The role of conventional bicycles in military operations has existed since time immemorial, although their role is not always dominant, conventional bicycles are always an alternative when there are limitations to the situation and conditions in the field.
Like the Vietnamese Army Infantry troops, which until now continue to prepare their personnel to be ready to use what is called a cargo bike.
There is nothing special about the cargo bikes of Nguyen's troops, where the troops are seen using onthel bikes.
However, cargo bikes have been prepared to support logistics, where cargo bikes can carry logistical supplies of side dishes, ammunition to weapons. As seen in one of the photos posted by Lee Aan Quan's Twitter account @AnnQuann, the cargo bike can carry mortar rounds and RPG-7.
The use of bicycles in support of logistics activities has been commonly used by Vietnamese troops in the Indochina War, and continues in the Vietnam War. The record for the total weight of supplies carried by a cargo bike is currently held by a veteran of the Indochina War.
He managed to move up to 350 kilograms of supplies on one of the supply lines during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
Apart from capacity constraints and the impression of being old school, the adoption of bicycles in supporting military operations has several advantages, such as the nature of conventional bicycles which are quiet and faster to operate than motorcycles.
Similar but not the same, the Australian Army cavalry also uses bicycles, but what is used is an electric bicycle or an electric bicycle (e-bike). The Australian Department of Defense says this combat electric bike can go up to 90 km per hour and has a range of 100 km.
This light weight electric bicycle is used by personnel who 'get out' from the Boxer station, then carry out silent missions on rough terrain without causing emissions and noise. Australian Army personnel reportedly like the concept of this electric bicycle, because it is quiet and faster to operate than deploying a motorcycle.
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