Recent content by PrairieFella

I wonder if they know something about their future demand that we dont?

APS is absolutelynecessary 100% going forward. Crazy LAV 6 doesnt have one.

If they arent under CSD certain things that legal civvie side but illegal mil side wouldnt be punishable. Insubordination, etc.

Just dress them differently. Theyre babysitters and the only reason theyre in uniform is so the CSD applies. Put them in the same ODs as the kids.

Thats how they lost me. Everything was "everything is broken" not "here is our plan to actually fix things". Its perfectly embodied by thheir last platform document. It was about 40% the size of the Liberal platform and mostly pictures. Trudeau bad is not a plan to govern. Itll be CFP for until...

For sure. Its a pipedream. I just struggle to see any properly equipped LCav based off the doctrine with what we have. Its either too light for armour and lethality reqs or too heavy for mobility reqs, tactical or otherwise. LAV? Too heavy. TAPV is close to the weight class but undergunned, poor...

Ba-BOOM-tiss. My confusion with the plan is it seems we'll have a light bde, heavyish bde and a couple mediumish bdes. We shall see. For sure. If they procure mortars under MCAV that could mitigate this. Tracked mortars with armour units (LdSH, 4 Cav, whichever bn gets a future IFV variant)...

Theres also the artillery consideration. Lvl 6 - 155 mm High Explosive at 10 m Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90° Looks like the wheel mafia is losing sway. With all prpjects on the books and the money flowing, I can almost see a glimmer of hope the army is actually getting serious.

We dont really know what 7 Div will do yet beyond focusing on dom ops and continuing augmentation. Lets wait and see until all-domain defence plan drops.

Ive been of the opinion that modernized LAV 25s with a 30mm RWS could be a cool LCav vehicle. Maybe split the difference between ultra-modern + hard to maintain and the older, less capable stuff. Probably dont need a mast when drones are cheap as an example.

From Noah Gairn's substack. Hes getting info MCAV is expanding scope. STANAG VI is interesting. Basically eliminates wheels. Ajax, CV90, Lynx are the only major AFVs I know with STANAG VI. MICV will be as well I think. For context M3 Bradley is STANAG IV. Baseline LAV 6 w/o add-on armour is...

But at least we have our self-respect! Right? Right?

Maybe we can ask Spain. They still run M548s in Latvia lol. Living museums.

I know, but I couldnt leave the joke on the table lol. Agreed. Not the topic of my how come haha. Its such a vague category. I constantly go back to the Second World War Reconnaissance Regiment for inspiration. Obviously its not 1-1 but the structure and variety of capabilities is...

Its easy to forget any Persian resistance will be highly entrenched. Government be damned, Persians are an ethnic group that has been rooted to that land so deeply they will fight for it tooth and nail. Theyre educated. Theyre resourceful and have been for millenia. Thats a 3500 year...