Rapid In-Theatre Deployment

of Concertainer® Units
RAID is substantially quicker to deploy than conventional
HESCO Concertainer units. The RAID 7 variant can
deploy 333 metres (1082 feet) of Concertainer Mil 7 in
under one minute, providing rapid cover from view for
personnel and mission critical assets and equipment.
Deployment requires only one piece of MHE and two
personnel. RAID provides a massive reduction in
stock-yard requirement. All these logistical burden
saving features are delivered for the same cost as the
equivalent length of conventional Concertainer Mil 1
or Mil 7 units. RAID from HESCO - the next generation
of Force Protection.
RAID has been designed to reduce the
logistical burden of supporting force
protection missions on expeditionary
operations, such as the construction of
forward operating and patrol bases.
RAID utilises a specially designed and
engineered container to provide
significant increases in the quantities of
Concertainer units that can be
transported in a 20’ container footprint.
In addition, the container conforms to all
ISO stacking and transportation
standards.
The unique rapid delivery system of
RAID gives a reduction in the
requirement for valuable manpower
and equipment during the execution
phase of the mission.
Deployment in the field is simplistic.
The container is delivered to site by
either load handling systems or by
conventional truck.
If a vehicle fitted with a load handling
system is used for delivery, the container
is unloaded onto the ground but left
connected. The container doors are
opened and all securing straps removed.
The first few cells of the unit are pulled
out prior to the vehicle being directed to
drive forward. The vehicle then drives
forward along the alignment that the
wall is to be built.
Alternatively, where the container has
been delivered by conventional truck, the
container is off-loaded on to the ground
and then pulled to the start point by a
suitably sized vehicle with adequate
traction and power. Equipment such as
wheeled and tracked earthmoving
equipment, wheeled logistic vehicles and
wheeled and tracked combat vehicles
should be suitable. Once the container is
at the start point, RAID is deployed in the
manner described previously.
The unit being deployed is connected into
a length of 2 x 203m (for RAID 1) or
1 x 333m (for RAID 7). However, these
lengths can be split by the removal of two
pins placed at convenient points along the
length. This ability to split the unit provides
excellent flexibility during construction:
corners can be formed, more units can
be joined, gaps in the wall can be created
(for entry points etc). Splitting units also
provides the benefit of only having to deploy
what is required - the remainder is left
inside the RAID container for future use.
The benefits of RAID
• Increase in deployable quantity of Concertainer units from one
20’ ISO container (ACCHs)
• Reduction in truck movements when moving material forward
• 3:1 reduction in manpower - only two soldiers required on
the ground
• 2:1 reduction in MHE requirement when building - no requirement
for a dedicated fork-lift to move units
• Reduction in fork-lift movements when loading logistical vehicles
• Reduction in storage yard requirements - containers can be stacked
up to five high
• Rapid cover from view
• Secure storage system
• Reduction in wastage – no packaging removal or disposal
• Hugely reduced manual handling
• Empty container for other use after units deployed
RAID 1 Technical Information & Features RAID 7 Technical Information & Features

Deployed length 406m (when filled) Deployed length 333m (when filled)

Deployed wall height 2.1m Deployed wall height 2.21m

Deployed wall width 1.06m Deployed wall width 2.13m

Segment length 5.5m (5 cells)* Segment length 10.65m (5 cells)*

No of 5 cell segments 74 No of 5 cell segments 31

Gross weight Circa 12 tonnes Gross weight Circa 14 tonnes

Ability to curve Yes Ability to curve Yes

Ability to form corners Yes Ability to form corners Yes

Ability to split the unit into shorter lengths Yes Ability to split the unit into shorter lengths Yes

Ability to form wider walls Yes Ability to form wider walls Yes

Ability to form higher walls Yes Ability to form higher walls Yes

Instant cover from view Yes Instant cover from view Yes

Fork lift required No Fork lift required No

Crane required No Crane required No

Manual handling required Very limited Manual handling required Very limited

Towing vehicles Tracked and wheeled Towing vehicles Tracked and wheeled
earthmoving equipment, earthmoving equipment,
DROPS, HEMTT, DROPS, HEMTT,
LVS, tracked and LVS, tracked and
wheeled armour wheeled armour

Container supplied Yes Container supplied Yes

Container to be returned No Container to be returned No

* All lengths nominal. All ratios approximate.

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