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It's unfortunate the CV90 family would be a good opportunity to standardize on using one common vehicle frame, as far as I can see the main difference between the variants is the selected turret. What would it be worth to an advance to contact to have indirect and direct fire support available...

I suspect the CV 90 family would produce a better balanced fighting team I could see them as being used to produce a Light Armoured Regiment concept. I could see an effective squadron of two 7 vehicle recce troops,  1 assault troop, of 4 vehicles, one 120 mm automatic mortar troop of 4 vehicles...

Thanks for the information. I will have to arrange to be at the War Museum to attend the book show. I am very interested in this because my old Militia unit perpetuates the history of the 7th/11th Hussars who provided several hundred volunteers to flesh out the Royal Rifles of Canada. The...

Is that not the same policy the Americans were following in their LCS where they discovered a slight flaw in their idea of swapping modules to handle the mission. The flaw was discovered during simulation where they were setup to perform one task but the threat changed as a result of enemy...

If I can make a suggestion, try sharing how the military has changed people and nations. For example, I was born after WWII but I believe I would not be alive now if it hadn't been for the D-Day landings. My family was living in Denmark during WWII and my father was an active member of the...

Thanks you are right there is a lot available thru Google. What I am looking for is the sort of interview you have in your book. Once again thanks for the lead. I am amazed at his exploits and think more people should be aware of him. His command techniques could be used by every officier. As...

I was a member of The Sherbrooke Hussars, when they were formed as an algamation of The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) and the 7/11 Hussars. The Sherbrooke Regiment was honoured to carry on the battle honours of The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment ie SFR and the SFR's last CO was Maj S.V...

I disagree with you, his mistake was not getting caught, his mistake was being a man of compassion. His mistake was releasing a man from agony and pain. It doesn't matter whether the man was an enemy or not, we Canadians do not kill wounded. Historically in the attack we would leave our own...