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What contemporary experience in NATO circles are you basing this on?

I don't want to minimize the span of control faced by the current eFP BG - they have way too many sub-units of way to many types. Some of that will be alleviated by the shift to an eFP Bde structure.

Its not a full four-troop squadron, so its not a "square combat team." In future years there will also be additional assets. The eFP BG and eFP Bde will employ their assigned elements according to their estimate of the situation.

The Light Battalion is kept at high-readiness, validated at Battalion level with a US IBCT at JPMRC or JRTC depending on the year. It has reinforcing the eFP as a critical task that will be rehearsed, along with pre-positioned equipment to enable its use there. This allows them to meet the NTM...

The Canadian light battalion will be a surge (flyover), providing another battalion to the soon to be established MN eFP Brigade. The Bde HQ will be Canadian-led but not exclusively Canadian. The surged MN Bde will have the eFP BG, the (surge) light battalion and the Danish battalion. The...

No idea, but I imagine that the new turret is the long pole in the tent, so to speak. When we went from C1 to C2 we bought about 100 thermal sights that had Leopard 1A5s attached to them. We put those Leopard 1A5 turrets into our C1 hulls, although some C1 hulls got swapped out for the "newer"...

Active protection systems are essentially countermeasures. The Israelis and Russians make extensive use of them. There are dazzlers that can work on other spectrums to blind the enemy optics (smoke grenade launchers would count I suppose) There are also active protection systems that detect and...

To be clear, when I write here I do not speak for or represent the RCAC! I am only giving TangoTwoBravo's opinion, which when combined with $1.90 is worth a coffee. The position of the RCAC on any given issue is not my tea to spill unless its already been public domain. Having said all that...

On the positive side it would use a hull that we are familiar with. The 130mm cannon also has very impressive performance. Retaining a fourth crewmember whilst also having an auto-loader is intriguing and could help with information management within the tank. To be honest, my operator spent the...

I think that mech infantry can certainly execute a task such as guard or screen between two formations or along the flank of a formation. It just might not be the best use for them. A Recce Sqn as configured pre-doctrine note with all those two-vehicle Patrols was established and trained to...

If one tries to be strong everywhere then one will end up weak everywhere. Commanders use economy of effort troops to cover gaps - this is one thing that Light/Medium Cavalry forces can do well, especially when supported by air/aviation/UAS. This allows concentration of heavy forces at decisive...

Much of what we see/read is curated, but in general my thoughts on the need for ATGM as the anti-tank framework for an infantry battalion remains. It is very hard to buy ATGM right now - they are in demand in Ukraine. As for Loitering Munitions that have anti-tank uses, they do seem to have a...

True - I shouldn't forget about the rest of the world! Still, if we look at a typical US heavy division, most of the major combat systems could be characterized as Cold War designs. Lots of upgrades, but the base model and design would be from the Cold War.

I am trying to think of tanks in service that are not "Cold War Era" in their design? The Leopard 1A5 actually has fantastic fire control including a thermal sight. I don't see anything remarkable in fighting at long range. Even the best-protected tanks are going to use terrain to further...

I am not sure that recruiting and retention really factor? I think that certain weapons should be permanently distributed at a fairly low level. Infantry platoons and companies should be able to destroy small numbers of enemy tanks without requiring assistance from higher. I think that...

Good questions/observations. We have been locked into the FG of single tank squadrons for MR since, well, BTE 03 I suppose! We had two tank squadrons in that exercise. The understanding in the 2010s was that a war would likely involve a surge, so the thought was there that the CA would...

There are things like War Stocks (which are limited), but our ability to simply replace all of our tanks in our inventory is indeed limited. This is true for most major items including ships and aircraft. For context, towards the end of the Cold War we had all but one squadron of Leopards in...

Are you asking about the eFP Bde or a CMBG in a hypothetical conflict? The former is not my tea to spill here. If its about doctrine then B-GL-321 Brigade Tactics (issued 2017) has an Armoured Regiment in it. The Doctrine Note I have referred to is part of the rewrite of The Armoured...

All of them. Attack Helicopters are found in US Heavy and Light divisions. They also have impressive logistical tails and require quite a bit of shipping to deploy. I think its a bad practice to rely on AHs for anti-tank work. They are great to layer-over an existing anti-armour plan and can...

I am not a project guy, but I would expect a ten-year horizon for any vehicle that is not "off the shelf" or "used." Used is getting hard to come by these days... If a "medium" AFV can be produced on the LAV 6 chassis (say - a turret with a 90mm cannon with additional protection instead of...