission-specific variants. The vehicle family consists of a standardized drive module and interchangeable, user-specific mission modules. In addition to the original variants such as the group transporter, the medical vehicle, the engineer group vehicle, and the command vehicle, many new variants have already been developed, e.g., for air defense. Currently, around 2,000 vehicles are under contract worldwide – and the trend is rising.
Unique modularity
Mission modules can be exchanged quickly. There are over 30 capabilities available, ranging from operational and command support to wheeled armoured personnel carriers.
In service worldwide
Over 2,000 vehicles successfully service in seven countries.
Quality from Germany for Germany
On average, up to 80% of the added value is generated in Germany.
Outstanding protection concept
State-of-the-art armour and active protection technologies ensure maximum crew safety.
Superior mobility
Outstanding off-road capabilities in all weather conditions thanks to proven 8x8 all-wheel drive.
German Armed Forces procured a new heavy weapon carrier (sWaTrg Inf) with a manned Lance2 turret, a powerful 30 mm machine gun and Mells anti-tank guided missiles for the German infantry.
Mighty Arrow 25
The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Mighty Arrow 25 at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo from 24 April to 13 May. Approximately 2800 persons will take part in the exercise, most of them conscripts and about 700 international troops.
Service personnel and conscripts from the Armoured Brigade, Karelia Brigade, Utti Jaeger Regiment, Jaeger Brigade, Pori Brigade, Army Academy, the Finnish Defence Forces C5 Agency, Centre for Military Medicine and the 2nd Logistics Regiment will participate in the exercise. The exercise will involve Army flight operations. Allied troops from the United Kingdom, Germany, Lithuania, and Estonia will also take part in the exercise. The share of international troops of the total strength of the exercise will be about 700 persons and some 200 vehicles.
The international troops’ equipment will include, among others, AH-64E Apache combat helicopters (United Kingdom), CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (Estonia), BOXER armoured personnel carriers (Germany), and M113 armoured personnel carriers (Lithuania).
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![CV9030 Infantry Combat Vehicle Moving Fast - Finnish Army - Arrow 24
Finnish Defence Forces CV9030 tracked combat vehicle at Arrow 24 exercise.
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CV9030
The Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90; Sw. Stridsfordon 90, Strf90) is a family of Swedish tracked combat vehicles designed by Swedens Defense Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk, FMV), Hägglunds and Bofors during the mid-1980s and early 1990s and entered service in Sweden in the mid-90s. The CV90 platform design has continuously evolved in steps from Mk0 to current MkIV with advances in technology and in response to changing battlefield requirements. The Swedish version of the main infantry fighting vehicle is fitted with a turret from Bofors that is equipped with a 40 mm Bofors autocannon.
Export versions are fitted with Hägglunds E-series turrets, armed with either a 30 mm or a 35 mm Bushmaster autocannon. Developed specifically for the Nordic sub-arctic climate, the vehicle has very good mobility in snow and wetlands while carrying and supporting six to eight fully equipped dismount soldiers. Other variants include Forward Observation, Command and control, anti-aircraft, armoured recovery vehicle, electronic warfare and so forth.
Currently, 1,280 vehicles in 15 variants are in service with seven user nations, four of which are NATO members, under BAE Systems Hägglunds AB
Use in Fnland
In November 2000, Finland ordered 57 CV9030 vehicles. Total cost was €250 million (2008 value), or €4.42 million per vehicle. In June 2004, Finland made another purchase, bringing the overall quantity ordered to 102.[17] This time, the cost was €2.92 million (2008 value) per vehicle.
The CV90 Mk II was produced in three variants, CV9030 CH (Switzerland) IFV & COM, and CV9030 FIN (Finland) IFV. Both contracts were won in competition with other IFVs. The difference between the two variants is mainly the size of the hull. The Swiss variant is 100 mm higher over the front part of the hull and an additional 70 mm over the combat compartment at the rear. The principal difference between the Mk I and Mk II is that the Mk II was partly digitized and provided with built-in Health & Unit Monitoring System (HUMS) together with interactive manuals and instructions. CV90 Mk II standard armament is Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon.
Service personnel and conscripts from the Armoured Brigade, Karelia Brigade, Utti Jaeger Regiment, Jaeger Brigade, Pori Brigade, Army Academy, the Defence Forces C5 Agency and the 2nd Logistics Regiment will participate in the exercise. The exercise will involve Army flight operations. Allied troops from the United Kingdom, Latvia and Estonia will also take part in the exercise. The share of international troops of the total strength will be about 300 persons. The exercise will be commanded by the Commander of the Armoured Brigade Colonel Juhana Skyttä.
