Land Force Command

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Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. LFC maintains bases across Canada and is responsible for the largest component of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve — the Army Reserve, often referred to as the "militia". The Chief of Land Staff is Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie. Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Canadian Army as such only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. ... The Canadian Corps was a World War I Canadas soldiers in September of 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. ... The First Canadian Army was the senior Canadian operational formation in Europe during the Second World War. ... Canadian soldiers advancing behind a tank at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, one of Canadas greatest military victories. ... The Canadian Army is, strictly speaking, not an independent formation; rather it is the land component of Canadas integrated defence forces; as such its proper name is the Canadian Forces Land Force Command. ... Land Force Atlantic Area is responsible for army operations of Canadian Forces Land Force Command in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ... Land Force Quebec Area (LFQA) is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in the region within the province of Quebec. ... Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for all operations and administration of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region. ... Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. ... The following is a current list of regiments of the Canadian Land Forces Command as of 2006. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC), are the unified armed forces of Canada. ... // The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral). ... Major General Andrew Brooke Leslie OMM, CD (born December, 1957) is the Director General Strategic Planning of the Canadian Forces. ...

LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Mobile Command (MC), later changed to Force Mobile Command (FMC) in 1975 when tactical air units were assigned to newly-created Air Command. The name was changed from FMC to Land Force Command in a 1997 reorganization of the Canadian Forces. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CF-18 off the coast Hawaii CH-124 Sea King CH-149 Cormorant CC-115 Buffalo Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. ...

History

Main article: History of the Canadian Army

Following unification of the three armed services in 1968, Mobile Command became in effect the "Canadian Army" though the term "army" did not find favour until the 1980s when it became once again unofficially used to refer to Canada's land forces, both Regular and Reserve. The early organization of Mobile Command included tactical ground attack fixed and rotary wing aircraft, in addition to ground forces, and was akin to the integrated warfare approach of the United States Marine Corps. In a 1975 reorganization of the Canadian Forces, Air Command was created and all air assets were reassigned to that organization. Mobile Command was renamed Force Mobile Command and became an exclusive ground force. In 1997, Force Mobile Command was officially redesignated Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces. The Canadian Army as such only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... CF-18 off the coast Hawaii CH-124 Sea King CH-149 Cormorant CC-115 Buffalo Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. ...

Army bases and training centres

• CFB Edmonton, Alberta (1 CMBG, CTR Wainwright)
• CFB Suffield, Alberta
• CFB-TC Shilo, Manitoba
• LFWA TC Wainwright, Alberta
• CFB Kingston, Ontario
• CFB Petawawa, Ontario (2 CMBG)
• LFCATC Meaford, Ontario
• CFB Montreal, Quebec
• CFB Valcartier, Quebec (5 CMBG)
• CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick (CTC)
• LFAATC Det Aldershot, Kentville Nova Scotia
• CFB Trenton, Ontario, Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre (formerly CPC)

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Regiments

The badge of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Canadian infantry and armoured regimental traditions are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army. Many regiments were patterned after regiments of the British Army, and a system of official "alliances", or affiliations, was created to perpetuate a sense of shared history. Other regiments developed independently, resulting in a mixture of both colourful and historically familiar names. Other traditions such as Battle Honours and Colours have been maintained by Canadian regiments as well. Approximately two thirds of the Regular Force is comprised of anglophone units, while one third is francophone. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry cap badge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry cap badge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces (CF), belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Look up Anglophone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Armoured

Regular Force units include:

• The Royal Canadian Dragoons
• Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
• 12^e Régiment blindé du Canada

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Artillery

Canada's regular field artillery has traditionally been called the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. Canada currently has four Regular Force regiments:

• 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
• 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
• 5^e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada
• 4th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery

The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is the name given to the regular field artillery units of the Canadian Army. ...

