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Hopefully Canada will ordered a couple more C-17's before the line closes. I find it hard to believe the USAF won't wake up and ordered more C-17's, there using flight hours up like crazy.

Vote Conservative the Liberals or NDP will screw the CAF's if given the chance.

Geo I'm a heavy equipment operator 40 years bulldozers backhoes tractors trucks cranes etc, at one time I owned 15 powerunits, started with nothing. Managed 4 African safari's to date. I remember reading sometime ago that the Coyote had trouble on some of the steeper grades in Balkans...

The powertrain for Coyote and Bison are not common to LAV III, Canada is one of the richest nation's in the world 2% GNP would buy the CAF everthing it needs. Didn't the Coyote have problems climbing hills in Balkans due to being underpowered. Transfering to reserve would see the vehicle used...

IMHO Canada should consider procurement of Haggslunds BvS 10 tracked vehicles as used by Royal Marines. Would be excellent vehicle for reformed Airborne (or Air-moblie) Regt. perhaps Atlantic and Pacific Marine Commando as well. Coyote and Bison should be sent to reserves, regular forces...

Royal Schelde is part of SNC they are currently involed with a very similiar ship for the Neterlands, I give SNC a slight edge.

2 more C-17's should be aquired before Boeing shutsdown the line, 6 C-17 stategic airlifters coming into service before the J's come on line and would relieve a lot of presssure from current airlifter fleet sooner. As for the A400M, they could be procured to replace the 5 KC-130 and 2...

I don't believe the Oz M1's have exchanged there turbines for diesels, they have been fitted with a new APU however.

On Tanknet there is a posting that Norway is considering giving 100+ Leo1's to Afgan army.

IMHO there is still a place in CAF's for MBT's as well as SPH's, AVLB's, AEV's and ARV's. If Canada were to deploy amphib's then a few BARV's should be purchased. Heavy Armoured Personnel Carriers and a few Gepard like AA vehicles would not be out of place. Numbers need not be large but...

My Bad of course Vimy WW1, nor did I mean to imply that Vimy was a landing. Were is it written that amphibious ships needs to be named after a landing naval action or operation my marine unit? WW2 Canada operated Prince Henry and Prince David as Landing Ships. HMAS Tobruk recognizes the...

There are quit a few amphibious which carry names which have nothing to do with landings, IE Tobruk, Ocean, Foudre, Galicia, San Giorgio, Rotterdam, Wasp, Belleau Wood, San Antonio and Pearl Harbour. Vimy Ridge Canada's outstanding military success off WW2.

I have been advised that Sir Galahad is tied up at Whale Island Portsmouth as an accommodation ship the vessel's mess facilities are I am informed a great improvement over the former accommodation ship HMS Bristol, I emailed the Disposal Service Agency, UK Aug 30/06 regarding Sir Galahad. Sir...

Geo, care to define your statement further, Sir Galahad IIRC is currently moored alongside Whale Island in Portsmouth, taking place of HMS Bristol which was used there as an accommodation ship. Sir Galahad with a limited crew of 50 with limited Ro/Ro space two flight spots and only 20 years old...

It's called dissimilar replacement IE repace the Tribal's with a couple LPD's manpower problem solved, upgrades to Halifax's ESSM system will mitigate Tribal's withdrawal they are old and tiered although some of there systems could be retrofitted into new construction. LSD's of the Harper's...

Monty wanted Dieppe cancelled probably wanting the forces or shipping assigned to NA were they would have IMO been better employed. Mountbatten insisted, I for one wish Monty had his way, no one will ever be able to tell me Dieppe wasn't a screw up from start to finish, the lessons learned...

Juno Beach was the Canadian part of Normandy, besides there is already a USS Normandy. Dieppe was a disaster while Vimy Ridge was certainly one of the most important Canadian battles of WW1.

IMHO its high time Canada had amphibs, SIr Galahad could be had from UK for a song commissioned 1987, recently decommissioned, crew only 50. If the big US ships are on the table I'd shy away from Austin and Anchorage types and try for Harpers Ferry or Whidbey Island type. Of course 2 ships are...

Is the Oshkosh MTT being offered for part of truck replacement program?

IIRC 4 of are newer C-130's are tankers, the newest pair of herc's are lengthened versions, are these to remain in service after new herc's and c-17's are delivered? With the current rate of hours US c-17's are flying I expect further US orders in the future, RAF RAAF CAF and NATO may all order...