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  1. Mourning

    US commits to 1000 troops for Canada in Kandahar Province

    What would be great would be that both those French and US troops would be airborne/air-mobile troops with helicopters that would form the strategic reserve or the elements with which offensive operations can be carried out that NATO has repeatedly asked for. The Georgians I suspect are less...
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    Islam-bashing film sparks fears of violence

    I thought incitement and a call to the use of violence was illegal/unconstitutional, but I'm not aware of the rules in the UK regarding this.
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    Saving NATO II

    Though I aggree virtually completely with the article this part irritates me as a Dutch national. IF you make an example atleast make sure it is factually correct. True, I will be the last that there was real hard fighting in Srebrenica, but to say that there were no shots fired is an absolute...
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    Afghan blasts kill 2 NATO (1 Dutch, 1 US) soldiers 20/04/07

    RIP to my compatriot and the US engineer  :(. :salute:.
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    Historic tank comparisons, split from Re: Leopard 2's - 100 from the Dutch

    Mark IV was widely known as the PzkfW IV. The Panther is, like Iron Duke pointed out, the Mark V. Regards, Mourning  8)
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    Historic tank comparisons, split from Re: Leopard 2's - 100 from the Dutch

    Ehhh... no Panther in the top-10  ??? I know it had its problems at the start of production and was relatively complicated in its day, but after the starting problems were solved it was definitely one of the best tanks of the war. Can't believe it's  not in the top-10. Regards, Mourning  8)
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    Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

    Ok, here's a compilation of YouTube video's: Leopard 2 general documentaries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVXZS6oEhg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86syxIAIKfY&mode=related&search= Leopard 2 A4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XP85nlgZo&mode=related&search= (crushing two cars)...
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    Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

    It's how we went from A4 (not A4M btw. I don't think that version exists) to A6, actually the A5 before that (the L55 and some other small improvements followed a little later to complete the improvement to A6-program). So, yes, that's very well possible. It's what started the program in the...
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    Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

    That is correct.
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    Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

    Sure, no problem. Here goes: "Defensie heeft verkoopt honderd Leopard gevechtstanks verkocht aan Canada. De overeenkomst werd bekend gemaakt tijdens het bezoek van minister van Defensie, Eimert van Middelkoop, aan Canada. Het gaat om twintig Leopard’s 2 A6 en tachtig Leopard’s 2 A4. Het...
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    Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

    Btw what I understood is that it's 40 Leopard 2A4's,  40 Leopard 2A5's (could be A6, but I heard otherwise) and then 20 various ARV variants of the Leopard 2 Buffel (again which ones I do not know. What I DO know is that we won't be sending you 80 or 100 Leopard 2A6M's ... because I don't think...
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    Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

    Hey good news. Hope you guys like them as much as we do  ;). Main difference with the German Leopard 2 versions are a different MG, different radio sets and different smoke-dischargers. Never heard any complaints from people I know who have operated them from years and I remember our teams...
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    Bomb wounds 5 Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

    Suicide bomb attack followed by an ambush on a small convoy that was patrolling near patrolbase Poentjak at the Balluchi-valley. This base has been attacked several times now and is part of the Dutch strategy of slowly moving into Uruzgan province, setting up bases like these, getting into...
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    Berlin Mulls Deploying Spy Jets to Southern Afghanistan

    Yes, and that puts it mildly. Think wat Schroder would have done if he had won the last national German elections :-X. Anyway, I wonder why all of a sudden the use of the term "NATO-solidarity" isn't applied anymore by the Germans? ::) They sure used it a lot during the Cold War when if there...
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    NATO soldier killed in South - Oct 29

    There are no German troops in Uruzgan as far as I know. Last night there was a heavy confrontation near Tarin Kowt, where we have our largest base. A combined ISAF and ANA group came under intense fire in the Chora valley, I have no idea what nationality these ISAF soldiers where (could be...
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    NATO: reinforcements needed in Afghanistan

    20-10-2006  UITBREIDING TROEPEN URUZGAN Nederland versterkt zijn militaire aanwezigheid in het zuiden van Afghanistan met ongeveer 130 man. Dat brengt het totaal op 1540 militairen. Als Nederland, onder leiding van generaalmajoor Ton van Loon, vanaf 1 november voor een halfjaar het commando...
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    After the Battle of Panjwai

    "Key strike puts Taliban to flight Michael Smith, Kandahar BRITISH special forces have played a key role in a defeat of the Taliban as part of Operation Medusa, the largest combat operation ever mounted by Nato. Over the past fortnight Nato troops, led by the Canadians, have driven the...
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    After the Battle of Panjwai

    That would explain part of the reason why they suddenly started waging war and operating in it on a more conventional manner then what they usually appear to be doing. Regards, Mourning  8)
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    After the Battle of Panjwai

    Conquering Canadians take stock With the Taliban having melted away, commander reflects on lessons learned GRAEME SMITH From Wednesday's Globe and Mail PANJWAI DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN — Sitting on the rooftop of a shrapnel-scarred building in southern Afghanistan, Lieutenant-Colonel Omer...
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    NATO: Too Many Restrictions on Foreign Forces in AFG

    With the exception of France? Excuse me? Also this was published BEFORE Medusa on aug. 22 when the ISAF mission in Southern Afghanistan had amply started. Regards, Mourning  8)
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