Combat Engineers

• 1 Combat Engineer Regiment
• 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
• 4 Engineer Support Regiment
• 5e Régiment du génie de combat

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Infantry

Regular Force infantry regiments and battalions of the Canadian Army are:

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, The Royal Canadian Regiment
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
• 1^er, 2^e, et 3^e Bataillons, Royal 22^e Régiment

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Structure

Main article: Structure of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command

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Equipment

Vehicles

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Weapons

Main article: List of infantry weapons and equipment of the Canadian military

Model/Type	Number	Dates	Manufacturer	Details
C9 machine-gun	N/A	N/A	FN Minimi,  Belgium
C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle	N/A	N/A	Diemaco/Colt Canada,  Canada
C6 machine-gun	N/A	N/A	FN Minimi,  Belgium
Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun	N/A	N/A	John M. Browning,  United States
Browning-HP 9 mm pistol	N/A	1944	John M. Browning,  United States
Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW)	N/A	2000	McMillian Brothers,  Canada
C3A1 sniper rifle	N/A	N/A	Parker Hale,  United Kingdom
C13 fragmentation grenade	N/A	N/A	United States
M203A1 grenade launcher	N/A	N/A	United States
TOW anti-tank missile	N/A	N/A	United States
M3 Carl Gustav 84mm SRAAW(M) anti-armour platoon gun	N/A	N/A	Bofors,
M72 anti-tank weapon	N/A	N/A	Nammo,
81 mm mortar	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom
60 mm mortar	N/A	N/A	United States
ERYX short-range anti-armour weapon (heavy)	N/A	N/A	{{MBDA]],  United Kingdom
Javelin short-range air defence missile	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom
LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer	N/A	N/A	Giat Industries,  France
M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer	N/A	N/A	British Vickers,  United Kingdom
Skyguard / 35 mm twin-gun low-level air defence	N/A	N/A	Oerlikon,  Germany
C1 close support howitzer	N/A	N/A	United States
C3 close support howitzer	N/A	N/A	United States
P225, 226 pistol	N/A	N/A	SIGARMS,
Remington 870 shotgun c. 1950	N/A	N/A	Remington Arms,  United States

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Rank structure

Main article: Canadian Forces ranks and insignia

Comparison of ranking structure available at Ranks and insignia of NATO. Not shown are the various appointment badges for specialist positions such as master gunner, drum major, etc. Many ranks are associated with specific appointments; for example a regimental sergeant major is usually a chief warrant officer. The title of master corporal also, technically, refers to an appointment and not a rank. Some ranks may have different names depending on the customary tradition of certain army corps, and may not appear here. This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ... Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) is an appointment held by Warrant Officers Class 1 (WO1) in the British Army, Royal Marines and many Commonwealth armies including the Australian Army and New Zealand Army, and by Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) in the Canadian Forces. ...

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D-	Student Officer
Canada (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant		Eleve-Officier
1 Honorary/War time rank.

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Canada (Edit)																											No insignia						No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef						Master Warrant Officer Adjudant-maître		Warrant Officer Adjudant		Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef						Corporal Caporal		Trained Private Soldat		Private Basic						Private (Recruit) Soldat (recrue)

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Battles involving the Canadian army

The Canadian Army has participated in the following campaigns as a combatant:

• Second Boer War
• First World War
  • Vimy Ridge
  • Passchendaele
  • Second Battle of Ypres
  • Western Front
  • Siberian Expedition

Main article: Military history of Canada during the Second World War

• Second World War
  • Battle of Hong Kong
  • Dieppe Raid
  • Sicily and Italy
  • Battle of Ortona
  • Northwest Europe
    • Juno Beach
    • Operation Market Garden
    • Battle of Normandy
    • Battle of the Scheldt
    • Rhineland
    • Battle of Groningen
• Korean War
• Gulf War
• War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
  • Operation Apollo
  • Operation Mountain Thrust
  • Operation Medusa
  • Battle of Panjwaii
  • Operation Falcon's Summit

Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the opening battles in a larger British campaign known as the Battle of Arras. ... For the village, see Passendale. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... A recruiting poster in Canada. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Combatants British Army Canadian Army British Indian Army Royal Hong Kong Regiment Imperial Japanese Army Commanders Mark Aitchison Young Christopher Michael Maltby Sakai Takashi Strength 15,000 troops 50,000 troops Casualties 4,500 killed 8,500 POWs 706 killed 1,534 wounded Pacific campaigns 1941-42 Pearl Harbor – Thailand... Combatants Canada United Kingdom Germany Commanders Louis Mountbatten J. H. Roberts Gerd von Rundstedt Strength 6,086 1,500 Casualties Canada: 950 dead, 2,340 captured wounded or not; United Kingdom: 600; United States:4+; 311 dead, 280 wounded The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe or... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... Combatants 1st Canadian Infantry Division 5th Canadian Armoured Division 3rd battalion, 3rd Regt, German 1st Parachute Division Commanders Major General Chris Vokes Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich Strength  ? 1 Battalion Casualties Canadian 1375 dead 964 wounded[2] German ? The Battle of Ortona (December 20, 1943 to December 28, 1943)[1] was a... North-West Europe is not a well defined term. ... This article is about the beach codenamed in WWII. For other uses, see Juno Beach (disambiguation) Combatants Canada Germany Commanders Major-General R.F.L. Keller, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter, German 716th Static Infantry Division Strength 15,000[1] 7,771 Casualties 340 dead, 739 other casualties... Combatants United Kingdom United States Canada Poland Germany Commanders Bernard Montgomery Brian Horrocks Roy Urquhart James M. Gavin Maxwell Taylor Stanislaw Sosabowski Walter Model Wilhelm Bittrich Kurt Student Strength 35,000 20,000 Casualties 11,377 dead,wounded or missing 6,450 Captured 2,000 Killed 6,000 Wounded Operation... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel... Combatants Canada United Kingdom Poland Belgium Norway Germany Commanders Guy Simonds (acting) (First Canadian Army) Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (German 15th Army) Strength  ?  ? Casualties 12,873 total; including 6,367 Canadian  ? The Battle of the Scheldt was a series of military operations which took place in northern Belgium and south... The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. ... The Battle of Groningen took place during the final month of the Second World War, from April 13th to April 16th 1945 in the city of Groningen between a mixture of German soldiers, Dutch and Belgian SS troops numbering 6,000 and the entire 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Combatants Taliban al-Qaeda IMU Hezbi Islami Afghanistan Northern Alliance ISAF Commanders Mohammed Omar Obaidullah Akhund # Mullah Dadullah  Jalaluddin Haqqani Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Mohammad Atef  Juma Namangani  Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Bismillah Khan Mohammed Fahim Abdul Rashid Dostum William J. Fallon Bantz J. Craddock Egon Ramms Dan McNeill Guy... Operation Apollo was the codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan. ... Combatants United States, Canada, UK,  Romania, Netherlands, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda Commanders Brig. ... Combatants Canada, Afghan National Army support from United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, Taliban insurgents Strength 2,000 1,200+ Casualties Canada: 12 killed, 44 wounded U.S.: 1 killed U.K.: 14 killed (MR-2 crash) 517 killed, 85 captured[2] Operation Medusa was a Canadian-led offensive by... 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Publications

• Canadian Military Journal: http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca
• Canadian Army Journal: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/

Notes

1. ^ Background — CF Leased & Purchased Leopard 2A6M/2A4 Tanks, at CASR
2. ^ ^{a b c} DND backgrounder, Renewing the Canadian Forces' Tank Capability, April 12, 2007

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References

• Faces of War: The Canadian Army at Library and Archives Canada

See also

• History of the Canadian Army
• Canadian Forces
• Regimental nicknames of the Canadian Forces
• army.ca
• Intelligence Branch (Canadian Forces)
• Permanent Active Militia
• Non-Permanent Active Militia

The Canadian Army as such only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC), are the unified armed forces of Canada. ... Many regiments have over the years earned nicknames; some laudatory, some derogatory, but all colourful. ... Army. ... The Intelligence (Int) Branch is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF). ... The Permanent Active Militia was the proper name of Canadas full-time professional land forces from the 1800s to 1940 when the Canadian Army was so designated. ... The Non-Permanent Active Militia was the name of Canadas part-time volunteer military force from the time of Confederation to 1940. ...

External links

• Canadian Army Website - Official website of the Canadian Army
• Land Force Command (Defence page)
• army.ca - Army.ca a web forum and interactive wiki dealing with both current and historical issues related to the Canadian Army.
• Battle Honours in the Canadian Army by J.R. Grodzinski
• Battle Honours of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
• Battle Honours of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
• Canadiansoldiers.com
• Canadian Soldier Training Blog
• Battle Honours in the Canadian Army

