Colin P said:better than nothing but not exactly that useful. Better to give them to the MP's for convoy escort. A modern VBL would be best. Small, protected not as top heavy. In larger units have a light troop with open top G-wagons with a GPMG and armoured troop with the VBLish vehicle, 6 vehicles per troop. Get them to deploy with the Reserve arty units to learn the OP trade and provide security to the OP's as well. So your friendly arty unit is going to the range, send 2 cars to accompany the OP's. The OP can learn some recce skills and the Armoured can learn some Op skills. If they are near an airbase like Coldlake, they can even work with FOO's.
Eye In The Sky said:500 pers for ea UAV sqn?
dapaterson said:Estimates may be on the high side - so maybe 400 each for five instead?
Besides, stick a sqn in Goose Bay (for example) and you'll need lots of additional pers to keep a base running for the sqn.
ringo said:What would CAF be like with a budget of 2% GDP?
Colin P said:Reserve armour would have actual wheeled armour, reserve artillery would have real guns again and full battery of 6 with 2 CP's again. Support units would actually have working towtrucks and field kitchens.
Naval reserve units could open up in the Arctic, Prince Rupert and likely a Northern East coast large town that does not have one. Regular Navy could have 2 support ships and 1 Mistral class or similar.
Infantry can have a mortar platoon with 81 and 60mm's, heavy weapons platoons with .50cals, grenade launchers and a anti-armour platoon with Carl G, and atgm's
Regular artillery can get one Self-propelled gun battery to work with the tanks and we could have a real AD battery armed with real weapons. Plus several functioning UAV troops. War stocks can be built up.
Air force can issue 2 flying jackets to each pilot, 5 star instead of 4 star hotels, self heating box lunches and 2 more F35's
I don't remember being consulted about this, I would have taken them! Woukd be a sight better than training for convoy escorts using MilCOTS with a C9 out of the back window.Schindler's Lift said:The MPs already had them and handed them back as unsuitable for the task.