Recent content by PrairieFella

As unlikely as it is, an early selection for LUV would be a godsend in my little corner of the Army haha. More realistically, I could see some ALAV or ACSV announcements.

Im wondering if we'll get anything big at CANSEC next week so they can posture to industry they mean business.

I wonder if theres an option for more they can exercise with all the new money. Itd certainly be an easy win and this truck seems pretty cool. Much much much needed.

A day late and a dollar short - HETTs are part of the heavy side of LVM. A whole bunch of trucks that can tow 72T from what Ive heard.

Unless our purchase portfolio is 98% American and we bend the knee to Dear Leader, theyll never be satisfied.

I await Q1 2027 eagerly - things should finally be ready by then to tell us what is actually going on and what to expect at the unit level.

Yep. Its not just MCav, its potentially IFVs, APCs, CPs, ARVs, Mortars, etc.

Its a bit of a nothing-burger. Nothing those paying attention didnt know. https://archive.is/20260519102436/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-army-division-armoured-vehicles-mobile-artillery-drones-leaked/

Rumour is there is serious talk to tack an IFV/APC variant on the MCAV competition. That way we can form a true heavy bde per NATO requirements.

Kevin - as an aside you mentioned that US snipers dont spend enough time in position to be truly proficient and that Commonwealth snipers usually do. Why is that? Can you elaborate?

Something like that would be so refreshing from our end. The RCAC has been lacking good communicators at the high levels for a long time, I daresay since Uncle Walt. In fact, that might be one of the reasons we're in the state we are now, the alarms were never adequately communicated.

Man I wish the Armoured Corps would release something like that. The uncertainty is killing us.

That is a bad idea. Just because its got a 120mm doesnt mean it can be used as a tank per our doctrine.

Does this feel close to insurrection to anyone else at this point? Especially since it was touted to Yank officials?