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Even uncooled need batteries. They just last longer — it is was a cooled unit in the older and IIRC still same in the LW CLU. You are significantly more the point end guy for this stuff, I have heard that the launched seekers don’t need internal fan assistance for cooling due to the air helping...

Sounds like the Sovereign Citizen type of whack job.

Some agencies make it part of the uniform and honestly if you hadn’t been exposed to some of the best options in armor you probably wouldn’t think it was too onerous. Maybe I’ve become a bit of a princess these days, but knowing what comfort is in armor with custom plates - I don’t think I’d...

Define Support ;)

I found it interesting to hear that Terrorism was discounted early on, when if the Manifesto commentary is correct, it really does appear to be a case of domestic terrorism.

I do not consider “reserve” equipment to be equipment reserve units have -- to me that is all operation front end equipment. Reserve Equipment is extra stuff in long term preservation storage (ideally some pre-deployed) beyond what is on the books for current units RegF or PRes. I am a fan...

Terrible event; In a hindsight being 20/20 issue, I would suggest the DS answer when confronted with a SKS type firearm at that distance (10-15m) the best option would have been for the 2 LEO’s to try to rush the shooter online, not letting him out of sight and neutralizing him as a threat...

Or people. I doubt releasing snakes into the prison would be seen as helpful. I’d like to order a few hundred Egyptian ASP’s please? They are for a children’s prison (which also brings up a lot of questions — which I suppose the ASP’s could also answer…)

Agreed, but thermals are either cooled or uncooled. Cooled thermals are battery hogs, no one uses any sort of coolant that runs out - just batteries that die. Cooled thermals have a number of advantages for FCS (better contrast, and typically higher resolution) with the noise and battery...

The old IDF model was a 3:1 and 75% rule. 1) Hold 3 in reserve for everyone of something you have fielded 2) Replace anything that has less than 75% of its life left. The logic was that any given day they could be at war, and needed to be able to count on the equipment in use to last, as well...

But that was true too ;) Who is administrating the betting? I have a bet to place ;)

He doesn’t know a lot about CLU Thermals. I would also say the CA gamed the requirement toward the Spike products

I would say that the smart choice is not the 1 million LAV army, but like NSS finding a design, and having it built in Canada - which is kinda how the LAV started -- design was licensed by DDGM from the Swiss MOWAG - and then General Dynamics bought out GM’s Defense part of Diesel Division...

GDLS, as yes another Canadian subsidiary of a US Defense giant. Not sure that I’d consider that a flex.

They sort of missed the fact that the nations are actually getting ready for global LSCO’s and thus the climate is taking a serious back row.

I’d be careful on how you work “Canadian Tech” - if you mean subcontract work by a subsidiary of a large US Defense company, I would be much more accepting. The unfortunately reality is due to GoC miser activities, most Defense entities in Canada are either subsidiaries of a larger US firm (or...

At least tier 3, preferably tier 2 (albeit not sure what Canada has to offer in that regard). You need at least 66 to replace the Hornets for NORAD, that can is getting pretty see through based on the times it has been kicked down the road. Well technically GCAP is Global just not Europe ;)

The original intent (prior to 47 taking over) was that the NGAS (now F-47) was to be available to at least the 5Eye folks. We have obviously jumped the shark between that intent and now - but interesting to see that option may be opening again -- it is quite frankly the only way to afford...

Lebanon had issues before Hezbollah. Keep in mind the Sunni/Shia divide. The Palestinians getting kicked out of Jordan was a key destabilization issue of Lebanon (Black September). Hezbollah is a relatively new add to the issues in Lebanon, only becoming a thing after the 1979 Iranian...

Offensive War of Choice is an interesting choice of words. Your most recent reply is at least a little different from the previous. As to me at least, the one I quoted above seemed to suggest that you didn’t consider Israel a democracy liberal democracy. Yes they have a number of...