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  1. baboon6

    Thinking about the Infantry Attack

    Javelin has now replaced Milan in the anti-tank troops. Since this orbat was introduced the HK 40mm GMG has come into service- presumably in the HMG troops. Also the Hirtenberger M6 60mm "Commando" mortar which has replaced the 1x 51mm mortar in each close combat troop. (These weapons are also...
  2. baboon6

    Most Swedes support mandatory military service: poll

    In the past 10 years or so, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Spain have all stopped conscription, while in others such as Denmark and Germany both the length of time spent in the military and the number of men actually inducted has been reduced.
  3. baboon6

    The Optimal Battle Group vs. the Affiliated Battle Group

    Would you bring back a proper support coy i.e. one with anti-tank, assault pioneer and mortar platoons?
  4. baboon6

    Should the Kids of Presidents, VPs be Sent Into Combat?

    I think it's worth mentioning that in the First World War both the Prime Minister (Herbert Asquith) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Canadian-born Andrew Bonar Law) of Britain lost sons killed in action. In fact two of Bonar Law's sons were killed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Asquith...
  5. baboon6

    One Year Anniversary of Madeleine Mccann Disappearance

    There have been other suspects too. No-one has ever been arrested or charged.
  6. baboon6

    UK Paper Posting Video Blog of Inf Section in AFG

    That's going to happen anyway, if the results of the recent municipal elections in the UK are anything to go by! Seriously though, I think your fears may be unfounded. Most of the recent documentaries I have seen on British forces lately have followed soldiers into the thick of action. In the...
  7. baboon6

    Aspiring CF-18 pilot...come on, give me a chance :)

    So Bo did you become a pilot as you wanted to?
  8. baboon6

    British Military Current Events

    3 PARA and Canadians in Kandahar province: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3b7_1208813522
  9. baboon6

    British Military Current Events

    Last Fijian or South African more like! I know quite a few South Africans and Zimbabweans in the Brit forces, some of whom hold dual citizenship with UK so might not have come up in the figures mentioned in the article. I read another article which reckoned one infantry battalion (1 PWRR I...
  10. baboon6

    British Military Current Events

    New Gurkha Terms and Conditions of Service: http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade_of_gurkhas/new_gtacos.htm Things are being changed to bring them more into line with the rest of the British Army.
  11. baboon6

    The Airborne Regiment (pre-1977)

    I managed to find the information on another site. Here is a detailed breakdown of the CAR pre-1977: The CAR war establishment was published on 27 Feb, 1968 as Canadian Forces War Establishment 14/1. It was used as the basis for the organization of the formation which was activated on 8 April...
  12. baboon6

    The Airborne Regiment (pre-1977)

    Sorry to resurrect this thread but I have a couple of questions on the structure of the CAR pre-1977. If I am correct there was an airborne HQ & signal squadron, 1 Commando Aeroportee (A, B, C Coys), 2 Abn Commando (D, E, F Coys), 1 Abn Battery, 1 Abn Field Eng Sqn, and the Abn Service Coy. My...
  13. baboon6

    British Military Current Events

    Okay there is some nonsense in that article. Jenkins mentions the South African Ratel and Eland being two of the best armoured vehicles in the world. The Ratel was/is a great vehicle , and certainly South African, but the Eland was nothing more than a licence-produced version of the French...
  14. baboon6

    British Military Current Events

    Far more of us South Africans than you Canadians there though mate!
  15. baboon6

    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    What is the Australian Army's view on non-issue kit in general though?
  16. baboon6

    Close Area Suppression Weapon (was Company Area Suppression Weapon)

    They have Land Rovers too and the Viking tracked vehicle (the latter not shown in this sequence). Here are the rest of the photos from that day, they also have 40mm GMGs, .50 Brownings, GPMGs, Javelin missile, so not exactly lacking in firepower. The Commando21 orbat with two close combat...
  17. baboon6

    Tanks in Afghanistan

    No, that was the officer who commanded the previous rotation (12 Mechanised Bde) to the one now (52 Infantry Bde), the article is from a year ago.. The extra inf battalion was eventually sent on that roto and the current rotation has increased the force size further. The Warrior coy arrived in...
  18. baboon6

    Warriors Arrive

    Besides Warrior and Land Rover (both SNATCH and WMIK) the Brits also have Viking (BVS10 tracked armoured all-terrain vehicle), Mastiff (FP Cougar 6x6 protected patrol vehicle) and Vector (Pinzgauer 6x6 PPV) in Afghanistan. The last two arrived a few months ago, the Vikings have been there since...
  19. baboon6

    If it is written, then it's true. Toronto Star says new attack helicopters.

    No longer in production. Replaced by EC 135 and in specifically military applications by the the EC 635 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC_135 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC_635 http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ec_635/
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