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Hi  Guys,            With the use of the RPG by terrorist's in Afghanistan and Iraq ,i would like to know more as how the RPG compares to the German PanzerFaust of WW2, I have been told that the PanzerFaust was a very potent weapon against our tanks, maybe some of our knowledgeable Army.Ca guys...

I was watch the A&E presentation of "Lima Co. a USMC reserve unit in Iraqi, one incident that really stands out is the use of drugs by these terrorists to hype themselves up, these marines told of finding, and it was also shown, vials of drugs with needles{ Adrenalin vials}, also Syrian money...

In the latest issue of  "Combat Arms" { Guns & Ammo magazine} the commander of 1st Marine Dvision {Major General J.N. Mattis} said that  "ACOG" mounted on the M-16 rifle has proven to be the biggest improvement in lethality for the Marine infantryman since the introduction of the M1 Garand in...

Hi guys,            just curious if the troops in Afghanistan are supplied with 5.56mm. ammo in bandoleers for the C7 & C8, i recall in the late 60's and early 70's getting 7.62mm.in bandoleers for the Canadian C1 & C2 we had the option of "topping up" our mags with stripper clips or a mag...

Hi Guys,      just curious if anyone, especially armorers might have had a chance to see or fire the British Lanchester smg or as the Brits refered to a "Machine Carbine". it is a copy of the German MP28 and fires the 9mm, was mainly issued to the Royal Navy, possibly the RCN may have acquired...

On CTV, this morning Jack Layton whining that our troops in Afghanistan are in fact in a war and that this is not in the Canadian tradition of "peacekeeping blah blah". No consideration or condolences to the fallen and their families,this guy needs a wake up call

I was wondering if someone could give some info on the new CO {Brig.General Frazer} who just took over command of the multi-national force in Kandahar-- "As tan". Is the new CO a infantryman,Armor or Artillery, maybe some of the guys on Army.ca have served with General Fraser and can provide...

I would be interested to know about our new MND military career,,ie: when he enlisted , which  branch of the Forces he served with,  Armour, Infantry, Artillery or Engineers,  i have been watching the papers but nothing about his Army career, perhaps there is someone on Army.ca that would be...

Here's a query for Wes  , did the Aussie's have their own version of the Canadian C 2 light auto which gave us Canuck's added fire power in the infantry section, i think the Aussie's refered to the FN 7.62mm rifle as the  SLR { self loading rifle}, just curious if they made the heavy barreled...

I have noticed on the news from Iraq that the U.S. Forces have a optical sight on their M-16 Rifles and{ i hope i am correct }the M-4 Carbines, id' be interested in hearing from forum members on their opinion of this optical sight as compared to our Canadian Elcan, which i see our troops use...

the British L85/A2 Rifle has had a lot of negative press ,but a upgrade was done on the weapon, anyone hear how the rifle is performing in  Iraq since the upgrade. :cdn:

While in Las Vegas last week i visited a local gun shop that had a indoor range and for a price, shoot the famous "Tommy Gun -45cal. and the Sten Gun-9mm ,the Sten  was a Canadian made weapon, had the  "LONG BRANCH" name stamped on the mag housing, Long Branch  being a suburb of Toronto where...

From what i can gather from this latest news on this "Peace Keeping Brigade" is that the PM and MND are been ill advised on defense policy of this nation by a group of civilian left-winger "wing-nuts" who have gained influence and power in both the PM office and with  the MND, these people are...

The MND speaking at the Royal Canadian Mititary Istitute was told by audience members that ND HQ is "top heavy with officers" a resource decision that is hindering the country's ability to put troops on the ground abroad, the MND responded that" he has been impressed with Defence Department...

I am new to this forum and i find it very interesting, i would like to hear some input into what went wrong when PFC Lynch's convoy,. was attacked. From following this forum there   are a   large group of professional soldier's in the Canadian Army that contribute to this forum,i would like to...

Is there a dress regulation about wearing the Boonie Hat when not in a training area or the field, i have noticed troopies wearing the Boonie Hat into Tim Hortons, etc. your input ??? :salute: