The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada are a militia regiment within the Canadian Forces, based in Toronto, Ontario. The regiment is part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. It is the only Primary Reserve regiment in Canada to have a parachute role. The regiment consists of the Reserve Battalion, the Regimental Association^[1] and The Regimental Band.^[2] The official abbreviation is QOR of C, but they are often abbreviated simply as QOR. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township)   1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government  - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)  - Governing Body Toronto City Council  - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel  - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti... The Maple Leaf Forever was written by Alexander Muir (1830–1906) in 1867, the year of Canadas Confederation. ... HRH Princess Alexandra Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel Ogilvy, née Windsor), formerly Princess Alexandra of Kent, is a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George V. She was married to the late Sir Angus Ogilvy. ... Lebanese Kataeb militia A Militia is an organization of citizens to provide defense, emergency or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity. ... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC), are the unified armed forces of Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... 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. ... 32 Canadian Brigade Group is part of Land Forces Central Area of the Canadian Forces. ... // 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). ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ...

The QOR parades out of Moss Park Armoury in downtown Toronto and Dalton Armoury in Scarborough every Wednesday night. The unit motto is "In Pace Paratus"- In Peace Prepared. The Moss Park Armoury Moss Park Armoury is a Canadian Forces facility located at 130 Queen Street East, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Dalton Armoury is a Canadian Forces army reserve facillity located at 37 Mid-Dominion Acres, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township)   1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government  - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)  - Governing Body Toronto City Council  - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel  - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti...

Regimental structure

The Reserve Battalion is made up of the following companies:

• Battalion Headquarters
• 60th Company
• Buffs Company
• Victoria Company (Combat Service Support)
• Para Company

Role

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada are the only militia regiment in Canada that participates in parachuting exercises. The unit has qualified Parachute Instructors and jumpmasters. Members also take courses in helicopter operations, aerial delivery, and as LZ/DZ (landing zone/drop zone) controllers. Members of the QOR have also been sent on the arduous Patrol Pathfinder Course. Qualified personnel in jump positions are allowed the honour of wearing the maroon beret. Trained soldiers are addressed as Riflemen. British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... A jumpmaster is a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an airplane. ... One version of the patch worn on the uniforms of American pathfinders who served during World War II. During World War II, the pathfinders were a group of volunteers selected within the Airborne units who were specially trained to operate navigation aids to guide the main airborne body to the... The maroon beret has been the international symbol of airborne forces since its selection for use by the British Parachute Regiment in 1942. ... Rifleman may refer to: A private infantry soldier whose primary weapon is a rifle. ...

The Queen's Own Rifles have had a long standing support role with the Canadian Parachute Centre, recently incorporated into the new Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre. Several reserve units have soldiers who have completed the Canadian Army's Basic Parachutist Course, but none can bring Parachute Instructors, Jumpmasters, parachute riggers, LZ/DZ controllers, and aerial delivery specialists together like the QOR. They also send many parachute instructors and jumpmasters to assist with parachuting courses. Most members of Para Company jump several times a year, as opposed to parachutists in other reserve units who do not have the option to jump with their units. The Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre is a Canadian Forces training facility located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. ... A jumpmaster is a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an airplane. ... A parachute rigger is a person who is licenced to pack, maintain or repair parachutes. ... A jumpmaster is a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an airplane. ...

The Canadian Forces SkyHawks Parachute Demonstration Team has also had support from the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, with several members joining the elite demonstration team. The SkyHawks are the Canadian Forces Parachute Demonstration Team based at CFB Trenton. ...

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada has sent volunteers on overseas tours to UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) Namibia 1989 -1990 , Cambodia , Cyprus, Somalia for Operation Deliverance 1992-1993 members were attached to the Canadian Airborne Regiment in 1 Cdo , 2 Cdo & 3 Commando, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. Motto None Anthem Intermeco Bosnia and Herzegovina() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Parliamentary democracy  -  Presidency members Željko KomÅ¡ić1 NebojÅ¡a Radmanović2 Haris Silajdžić3  -  Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Å pirić  -  High Representative 4 Independence... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë, Serbian: , transliterated ; also , transliterated ) is a region in southern Serbia which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. ...

History

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (originally named 2nd Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada) was formed on April 26, 1860, predating the Confederation of Canada. It is Canada's oldest continuously-serving infantry regiment. is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process that ultimately brought together a union among the provinces, colonies and territories of British North America to form a Dominion of the British Empire, which today is a federal nation state simply known as Canada. ...

