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I was thinking a little more about the big picture I guess.  Whether the light/CSOR battalions belong to the Army or are the Army's contribution to CANSOFCOM isn't really a big deal I don't think. 

There was conversation a few pages back about reducing the Army to six full-strength infantry battalions until such time as there are sufficient personnel levels to return to nine battalions.  On that topic, what if the Army was to reduce, or rather just reorganize I guess is a better term, into...

I agree.  That's what I was trying to do.  Compare the Canadian battle group to the USMC battalion landing team and likewise compare the MEU(SOC) to a Canadian task force.  I also agree that to be fair we should compare the threatre support level personnel that support the MEU(SOC) as well.  So...

True, but that was sort of the point.  A MEU(SOC) is the multi-functional unit that can do the 3-block war as organized.  They may not have a PRT, but it has an engineer support platoon, military police, medical, dental, and force protection assets that could form a PRT-type element when...

Actually my point was that for basically the same number of personnel a USCM MEU(SOC) includes an entire composite air squadron with 12 CH-46 medium lift helicopters, 6 CH-53 heavy lift helicopters, 4 AH-1W Cobra attack helicopters, 3 UH-1N light utility helicopters, 6 AV-8B Harrier...

Agreed, but I think the big question is more about why the tail is quite so big.  There are 970 headquarters and support personnel within the 2,500-member task force.  That's almost half.  Couldn't a NCE of 100-200 lead the task force rather than 300 headquarters personnel, plus the personnel...

I don't think anyone is saying we shouldn't have our own national headquarters or support elements.  I think the question is why such large units to support a battle group?

I've read a lot on the Advanced MOrtar System (AMOS) lately.  I see that it has the ability to deliver Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI).  A total of 14 120mm mortar rounds can be fired so that they impact at the same time.  This amounts to the destruction of an entire M777 battery or...

RIP.

With regards to the infantry battle or battle group being 'too large', I would somewhat disagree.  Is the battle group too big, or is the task force too big?  Many posts refer to them as one in the same.  However, Task Force Afghanistan contains more than just the battle group if I'm not...

Just curious why converting the whole fleet of section carriers and command posts to the RWS is a bad idea?  The US Army is planning to mount the XM307 25mm weapons system on the RWS used on its Strykers in the not to distant future.  The XM307 is a 25mm weapon weighing only 50 pounds.  It can...

I was viewing the power point presentation on artillery transformation located on another post.  I see several  references to Formed Battle Groups.  Has the decision been made to switch to permanently formed battle groups?

I think the Alvis Hagglunds SEP Modular Armoured Vehicle is worth taking a look at for a FFCV.  The tracked version provides the mobility of a tracked vehicle while also maintaining many of the advantages of a wheeled vehicle.  The rubber band tracks, suspension system and hybrid electric engine...

The Regimental System aside, wouldn't the Optimal Battle Group be more effective.  The US Army has moved switched to the Combined Arms Battalion both in their current heavy forces and with their Future Combat System force structure.  The present Combined Arms Battalion has two mechanized...

I just read this past week that MAN has now entered the MSVS competition.  I was also reading up on the Armoured Heavy Support Vehicle System project (AHSVS) and MAN is also expected to enter this competition.  Once again there is an opportunity to have a common vehicle fleet of MSVS, HSVS and...

How about the Unimog?  I believe a version of this vehicle was the competitor in the original LSVW project and lost out to the Iveco variant for political reasons.  Correct me if I'm wrong.  But this Unimog is in wide spread service with Germany.

Thanks MG.  The example I used did split 38 CBG into a Manitoba battle group and a Saskatchewan battle group.  And again it was just an example for discussion sake.  I don't know if each province could sustain a battle group of its own.  However, if the Reserves were expanded surely the province...

Was there any thought of placing a medical company into the service battalion?  Both the US and Australian Armies, just to name a few, have a medical company within their brigade support battalion.  This consolidates the logistics, maintenance and health service support elements together to...

I provided information regarding the advantages of the Oshkosh MTVR so to be fair here is some new information I found regarding the Stewart & Stevenson FMTV. The FMTV, which DND has supposedly wanted from the begin, is a 2.5-tonne 4x4 and 5.0-tonne 6x6 truck.  I have been trying to follow the...

Agreed.  The Oshkosh MTVR is one of the three finalists in the MSVS Replacement Project though.  So if they could manage to choose it for the MSVS it would simplify things.  And why is it that the CF needs new 16-ton armoured trucks?  I thought the HLVW PLS variant is capable of carrying...