Informing the Army’s Future Structure - CAMO Discussion

[markppcli]

Again when the earth was young RCAC School in Borden had a bunch of Sherman hulls as D&M trainers, used in Borden/Meaford. What's todays answer?
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There were leos in Gagetown for training but they've since all moved to Ed.onton to train at unit level.

 

[KevinB]

There were leos in Gagetown for training but they've since all moved to Ed.onton to train at unit level.

So the Armoured School isn’t…

Canada (well the CA) wants to have 2 RegF Armoured Reg’ts. Now that is ~90 MBT’s, simply for operational units.
One would need at least a Squadron + for training at the Armoured School.
Plus ones for the RCEME folks to use for training on maintenance.
Then ARV’s, and ideally AVLB’s and dedicated Heavy Engineering systems (both Breachers and Earth Moving variants).

IMHO it would be better off with 3-4 Hybrid Armoured Regiments - or 1 Regimental entity with 4 Armoured Battalions of Hybrid 30/70 formations.

Of course then that predicates a mech armor outlook that runs head first into the CA’s 1,000,000 LAV army. Given what @Underway posted elsewhere it appears that 4-5k LAV force is in Canada’s Army future - so GFL with that.

That would at least motorize a lot of PRes entities - but doesn’t solve a lot of the off road mobility issues.

I had really hoped the CA would adopt a tracked IFV for at least 2 Brigades.

 

[PrairieFella]

So the Armoured School isn’t…

Canada (well the CA) wants to have 2 RegF Armoured Reg’ts. Now that is ~90 MBT’s, simply for operational units.

120 MBTs min with no op stock or trainers. Sqn = 20.

One would need at least a Squadron + for training at the Armoured School.

20 would be good.