File:Trojan AVRE Tank Cuts Through the Afghanistan Desert MOD 45152047.jpg
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English: A mighty Trojan Tank belonging to 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron, cuts through the sand on Operation Hamkari in Afghanistan. The AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) is used in conjuction with other vehicles and the Python weapon system for clearing IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices).
The bulk of British military operations in Afghanistan are concentrated in central Helmand. But Royal Engineers have spent the past two months lending their awesome capabilities to Afghan and US forces clearing a key area of Kandahar province. Since September, 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), have provided close engineering support to the 2nd Battalion of the US ArmyÕs 502nd Regiment, and their partnered Afghan National Army kandak, in KandaharÕs Zharay district. Zharay district contains the Horn of Panjwai, an insurgent stronghold from where attacks on Kandahar City have been enabled and supported, and Sangsar, the Taleban's spiritual birthplace and former home of Mullah Omar. Under this effort, known as Operation HAMKARI - or as the soldiers call it "The Battle of Kandahar" - the intent has been to defeat insurgent elements and increase Afghan government influence across the area, as well as enable development west of Kandahar City.
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Date | Taken on 5 November 2010, 00:00:00 |
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Author | Sgt Rupert Frere RLC |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D3 |
Exposure time | 1/800 sec (0.00125) |
F-number | f/8 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 00:00, 5 November 2010 |
Lens focal length | 98 mm |
Headline | Trojan AVRE Tank Cuts Through the Afghanistan Desert |
Source | ARMY |
Credit/Provider | Crown Copyright |
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Author | Photographer, Sgt Rupert Frere RLC |
City shown | Lashkar Gah |
JPEG file comment | AppleMark |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows |
File change date and time | 11:50, 5 November 2010 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:14, 5 November 2010 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | −0.33333333333333 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 25 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 25 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 25 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 98 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
Image width | 3,000 px |
Image height | 1,886 px |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Date metadata was last modified | 11:46, 17 November 2010 |
Category | ARM |
Special instructions | Contact Media Operations, Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade, Gryphon House, Merville Barracks, COLCHESTER, CO2 7SW. Mandatory text on reproductions shall be acknowledged thus: Photo: Photographers name/MOD (eg Photo: Cpl Joe Bloggs/MOD) |
Writer | Sgt Rupert Frere |
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Copyright status | Copyrighted |
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Contact information | rupert.frere@mediaops.army.mod.ukrupertfrere@hotmail.co.uk
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Country shown | Afghanistan |
IIM version | 2 |
Fixture name | Free |