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I was solely justifying why I felt the RCAF (and CAF) would benefit from those. Canada does (or used) to drop Battalions (- well the CAR) while down here a Div JumpEx was routine (and quite frankly as someone who went thru CABC ) - the entire idea of the sky filled with that many jumpers is...

I'm going to be as polite as I can at this point and suggest that if you think about the gear, and the larger solider -- the width a soldier takes up is vastly different than one from the 70's You physically cannot get that many bodies into the seats when everyone is wearing full gear...

I'm not concerned with that - based on your other posts you clearly have a good institutional knowledge background. I added more info as to that - and why I feel that LocMart's suggestion on the pax number for Cbt troops and jumpers is RTFO. This is the rub. Right now Canada has a Light BN...

Of course the job for the RCAF is to get people from Point A to Point B and don't give a shit about their effectiveness at the end? I don't accept the book answer for the original Herc body, and pointed that out above a few times - as it is based off a soldier that is around 30lbs lighter, and...

Depending upon what your definition of Light and BattleGroup is, yes. I am still unsure of why anyone would want to send a Light BG to Western Europe - when it is clearly better to pre-position heavier forces, and fly troops over to fill that equipment. Situationally dependent. Generally...

Well if anyone wants to see a blood bath... https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/virginia/elections/2025-November-General Democrats take Governor, Lt Gov, and AG, as well as 32 of the 47 districts. Even more surprising/appalling is that Jay Jones the AG elected talked about...

You posted more of less what I was trying to portray a lot more clearly, in greater detail, and less argumentatively.

Why? If you need tanks, the role isn't for a Light unit. The MPV role in something like a NEO is why I liked the Bison, and somewhat the Stryker, as the original configurations could fit into Hercs. You can jump in a LIB to seize the airfield, then you can land some Bison for the...

True but for coastal adjacent operations something like a Mistral has massive advantages. The ability to operate a significant number of helicopters and provide a secure environment to work from. The JSS doesn’t offer that. But large naval vessels can also be large targets in hostile...

If you are really bored the USN has a lot of achieved stuff.

My previous math was based on actual operational load plans. The J-30 Herc has more room for troops, but still doesn’t offer any vehicle options with the troops, as the width doesn’t allow for it. The C-17 isn’t packed like a sardine and offers room between the jumpers. I have no...

That’s a significant over generalization. The USN had concerns over the implementation of the SSN’s into the RCN. There are some ridiculously long documents on the fact that they felt the RCN was unprepared and ‘irresponsible’ in its handling of many safety related issues, not to mention...

That narrative keeps getting rehashed, it’s wrong. It is wrong as the Canadian Government was the government that walked away from that. The USG supported the RCN SSN’s. The USN actively opposed the Polar Nuke Ice Breaker, not the Subs. One may suspect that this is would have been a...

Would have been a lot more cooler 20 years ago...

The J-30 claims 92, but there is a zero possibility of that actually occurring with full combat loaded rucks, and extra water, food, ammo. 70 would be a much more reasonable number. Except that Canada doesn't have a number of pre-deployed Herc's. The entire point of an RDF or now that...

M10 Booker found a buyer? I mean it's GDLS right :unsure:

Well honestly right now the CAF doesn't do JFE anyway. The point was having a GRF Brigade and a significant increase in airlift would allow Canada to have that option. I'm always of the option it is better to have and not need, than need and not have. Oh I don't expect you to drop a Div to...

You would likely be better suited to an EFP that attempts to penetrate from below - that is tamped in a manner by the earth.

The Gepard concept was always intriguing to me - as the Germans opted for a Leo 1 chassis as opposed to the Marder to that role - whereas the American option was the M163 Vulcan Air Defense System with the M61 Vulcan 20mm on a M113, and then the M-SHORAD Stryker. The question here for the...

You may want to add a Voodoo Witch Doctor to that list.