Platoon Leader experiences the Reliability and Power of Cummins

Supplier: 

Cummins Ltd

1LT Riley Emter was a Tank and Cavalry Scout Platoon Leader in Iraq and he is currently a Reconnaissance Platoon Leader in 3d Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas, USA. Whist Riley was deployed to the southern province of Najaf, Iraq in 2010–2011 and he used many vehicles equipped with Cummins Engines and his base was powered by Cummins Generators.

Cummins Generators and Engines

1LT Riley recently contacted Cummins to share his experience stating ‘The reliability of these engines and performance was amazing. They were enjoyed by the men of Maddog Company 3/3 ACR. My Commander, CPT David Griffith, and myself each bought a Dodge 2500 with a Cummins Engine upon redeployment back from Iraq. Thank you for providing such reliable engines and making high quality, long lasting products.’

 

Cummins Generators ran electricity for all 300 people on Riley’s base; they have to be consistently reliable to provide electricity and most importantly air conditioning for all 300 soldiers’ rooms in the heat of Iraq. Between the high temperatures and dust there are no better generators to deal with the elements of Iraq. In addition to the Cummins Generators a couple of Riley’s vehicles were powered by a Cummins Engine.

The M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the RG-33 BAE Caiman Tactical Vehicle both have Cummins Engines in them. The reliability of these engines allows users to be able to accomplish missions and ensures the ability to return all the Soldiers back to base every day. Riley tells us, ‘There was never an occasion where a vehicle powered by a Cummins Engine had a problem. Several of the vehicles we used that didn’t have a Cummins had problems dealing with the heat of Iraq. It was great knowing we could rely on the Cummins product put in our tactical vehicles.’

T-90 Main Battle Tank

The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is a modernisation of the T-72 (it was originally to be called the T-72BU, later renamed to T-90). It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry. Although a development of the T-72, the T-90 uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore tank gun, 1G46 gunner sights, a new engine, and thermal sights. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel, composite armour, and Kontakt-5 explosive-reactive armor, laser warning receivers, Nakidka camouflage and the Shtora infrared ATGM jamming system. The EMT-7 electromagnetic pulse (EMP) creator is used in testing but not fitted to T-90s in active service. It is designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. From 2011, the Russian armed forces have ceased ordering the T-90, and are instead waiting for the development of the Universal Combat Platform T-99 that is expected to enter service in 2020.

Russian Inflatable Weapons

Sukhoi Su-34 Precision Bombing

Nice footage of the Sukhoi Su-34 Fighter Bomber on precision bombing mission.

Tu-95MC "The Bear" Long Range Strategic Bomber

Aerial footage of the Tupolev Tu-95MC bomber, the Bear.

Russian destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov

The Marshal Shaposhnikov (BPK 543) is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy laid down in 1985. The vessel serves in the Russian Pacific Fleet, and is currently undertaking operations to combat piracy off the Somalian coast. Her namesake is Boris Shaposhnikov. In early May 2010, the Marshal Shaposhnikov recaptured the motor tanker MV Moscow University, which had been attacked and seized by pirates east of Socotra Island. On 6 April 2003, Marshal Shoposhnikov left port, along with Admiral Panteleyev and the tanker Vladir Koechitsky, to start a deployment to the Indian Ocean, where exercises with the Indian Navy were planned for May 2003.

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