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English: Pictured: A mechanic of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) carrying out essential repairs in the field on a power pack (main engine) of a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank. The King’s Royal Hussars Battlegroup deployed to Germany for final exercises before assuming the role of Lead Armoured Battlegroup for 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team and at notice to move within 30 days if required. The eight hundred strong Battlegroup, equipped with armoured fighting vehicles including the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank and Warrior infantry vehicles, deployed to the US Joint Multinational Readiness Centre (JRMC) in Hohenfels, Bavaria. Several hundred vehicles and equipment were moved from Salisbury Plain to the US facility in southern Germany. Much of this was conducted by road moves but heavy armour was transported by train using the Euro Channel - the first time this method has been used to deploy military vehicles quickly to the European continent. During heavy rainfall and extreme weather conditions, the combined US/UK fighting force was validated by the Sennelager-based Combat Ready Training Centre (Germany) and its US counterpart, the Warhog Manoeuvre Observer Coach Trainer Team of JMRC, between them introducing a series of different tactics and objective. The formidable Opposition Force, the Hohenfels-based US 1st Bn, 4th Infantry Regiment, who challenged the BG day and night. Detailed planning for the exercise evolved over a period of 4 months involving CRTC(G) and JRMC specialists and incorporated varying national tactics. An integral part of the BG was a small detachment of PUMA from 19 Regt RA, operating unmanned drone systems. JRMC is the only Army Combat Training Centre outside the United States on an estate of 163 sq kms, comprising of hilly woodlands, open manoeuvre areas, has 1345 buildings for training, 319 km of roads and numerous cross-country trails and one short take-off/landing airfield. It also provides world-class opposing forces to train participants for all war fighting functions, several support directorates and 15 Observer Coach Trainer teams to provide evaluation and lessons learned for a wide variety of military occupational specialities for each training rotation.