I was watching WWII documentary the other day on the advances of allied soldier in France...there was a scene where aillies soldiers advance themselve with bicycles...sort of remind me of how the Japanese made their advances in MY.
anyway was just wondering if bicycle is still relevant for individual mobility in todays environment ? ever being considered ? Bicycle is not a military hardware but it was used in WWII...the Viet cong used it in HCM trail.
below the quotes....
The second reason was that the Japanese had issued their soldiers thousands of bicycles. Western Malaya had good hard surfaced roads, and the Japanese soldiers rode down them, as much as twenty hours at a stretch. The Japanese had sold many bicycles in Malaya before the war, so they were able to find parts and repairs in most towns and villages. When they could no longer repair the tires, they rode on the rims. If the Japanese soldiers came to an unbridged stream, they slung their bikes over their shoulders and waded through. When larger bridges were blown, the Japanese engineers performed prodigies of quick repair, so that not only bicycles, but tanks and lorries as well could pass over in a surprisingly short time. "Even the long-legged Englishmen could not escape our bicycles", says Tsuji, "This is the reason they were continually driven off the roads and into the jungle where, with their retreat cut off, they were forced to surrender
The US army paratroopers make use of foldable mountain bikes. Brand is: Montague.
thanks saw the video clip....interesting to see you can mount a rifle on it.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:thanks saw the video clip....interesting to see you can mount a rifle on it.
Yup! And the amount of bags it can carry make the bike a great way to move around too!
The one question i have is : the paratrooper really jump with the folded bicycle individually? or that is drop seperately in a pallet?
they have news article said that it was used in Afghanistan.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:The one question i have is : the paratrooper really jump with the folded bicycle individually? or that is drop seperately in a pallet?
they have news article said that it was used in Afghanistan.
They drop with the folded bike. I can't remember how the paratrooper carries it on the drop but yeah.
thanks found it....couldn't attached the picture. there is even a E+ version. with LCD panel...I guess you can have GPS and all.
heres the site.
must be quite a drag with the bike hanging.