Canada's tanks

[Colin Parkinson]

M10 Booker found a buyer?
I mean it's GDLS right

and a orphaned fleet, exactly what Canada wants in a program.

 

[FJAG]

Isn't Ajax like the M2 Bradley a recce vehicle with minimal dismounts?

Ajax very definitely is. The Ares version, however, has no turret, just an RWS and more interior space and is classified as the series APC version. It's tough finding info on its pax capacity although I have found its complement to be a crew of two and room for up to seven dismounts.

I haven't seen anything specific on how the Brits are doing the new version of cavalry and have been looking at it as an analogue to how they used Scimitar, Spartan and Stryker. I see Ajax as the Scimitar recce/surveillance replacement and Ares as the Spartan infantry carrier replacement. Since there is no specific Stryker ATGM replacement, I think they are using Ares with dismountable ATGMs. A recce sqn used to have three recce troops, one ATGM troop and one support (infantry) troop.

 

[Kirkhill]

Ajax very definitely is. The Ares version, however, has no turret, just an RWS and more interior space and is classified as the series APC version. It's tough finding info on its pax capacity although I have found its complement to be a crew of two and room for up to seven dismounts.

I haven't seen anything specific on how the Brits are doing the new version of cavalry and have been looking at it as an analogue to how they used Scimitar, Spartan and Stryker. I see Ajax as the Scimitar recce/surveillance replacement and Ares as the Spartan infantry carrier replacement. Since there is no specific Stryker ATGM replacement, I think they are using Ares with dismountable ATGMs. A recce sqn used to have three recce troops, one ATGM troop and one support (infantry) troop.

It looks as if the Striker/Swingfire overwatch role is, as you say to be done with an Ares variant armed with Brimstones.

I doubt if that will be doing any dismount work. Perhaps the dismounts in the Assault Troop Ares will be equipped with Javelin.

 

[FJAG]

Just did a little surfing and came across a forum discussing AJAX. That included a 2022 post as to how the Royal Dragoon Guards were reorganizing:

So basically, it will move from 4 recce squadrons and HQ squadrons, to 4 squadron structure

• HQ Squadron
• The Green Horse Squadron - recce squadron
• The Black Horse Squadron - anti-tank squadron
• The Blue Horse Squadron - fire support squadron

I doubt if this was, or is, the last word.