heresastraw (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The infantry req're tank and artillery support--that is why they send a "Battle Group".

hetman11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Finally at least we now have a government in power that gives a shit about the armed forces and is investing the dollars to boot. (I hope the liberals never get back into power).

grman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

in the strictest sense fo the word those aren't 1s. they are kind of a hybrid between 1s and 2s...we call them C2s...check out our defence website for more info

JustACivvy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's been put on public domain by the armed forces (combat camera) so I would guess they know it's safe to release to the public

JustACivvy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Those are from our country we know what kind of equipment we have thank you very much...

Kyle359 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Right now, the Tories are reaping the benefits of Paul Martin's last three balanced budgets. If they're as bad with Canadians' money as they've historically been, we'll end up with junk anyway. The words LSVW and Iltis come readily to mind now. Point: no matter who's in government, if they have to choose between the Army and, well, just about anything else, the Army gets the leftovers.

feadus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

least you knew what I meant

shamgarsan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Close. This is the first time that canadian tanks have engaged in combat since the Korean war. Canadian tanks were part of 4CMBG stationed in Germany throughout the cold war. Leopard C1s from the Strathcona's were also deployed as part of KFOR in Kosovo.

feadus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is the first time since the korean war that canadian tanks have been on foreign soil :)

shamgarsan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

They're Leopard C2s, not C1s. That's what DND is saying, and they look like C2s with MEXAS to me. Whether they are the same units that went to Kosovo, that's never been stated anywhere I've seen.