The aim of the exercise is to strengthen mechanized troops’ cooperation and interoperability with allied troops, and enhance the ability to receive international assistance and provide host nation support. Another objective is to develop the Defence Forces’ joint fires.
–Army mechanized exercises will provide training for mechanized troops and have them rehearse operations. These exercises will involve conscripts and personnel both on the individual and force level. The participation of the Allies will enhance interoperability between troops consisting of different nationalities and create an international operating environment for the exercise. At the same time, the exercise will serve as the most important live-fire exercise of the Finnish conscripts taking part in it, Colonel Skyttä says.
In the exercise, the mechanized troops will train battle group offensive and delaying operations in particular. Operating requires the different branches to cooperate seamlessly.
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![Historical 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive Tk3 1136 Pikku-Jumbo Connecting To Wagons
Historical VR Class Tk3 steam locomotive with classic passenger carriages. Traveling from Nokia to Tampere, Finland, easter 2024.
The train is operated by Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys ry, Finnish museum train association. More information at https://www.hmvy.fi/.
The Finnish VR Class Tk3 (original classification K5) was a 2-8-0 light freight locomotive. It was the most numerous steam locomotive class in Finland with 161 built. 100 locomotives were constructed between 1927 and 1930, with a further 61 ordered and constructed 1943–53. They were numbered 800–899, 1100–1118, and 1129–1170.
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They were designed for a low axle load of just 10.7 tonnes (10.5 long tons; 11.8 short tons). This allowed them to operate on lightly laid secondary lines, but during their many years of service, up to the end of the steam era, they were also widely used on main lines hauling slow passenger trains that made frequent stops.
They were affectionately called Pikku-Jumbo (The Little Jumbo) because of their good performance despite their low weight. They had a low fuel consumption (usually Tk3s used birch wood) and good riding characteristics. They also had good steaming characteristics and were very popular among locomotive crews.
The livery of Tk3 was the same as other VR steam locomotives: dark locomotive green with a black smokebox. When new some locos were lined with thin gold decoration. The gold decorations were not repainted during maintenance, so they were seldom seen.
Two Tk3-type engines were originally supplied by Tampella to Rauma Rautatie as Nos. 9 and 10 (ex-No. 8) in 1935 and 1927 respectively. These engines became Tk3 1117 and 1118 after the private railway was absorbed by the State network in 1950.[1]
Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys
Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys ry (HMVY) on erikoistunut kotimaisen rautatiekulttuurin säilyttämiseen.
Toiminta keskittyy vanhan rautatiekaluston kunnostus- ja ylläpitotoimintaan Haapamäen Museovarikolla ja museojunaliikenteeseen Suomessa.
Yleistä
Yhdistys on perustettu vuonna 1993 tavoitteenaan säilyttää ja ylläpitää vanhaa rautatiekalustoa sekä siihen liittyvää tietotaitoa. Liikennöimme museojunia eri puolilla Suomea. Yhdistys omistaa Haapamäen veturitallin, vanhan rautatieläisten lepohuonerakennuksen sekä läheisen rautateiden vahtituvan. Yhdistyksen toiminta perustuu talkootyöhon.
Kalusto
Yhdistyksellämme on Suomen suurin ja monipuolisin kokoelma vanhaa rautatiekalustoa eri vuosikymmeniltä höyryvetureista dieselvetureihin sekä puukorisista matkustajavaunuista sinisiin teräskorisiin matkustajavaunuihin. Lisäksi kalustoomme kuuluu useita Dm7 -moottorivaunuja eli Lättähattuja. Liikennöimme museojunia eri puolilla Suomea ja kalustoamme näkyy monissa elokuvissa kuten Marian paratiisi, Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa ja Hymyilevä mies
Haapamäki Museum Locomotive Association
The Haapamäki Museum Locomotive Association (HMVY) specializes in preserving Finnish railway culture.
The activities focus on the renovation and maintenance of old railway vehicles at the Haapamäki Museum Depot and on museum train traffic in Finland.
General
The association was founded in 1993 with the aim of preserving and maintaining old railway vehicles and related know-how. We operate museum trains in various parts of Finland. The association owns the Haapamäki locomotive depot, the old railway workers rest room building and the nearby railway guardhouse. The associations activities are based on volunteer work.
