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I don't think that it ever was. I went to 3 RCHA in 1970 and we were in 1 CIBG at the time but changed to 1 Combat Gp shortly after. I think 3 was 3 CMBG until the end (It had M109s, M113s and Centurions). I think 2 CIBG actually went light and became 2 CG a few years before we did in the 1st. 5...

IMHO at least one but no more than two of the section carriers in each platoon ought to have this turret instead of the 25mm Bushmaster one. It reduces the crew to two - takes the turret mechanics out of the hull and leaves more room for dismounts and ammo. Big win all around. We could do the...

Just a little speculation on my part. When I joined in 65, there was a 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade Group in Gagetown It was a mechanized brigade tasked to reinforce/sustain 4 CMBG in Germany. It was dissolved during the 1968 -70 RegF slaughter in favour of an Airborne Regt and 5 Combat Group...

Not sure if your comment riffs off my comments or @Kirkhill's. I assume @Kirkhill, but still there's an issue to discuss. The Geography is clearly vastly different. That's blindingly obvious. As is the complication that creates from pipelines to power transmission systems to key manufacturing...

Whenever I look at the air defence problem for Canada I can't help returning to the SM-3. With a range of some 1,200 kms and its Mk 41 VLS I see it as a viable solution based out of ships on the coasts and a centrally AEGIS Ashore and a couple of GBAD batteries spread around Sask and NW Ontario...

If we need/want 70mm rockets then this is certainly something we should build domestically. 🍻

It's interesting to watch. I haven't seen too much in recent organizational changes but here was this one from three years ago and another that discussed the downsizing of battalions from close to 1,000 to roughly 880. We always consider the division to be the place where one transitions from...

That's quite a bit of kit bashing. The tracks and shroud work well - once you remove one road wheel. Strangely enough the drive sprocket is on the front, like the M113, while the engine is at the rear, unlike the M113. 🍻

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??? Never heard of this. Would like to know more about both the rule and the scrubbing. :unsure:

There's no shine whatsoever. Modern military paints need to fulfill many functions. These include durability to very rough wear and tear, rust protection, non absorption of chemicals and chemical agents, resistant to heat and cold, non reflective to light, reducing infra-red signatures . . ...

One would expect all of those plans ought to be high on the priority list of the "Canada-side" of CJOC and the Regional JTF headquarters. Which unfortunately creates even more distance from the force generating side of the defence structure. 🍻

A couple of points. - CARC isn't so much a paint scheme but a paint formulation - Chemical Agent Resistant Coating - used in camouflage paint. - note @exspy's comments about Canadian three-tone. There was a Canadian specific three-tone that preceded the NATO scheme and was used before and...

Realistically, geography dictates that it can't be any other way. There are times when it makes zero sense to yell at clouds. 🍻

There are many plans but usually they are short of resources and are never trained on to see if they work and to have people prepared to implement them. When things go sideways the CAF reaction is generally to ignore the plans as outdated and then to cobble together an ad hoc solution. Here's a...

And despite some cost rises, its still cheaper at Costco than anywhere else. 🍻

The colours changed quite a bit either side of the year 1970. There's a good article here on Canadian paint schemes with some advice for modellers. The NATO specified paint scheme of green, brown and black became de rigueur both in Canada and Germany. When I joined in 1965 the colours across the...

The F35 needs to be kept in the back pocket. It's a card to be played when the time is right, not one that you throw away in a hissy fit. He's playing the game right so far. 🍻