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One needs to separate some of the fundamental aspects of war in general with the doctrine, tactics and TTPs of modern war. Since conscription is generally a tool of last resort in Canada one needs to look to volunteerism of a degree where the modern populace is prepared to put their own lives at...

Fair points. And @Kirkhill and I disagree on oh so many things but I tend to agree with him on some sociological issues. IMHO, its one thing to recruit for full-time peacetime jobs with a hefty starting salary, and quite another to create a culture which will let you fill a large military in a...

I'm guessing that you've never been a reservist. There are a multitude of people who don't have money for snowmobiles or kayaks or tenting gear or guns and unlimited ammo but who enjoy doing that once in a while and getting paid for it to boot. You just need to find your target audience...

I would expect that the vast majority of the soldiers who entered the Militia and went to war in 1914 got their start with the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (and the ammunition that the government provided to it) and the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. You can get a great jump on things, not...

Tell me how a named company incorporated in - let's say Ontario - is any different from a numbered company when it comes to concealing beneficial ownership? Registration of company officers is part of the accessible corporate record, but you won't see the shareholding ownership until you have...

Whatever it is, it will need a new subcomponent of the ResF. SuppRes is to specific and is useful as a separate category for previously trained RegF or PRes. Canadian Rangers might do - I figure the training and equipping and terms of service as similar but all-in-all a new subcomponent is easy...

I really don't like the use of the term "mobilization force." Mobilization is an action that can apply to a variety of forces. My preference for the various classes of reserve service are the three existing ones - primary, supplementary and Canadian Rangers (I don't see CIC as a real reserve...

There's really nothing wrong with numbered companies. Basically any time a business is registered it is assigned a number by the relevant corporations branch. A "numbered" company is merely one where the owners didn't change the number to a pretty corporate name and it just continues to use the...

You're right. I misread another article with some Strykers in Europe being upgraded to the Mk44 Bushmaster II 30mm. The Mk 44 is capable of taking a Rheinmetall Oerlikon adapter kit making it capable of firing AHEAD and drew a wrong conclusion. I wrongly concluded those were for the M-SHORAD -...

The difference is that the Avenger has a .50 as its gun system while the M-SHORAD has a 30mm which have been upgraded to fire AHEAD. I think a HMMWV might be a bit light for this turret but a slightly heavier JLTV- maybe. That would put you back into Avenger Mark II territory. 🍻

Interestingly there was just an article that described a software upgrade from Leonardo to the US Army's Sgt Stout M-SHORAD which makes it more capable of engaging Class 1 and 2 drones with its existing gun system thereby saving its missiles for more valuable targets. Since the Sgt Stout...

I'm just finishing up my revisions to "Unsustainable 3rd Edn. I've included ARes transport battalions with terminal capabilities - unsurprisingly enough I've located them in Montreal. :giggle:

I know that I'm the constant contrarian here, but I'm not fond of weapon systems that come in 20' long, 8' high containers and need a large truck to haul around the country side. My preference would be for a container that is an older 10' Bicon standard - especially if it could be reduced to 4 '...

They were interesting boats too. The crews were mixed - even in those days - which was no problem as the crew quarters were divided into two cabins - one for 5 and one for 8. They just needed to get the ratios right. :giggle: At Eustis they also had a small railroad and training train crews...

Back in 1980, I was part of a tour at Ft Eustis where the US Army has most of its "navy" in what they call terminal battalions. We had tour of one of the predecessors of these ships which are designed to transport cargo from ship to shore. Each could carry up to two M60 tanks and had a crew of...

Sigh! Not before my time. Neither was this: :(

I guess there just wasn't enough proselytizing going on in the ranks. :(

Yeah. The example math doesn't work out. But it's a start, especially if they can really get it down into the $3-5,000 range and start producing them at scale. We still need something in the sub $1,000 range to take out quadrocopters and Lancet/V2U types of systems. 🍻

Ever visit Casa Loma in Toronto? It's amazing how much money there is in arms manufacturing that has little to do with the costs of R&D or the constituent parts or labour. 🍻

Still too expensive. Call me again when they get them under $100,000. If we can build 1 to 2 ton cars at under $50,000 we should be able to produce something like this, at scale, the same way. 🍻