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Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Canadian Army as such only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. ... Land Force Areas: LFAA • LFQA • LFCA • LFWA Land Force Atlantic Area is responsible for army operations of Canadian Forces Land Force Command in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ... Land Force Quebec Area (LFQA) is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in the region within the province of Quebec. ... Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for all operations and administration of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region. ... Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. ... Canadian Mechanized Brigade Groups: 1 CMBG • 2 CMBG • 5 CMBG 1 CMBG badge 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Western Area of the Canadian army. ... 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Central Area of the Canadian army. ... 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (Fr 5e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada) (5CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Quebec Area of the Canadian army. ... Canadian Brigade Groups: 31 CBG • 32 CBG • 33 CBG • 34 CBG • 35 CBG • 36 CBG • 37 CBG • 38 CBG • 39 CBG • 41 CBG 32 Canadian Brigade Group is part of Land Forces Central Area of the Canadian Forces. ... 41 Canadian Brigade Group (41CBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Western Area of the Canadian Army. ... Soldier Weapons: • C9 machine-gun • C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle • C6 machine-gun • Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun • Browning-HP 9 mm pistol •P225, 226 •Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) • C3A1 sniper rifle • C13 fragmentation grenade •M203 grenade launcher • M72 SRAAW(L) The FN Minimi is a squad automatic weapon — the name coming from Mini-mitrailleuse (French: mini-machine gun. It is a 5. ... The C7 is a variation of the M16 rifle that is manufactured by Diemaco, a subsidiary of Colt Firearms, and used by the Canadian Forces, Hærens Jegerkommando (Norway), Military of Denmark (all branches) and the Royal Netherlands Army as its main infantry weapon. ... The FN MAG (or MAG-58) is a machine gun manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN), Belgium. ... It has been suggested that K6 HMG be merged into this article or section. ... The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. ... The Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)-Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol originally chambered for 9 mm Luger. ... The LRSW is used by the CF snipers. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The M67 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the US armed forces and Canadian forces - where it is referred to as the C13. ... M203 generally refers to the United States Army designation for a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher that attaches to the M16 assault rifle or the M4 Carbine. ... The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon, also referred to as the Light Anti-Armor Weapon or LAW) is a portable one-shot 66 mm anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Talley Defense Systems, produced by Nammo Raufoss AS in Norway. ... Crewed Weapons: • Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) •ERYX SRAAW(H) • TOW LRAAW(H) • 81 mm mortar • 60 mm mortar • Javelin short-range air defence missile •Skyguard • C1 close support howitzer • C3 close support howitzer • LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer • M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer Carl Gustav anti-tank weapon in action With the Irish Army. ... ERYX Type anti-tank Nationality France Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA Date of design Production period 1989 Service duration 1994 Operators Canadian, French, Norwegian armies Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... A TOW missile being fired from a Jeep. ... The United Kingdoms L16 81 mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British army. ... The M19 Mortar is a smoothbore, muzzle loading, very light and simple, high angle of fire weapon for light infantry support developed and produced in the United States. ... A triple Javelin missile launcher Javelin is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, used by the British Army and Canadian Army. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The 105 mm Howitzer M2A1(M101) was the standard medium field howitzer for the U.S. in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theatres. ... The 105 mm Howitzer M2A1(M101) was the standard medium field howitzer for the U.S. in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theatres. ... The LG1 is a modern towed howitzer in service with the Military of Canada . ... M777 Typetowed howitzer NationalityUK/US Eramodern Targetgeneral History Date of design Production period2004- Number built Service duration2005 - OperatorsUSMC War service Specifications Carriage split trail Calibre155 mm Barrel length39 calibres Carriagesplit trail Weight4170 kg Ammunition Shell Weight Muzzle velocity Range25 to 30 km Rate of fire2 to 5 round/min Crew7... Armoured Fighting Vehicles: LAV III • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle • ADATS • Leopard C2 • Leopard 2 • Bison APC • M113A3 and MTVL • RG-31 The LAV III armoured vehicle (AV) is the latest (entering service in 1999) in General Motors light armoured vehicle (LAV) line. ... The Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle is an armoured fighting vehicle built by General Motors of Canada for the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS) is a dual-purpose short range surface-to-air and anti-tank missile system based on the M113A2 vehicle. ... The Leopard (or Leopard 1) is a German designed and produced main battle tank that first entered service in 1965 and was used as the main battle tank for Germany, several other European countries, Australia, Canada, Brazil and Chile. ... The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank built by the German company Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the Bundeswehr. ... Chilean Mowag Piranha 8X8. ... The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations. ... The RG-31 Nyala is multi-purpose mine-protected vehicle made by Land Systems OMC in South Africa, based on the TFM Industries Mamba APC. The vehicle’s V-shaped monocoque welded steel hull and high suspension are designed to resist a blast equivalent to two TM-57 anti-tank... Schools: Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre • Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College • The Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre is a Canadian Forces training facility located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. ... 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