Hardly existential. And was defeated by militia and some mounted police.Well, there was this guy.
The most compelling threats to Canada have always been internal....
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Hardly existential. And was defeated by militia and some mounted police.Well, there was this guy.
The most compelling threats to Canada have always been internal....
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highly unlikely, Ukraine has a lot of launchers, their problem is ammoyears in the making doesn't mean items can't be rerouted to another location as the government decides. I will not be surprised if some of this does get sent there just like so much others have.
Hardly existential. And was defeated by militia and some mounted police.
We may have a very long coast but aren't there really only 4 areas to really be concerned about? I find it hard to envision any attack focusing on Labrador and the western approaches are blocked by Vancouver Island. So Port Hardy and Sooke would cover the west with Louisburg and St. Anthony guarding the east. For a naval attack nothing has really changed in 200 years at least from my point of view.It's more than that. HIMARS is also important for coastal defence to Australia. We don't have the same issue in Canada. Or the same solution. Also, people need to stop getting worked up over initial purchases. Once a system is inducted, it's much easier to convince the government to buy more. Especially in an environment where money is flowing. Getting over the first buy is the biggest hurdle for the staff.
Not with DLR but was a project director for three years on a computer/information management project and the last three years worked hand in hand with a guy who was at DLR.
We do. It's slightly different but it's definitely an issue that we've ignored with the delusion that our coastlines are too far away from hostile actors, that they are of little importance, and too long and costly to defend.
I don't think there is a plan for more because the open tap for additional spending is only a very recent thing while the LRPR project (in its various iterations) has been a line item in army procurement for almost five decades (two decades seriously) that's been kicked down the road repeatedly. It's only ever been in the range of two batteries worth during all that time mostly because in the army there have been competition for capital spending dollars which generally means try to keep costs reasonable regardless of actual needs. Two batteries of HIMARS are reasonable when the army's vision was we'll only ever need to deploy a single brigade in low level conflict.
The army has had credibility problems with cabinet for years with bifurcating projects with "add on" purchases.
I expect their strategic plan calls for a widely spread deployment on numerous islands. That's more feasible for them considering their climate zone. I'm still pondering how to do that in the north.
I think the key questions are: How many divs can/should the army be forming? How many does it deploy at one time? What are the needs for the homeland? I'm still pondering this but I'm pretty sure we need four divisions of 10,000 each rather than two of 20,000 each. The main difference between the way that I think and the way that the army thinks is that I consider these divisions as tactical force employment elements rather than as mere force generators. That means that I want a division that can be picked up and used as is rather than one where you cobble together a grouping from building block pieces.
Good lord, yes. For every nature of ammo we use.
And HEMTT.
There were a lot of advantages for going in with the wide line of off-the-shelf SMP variants that Oshkosh already has.
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We do. It's slightly different but it's definitely an issue that we've ignored with the delusion that our coastlines are too far away from hostile actors, that they are of little importance, and too long and costly to defend.
I don't think there is a plan for more because the open tap for additional spending is only a very recent thing while the LRPR project (in its various iterations) has been a line item in army procurement for almost five decades (two decades seriously) that's been kicked down the road repeatedly. It's only ever been in the range of two batteries worth during all that time mostly because in the army there have been competition for capital spending dollars which generally means try to keep costs reasonable regardless of actual needs. Two batteries of HIMARS are reasonable when the army's vision was we'll only ever need to deploy a single brigade in low level conflict.
The army has had credibility problems with cabinet for years with bifurcating projects with "add on" purchases.
Not with DLR but was a project director for three years on a computer/information management project and the last three years worked hand in hand with a guy who was at DLR.
Not quite existential, though, given (by some narratives) he was just an alienated Westerner representing a minority fucked over by Ottawa, wanting to do their own thing in peace. Sound vaguely familiar?Well, there was this guy.
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Wait - was he a Freedom Fighter or a Terrorist?
Also depends on whether they end up in government or not, right?Another pattern in Canadian history: that depends on whose votes you're Jonesing for![]()
he was just an alienated Westerner representing a minority fucked over by Ottawa, wanting to do their own thing in peace. Sound vaguely familiar?
As Yoda would say, young you be for one so cynical ....That dude wanted to be left alone. Today's westerners are very much insistent they should be able to impose on other provinces. That's the difference.
I see I see.Technically pending first final US approval, which ive heard December for that, with first payment in jan. With the official deal with Lockmart inked in spring