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So by my calculations she's not much different than an MCDV. Bit longer but less tonnage. A lot faster though. A lot smaller than an AOPS - but faster again. Gives me an idea of the possible. @Kirkhill - here's how you can put some air defence systems near several of our major urban centres. Or...

All the above is fair. The part about precision to take out individual targets is true. IMHO, distance isn't a factor. A man with a satchel charge running up to a tank, or an M72 or panzerfaust at close range is equally precise and effective as a long range ATGM or laser guided artillery round...

Merely strengthen it. ;)

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And won the VC for bravery in the face of the Zulus. 🍻

They had even worse tanks. Most had nothing more than the equivalent of the 2 and 6 pdr at best. Some 75s came out in very limited numbers late in the war. Okinawa is both rough terrain and heavily populated with urban and rural areas. The fight was mostly close. Japanese tank loses were only 27...

The Latvian UOR CUAS is a component of AD but, as you say, the capability will be housed within the CS Regts in accordance with managed readiness. Since there is no PY increase associated with the UOR it will be practical to source the manning from within the Regt's STA battery rather than the...

That article doesn't really differ from what I said with respect to the category of "damaged" v "destroyed" and how close the impact is. Do note one particular issue with respect to the damage against armoured vehicles which is the splinters created by the rounds used in the test and modern...

I don't have access to the detailed SOR but in general terms it includes the following: In that respect, yes, C-UAS is part of the GBAD project requirement. Note, however, the GBAD project is quite separate and apart from the UORs to provide equipment of each of a C-UAS troop and a VSHORAD...

Squirrel moment. That comment made me wonder how many subs the RCN had in WW2. Turns out only two and they were captured U Boats taken over after VE Day. HMCS U 190 (surrendered and recommissioned U-boat) HMCS U 889 (surrendered and recommissioned U-boat) 🍻

Being proactive isn't always the best COA. 🍻

It's also bloody dangerous. The laws and processes are just different enough between provinces that you can easily get jammed up and end up in a malpractice situation. 🍻

The problem with a BTG is that it's like a battle group and dependent on the ability of elements to work on a combined arms concept. That takes good mid level leadership and significant and complex training. From what I recall about the early stages of this conflict, many of the infantry units...

True enough, albeit one can also tell, even from drone footage, strikes which are relatively new from old ones. The wide dispersion, however, speaks as to the lack of concentrated fire - something which is inherent in their brigade-level MLRS Don't forget the Russians move away from divisions...

Funny you should mention that. I'm just reviewing the interview notes I have from a former CDS who laid out the difficulty he had in convincing the civilian bureaucracy and political leadership of the requirements beyond those deployed on immediate operations. A particular problem is convincing...

Actually when you look at drone footage you generally see open fields and hedge/tree lines with hundreds upon hundreds of craters around them. That tells me two things. First that they are using guns and rockets at scale. Second, that the accuracy and ability to tightly concentrate their fire is...

It's as @Rudburg says. For example the current M109s (A6 and A7) have a 155mm 39 calibre barrel while the Swedish Archer and French Caesar both come with a 155mm 52 caliber barrel. Over and above the longer barrel there is also the chamber that needs to be considered. More modern guns are...

I appreciate that, but there is very little in the of budget math that gets Canada to new boats unless the commitment of CSCs is revised to allow for boats that can consistently perform. My own preferences are for vessels that can provide an effective deterrent in the Arctic passages. As for...

My solution is to axe a couple or three CSCs and - Boom - you have the crews for all the boats you want plus a healthy down payment on them as well. Plus we have plenty of time to get the crews trained. It would give enough time for Irving or Seaspan to learn how to build a hull for an SSN. ;)...

As you well know, the MGS was a 105mm on a Stryker chassis. It had problems both technically (specifically the autoloader; was expensive to maintain and upgrade; and not worth the effort for the 100 + still in service) and doctrinally which Is why they were withdrawn. The fact that the MGS was...