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BingoOr you go to the updated version of Bv206 Hagglund which is smaller to fit better into a C-130 but still armoured and has a turret gun:
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Key for me is that is being used by multiple European countries and the USA and in some larger number purchases. There are also several hundred on order for other countries.
Say a bare Min 3 / Patrol Group, that is 603. Then 10% min for training and 10% spares - so another ~ 122, gets you to 725.The only question to me is how many do we need to buy. There are 201 Canadian Ranger Patrol groups....do you start with a minimum of two per group? 3? Then decide what you want pre-positioned at places like Yellowknife/Churchill/Iqaluit for training. Nice thing is that you don't need heavy transport to move them around...a pick up with a gooseneck trailer can haul one so they're much easier to shift around than Amour units.
10 for the EME guys and you are at 735, and you aren't yet moving any Cbt Arms folks.
If one wants to give arctic mobility to say an Infantry Bn - you need another 80 min, so honestly I think 1,200 would be a good start for Canada.For context Germany is looking at a fleet of 640. What would Canada need with it's Artic aspects?