Vehicles
Our association has the largest and most diverse collection of old railway vehicles in Finland from different decades, from steam locomotives to diesel locomotives and from wooden-bodied passenger cars to blue steel-bodied passenger cars. In addition, our fleet includes several Dm7 railcars, or Lättähattu. We operate museum trains across Finland and our fleet can be seen in many films such as Marian Paradise, In the Shadow of the Double-Headed Eagle and The Smiling Man.
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![Historical Steam Locomotive Tk3 1136 Pikku-Jumbo Cockpit Right Side Outside PoV Camera Nokia-Tampere
Historical VR Class Tk3 steam locomotive with classic passenger carriages. Traveling from Nokia to Tampere, Finland, easter 2024.
The train is operated by Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys ry, Finnish museum train association. More information at https://www.hmvy.fi/.
The Finnish VR Class Tk3 (original classification K5) was a 2-8-0 light freight locomotive. It was the most numerous steam locomotive class in Finland with 161 built. 100 locomotives were constructed between 1927 and 1930, with a further 61 ordered and constructed 1943–53. They were numbered 800–899, 1100–1118, and 1129–1170.
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They were designed for a low axle load of just 10.7 tonnes (10.5 long tons; 11.8 short tons). This allowed them to operate on lightly laid secondary lines, but during their many years of service, up to the end of the steam era, they were also widely used on main lines hauling slow passenger trains that made frequent stops.
They were affectionately called Pikku-Jumbo (The Little Jumbo) because of their good performance despite their low weight. They had a low fuel consumption (usually Tk3s used birch wood) and good riding characteristics. They also had good steaming characteristics and were very popular among locomotive crews.
The livery of Tk3 was the same as other VR steam locomotives: dark locomotive green with a black smokebox. When new some locos were lined with thin gold decoration. The gold decorations were not repainted during maintenance, so they were seldom seen.
Two Tk3-type engines were originally supplied by Tampella to Rauma Rautatie as Nos. 9 and 10 (ex-No. 8) in 1935 and 1927 respectively. These engines became Tk3 1117 and 1118 after the private railway was absorbed by the State network in 1950.[1]
Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys
Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys ry (HMVY) on erikoistunut kotimaisen rautatiekulttuurin säilyttämiseen.
Toiminta keskittyy vanhan rautatiekaluston kunnostus- ja ylläpitotoimintaan Haapamäen Museovarikolla ja museojunaliikenteeseen Suomessa.
Yleistä
Yhdistys on perustettu vuonna 1993 tavoitteenaan säilyttää ja ylläpitää vanhaa rautatiekalustoa sekä siihen liittyvää tietotaitoa. Liikennöimme museojunia eri puolilla Suomea. Yhdistys omistaa Haapamäen veturitallin, vanhan rautatieläisten lepohuonerakennuksen sekä läheisen rautateiden vahtituvan. Yhdistyksen toiminta perustuu talkootyöhon.
Kalusto
Yhdistyksellämme on Suomen suurin ja monipuolisin kokoelma vanhaa rautatiekalustoa eri vuosikymmeniltä höyryvetureista dieselvetureihin sekä puukorisista matkustajavaunuista sinisiin teräskorisiin matkustajavaunuihin. Lisäksi kalustoomme kuuluu useita Dm7 -moottorivaunuja eli Lättähattuja. Liikennöimme museojunia eri puolilla Suomea ja kalustoamme näkyy monissa elokuvissa kuten Marian paratiisi, Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa ja Hymyilevä mies
Haapamäki Museum Locomotive Association
The Haapamäki Museum Locomotive Association (HMVY) specializes in preserving Finnish railway culture.
The activities focus on the renovation and maintenance of old railway vehicles at the Haapamäki Museum Depot and on museum train traffic in Finland.
General
The association was founded in 1993 with the aim of preserving and maintaining old railway vehicles and related know-how. We operate museum trains in various parts of Finland. The association owns the Haapamäki locomotive depot, the old railway workers rest room building and the nearby railway guardhouse. The associations activities are based on volunteer work.
Vehicles
Our association has the largest and most diverse collection of old railway vehicles in Finland from different decades, from steam locomotives to diesel locomotives and from wooden-bodied passenger cars to blue steel-bodied passenger cars. In addition, our fleet includes several Dm7 railcars, or Lättähattu. We operate museum trains across Finland and our fleet can be seen in many films such as Marian Paradise, In the Shadow of the Double-Headed Eagle and The Smiling Man.
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