Frontline Force Protection with CombatCave.®.
CombatCave Shelters are rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction. The 270sqft variant can be deployed by 2 people without any training in under 1 hour and is ready to use in under 24 hours.
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CCS structures have been modelled to withstand a very high distributed compressive load, enabling berming by sandbags, local fill material or snow. This gives the shelters excellent thermal properties and can provide protection against shrapnel, blasts and small arms fire. The above shows CCS buried using a cellular geo-textile product to provide force protection. The fill can then be capped using Concrete Cloth to prevent wash-out and further improve protection.
CombatCave Key Facts
Rapid -
A 270sqft CCS can be deployed by 2 people in less than 1 hour and is ready to use in only 24 hours.
Force Protection -
The compressive structure of CCS has been modelled to be covered with sand or earth (berming) to provide protection against small arms fire and shell fragments.
Insulating -
CCS concrete shells have good thermal properties. When buried they provide excellent insulation and a very large thermal mass.
Durable -
CCS are far more durable than tenting with a minimum design life of 10 years.
Sterile -
The sealed plastic inner of a CCS, means it can be delivered sterile.
Fire Proof -
Concrete Cloth is a ceramic and will not burn. Each shelter is lined with a flame retardant fibre reinforced polyethylene inner with a B1 (DIN 4102-01 05/98) fire rating.
CBRN protection -
CCS can be fitted with a combined forced air / inflation unit and decontamination module to provide full spectrum CBRN protection.
Secure -
The hard shell and lockable doors of a CCS provide a level of security not possible with soft skinned structures, protecting stores, equipment and personnel.
Semi-Permanent -
CCS provide all the benefits of a permanent structure without the associated cost and time delays.
