| The Royal Logistics Corps is the arm of the British | | | | modern equivalent of the Second World War Bren |
| Army that deals with supply, rail and road haulage | | | | Gun Carrier. Though it looks like a quad bike with |
| and distribution. The Army would be lost without | | | | more attitude, the ATMP is a front line logistics |
| adequate supplies, both in peace and wartime, and | | | | vehicle. Its' larger liquid, goods and road haulage |
| the Corps is their link to ammunition, essentials and | | | | brothers and sisters might be in danger of looking |
| medical supplies. The lorries that they and other | | | | down their noses at the ATMP due to its diminutive |
| specialists use are the backbone of any Army | | | | size, but it excels at what it's designed for. It can |
| operation. We take a look at the vehicles some of | | | | carry deceptively heavy loads, is amphibious, and is |
| the world's bravest lorry drivers use. | | | | most often used by light or airborne regiments in |
| Close Support Tanker | | | | areas where lorries aren't practical. And like many |
| Like many of the Army's vehicles and tanks, the | | | | army logistics vehicles, it isn't defenceless; it can be |
| Close support tanker does exactly what it says on | | | | upgraded with the GPMG (General Purpose Machine |
| the tin. Less a lorry than a tanker truck, it comes in | | | | Gun) which fires 7.62mm rounds at a rate of 750 a |
| three variants - none of which are your run of the | | | | minute. A small but very powerful haulage vehicle. |
| mill road haulage vehicles: the 15,000-litre Tactical Air | | | | Motorcycles |
| Refueller and the 18,000 and 20,000-litre Close | | | | You wouldn't think motorbikes would be used in the |
| Support Tanker (one for fuel and the other water). | | | | British Army, but they prove excellent for courier |
| Other lorry drivers should take note not to mess | | | | services and document delivery. But once again, |
| with it if seen on the motorway - it sports enhanced, | | | | these aren't the usual motorbikes. Specially modified |
| blast-proof armour and can be fitted with a 7.62mm | | | | Harley Davidson MT350Es and Honda R250s are |
| machine gun. | | | | used, increasing the load a bike can take as well as |
| All Terrain Mobility Platform | | | | having a special pannier for the SA80 infantry rifle. |
| The All Terrain Mobility Platform, or ATMP, is the | | | | |