Transporting and storing water is a significant task for military logisticians, one which has to be given serious attention as without water the soldier cannot function, it could even be argued that it is the most important re-supply commodity.
Transporting this important liquid can be done using a variety of assets from trailer mounted systems to bowsers permanently mounted on a cargo vehicle to a DROPS or PLS solution which frees up the vehicle to be used for other tasks.
The WEW trailer solution is based on a design originally developed for the US Army’s requirement for a replacement for the Buffalo that has been in service for many years. Camel was the result of well over 3 years’ conceptual and prototype development. The Camel or Light Vehicle Module represented a considerable capability upgrade from the US Army’s existing systems, including a doubling of the unit payload and the coupling of complimentary systems, such as pumping, chlorination and preservation in any climatic conditions from desert dust to arctic cold. Whilst the LVM unit itself is demountable, the tank unit is dedicated to service with the M-1095 MTV trailer which also houses the ancillary services. WEW also has a solution available where the tank can be mounted on different kinds of trailers to support the customer with the right solution for the right scenario.
To assist the logistician it is frequently advantageous to store the water closer to where it is required for example in a deployed headquarters such as was used in Kosovo. Core to this is keeping the water palatable for periods of time, but without it becoming tainted with chemicals. WEW has supplied 18,000 litre full height ISO framed units to a number of defence forces including the German Bundeswehr, who was the first customer for the solution over 15 years ago. These systems include purification which ensure that the water is kept both palatable and with only sufficient chemicals to keep it safe.
Transporting and storage of water requires specialist skills to provide tanks which are robust to take the stresses of defence use and have the integrity to ensure that the water remains both palatable and safe. It is these skills which WEW has developed over the last decades not just in the defence environment but also in the commercial market.
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| Two 50,000 litre water storage tanks supplied by WEW to the German Bundeswehr. (All photos: WEW) |
Transporting this important liquid can be done using a variety of assets from trailer mounted systems to bowsers permanently mounted on a cargo vehicle to a DROPS or PLS solution which frees up the vehicle to be used for other tasks.
The WEW trailer solution is based on a design originally developed for the US Army’s requirement for a replacement for the Buffalo that has been in service for many years. Camel was the result of well over 3 years’ conceptual and prototype development. The Camel or Light Vehicle Module represented a considerable capability upgrade from the US Army’s existing systems, including a doubling of the unit payload and the coupling of complimentary systems, such as pumping, chlorination and preservation in any climatic conditions from desert dust to arctic cold. Whilst the LVM unit itself is demountable, the tank unit is dedicated to service with the M-1095 MTV trailer which also houses the ancillary services. WEW also has a solution available where the tank can be mounted on different kinds of trailers to support the customer with the right solution for the right scenario.
To assist the logistician it is frequently advantageous to store the water closer to where it is required for example in a deployed headquarters such as was used in Kosovo. Core to this is keeping the water palatable for periods of time, but without it becoming tainted with chemicals. WEW has supplied 18,000 litre full height ISO framed units to a number of defence forces including the German Bundeswehr, who was the first customer for the solution over 15 years ago. These systems include purification which ensure that the water is kept both palatable and with only sufficient chemicals to keep it safe.
Transporting and storage of water requires specialist skills to provide tanks which are robust to take the stresses of defence use and have the integrity to ensure that the water remains both palatable and safe. It is these skills which WEW has developed over the last decades not just in the defence environment but also in the commercial market.
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| The WEW Light Vehicle Module has been developed from a design for the US Army to replace its long serving Buffalo trailer mounted system. |