The Queen's Own Rifles first saw combat during the Battle of Ridgeway. The Second Boer War was the first time that soldiers from the Queen's Own Rifles fought on foreign soil. They were recognized for their service and earned a Battle Honour for the regiment, even though they were not allowed to wear the QOR cap badge in South Africa. Battle of Ridgeway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 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... A battle honour is a military tradition practiced in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and is an official acknowledgement rewarded to military units for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. ...

The regiment also saw combat in both World Wars and the Korean War, as well as during conflicts after these wars. 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...

In 1970, the First Battalion of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada was rebadged to reform the Third Battalion of the PPCLI. Cap Badge of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry is one of the most decorated regiments in the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

From 1983 to 1995, the regiment was operationally tasked to provide an airborne company to the Canadian Airborne Regiment. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was a Canadian Forces formation created on April 8, 1968. ...

The unit played a large role in securing the Victoria Cross of Corporal Frederick George Topham in 2005. The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. ... Photo by Terry Macdonald - Oct 1995 Frederick George Topham, VC was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

On April 22, 2006, the QOR opened Dalton Armoury in Scarborough as part of the Land Force Reserve Restructure expansion. Buffs Company parades out of Dalton Armoury. According to the unit's regimental history, during September 1910, the QOR went on a 13 mile route march with The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment. It was noted that the Buffs and QOR used the same regimental march, a tune known as The Regimental Quick Step of the Buffs composed for The Buffs by Handel. A regimental alliance was made official in 1914. is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dalton Armoury is a Canadian Forces army reserve facillity located at 37 Mid-Dominion Acres, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township)   1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government  - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)  - Governing Body Toronto City Council  - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel  - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti... The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army being the 3rd Regiment of Foot. ... HANDEL was the code-name for the UKs National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. ...

Battle Honours

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada have earned 46 battle honours over its 146 year history. The battle honours in bold are approved to be emblazed on the Regimental Colours. Note that this is the name of the battle honour, and is not the name of the actual engagement. The custom has been to award, to those units who took part, the right to display the name of a particular battle, campaign or war. ...

Early Years

• North West Canada 1885
• South Africa 1899-1900

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World War I

• Ypres, 1915
• Gravenstafel Ridge
• St. Julien
• Festubert, 1915
• Mount Sorrel
• Somme, 1916
• Pozieres Ridge
• Flers-Courcelette
• Ancre Heights
• Arras, 1917
• Vimy, 1917
• Arleux
• Scarpe, 1917
• Hill 70
• Ypres, 1917
• Passchendaele
• Amiens
• Arras, 1918
• Scarpe, 1918
• Drocourt-Queant Line
• Hindenburg Line, Battles of
• Canal du Nord
• Pursuit to Mons
• FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18

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World War II

• Normandy Landing
• Le Mesnil-Patry
• Caen
• Carpiquet
• Bourguebus Ridge
• Faubourg de Vaucelles
• Falaise
• Quesnay Wood
• The Laison
• Boulogne 1944
• Calais 1944
• The Scheldt
• Breskens Pocket
• The Rhineland
• Waal Flats
• The Hochwald
• The Rhine
• Emmerich – Hoch Elten
• Deventer
• NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45

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Important engagements

• Battle of Ridgeway, Fenian Raids, 1866
• Battle of Cut Knife, North-West Rebellion, 1885
• World War I
  • St Julien
  • Hill 70
  • Passchendaele
  • Mount Sorrel
  • Amiens
  • Somme, 1916
  • Fleurs-Courcelette
  • Canal du Nord
  • Pursuit to Mons
  • Vimy, 1917
• World War II
  • Normandy Landing
  • Le Mesnil-Patry
  • The Scheldt
  • Caen
  • The Rhineland
  • Bourguebus Ridge
  • The Hochwald
  • Falaise
  • The Rhine
  • Boulogne, 1944

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Victoria Cross recipients

• Cpl Colin Barron (as member of 3CEF, needs verification)
• Lt G.F. Kerr MC MM (as member of 3CEF, needs verification)
• Sgt Aubrey Cosens, VC (May 21, 1921 - February 26, 1945)

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Colonels-in-chief

• HM Queen Mary (1928-1953)
• HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1960- )

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Famous members

• Barney Danson served with the regiment in Normandy and later served as Minister of National Defence.

• Ben Dunkelman - Promoted through the ranks from Private to Major during World War II

• Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, C.M., CMM, MSC (and bar), O.Ont , CD, (born 30 April 1940) is a retired Canadian general and writer. MacKenzie is most famous for establishing and commanding Sector Sarajevo as part of the United Nations Protection Force or UNPROFOR in Yugoslavia in 1992.

• Captain John McCrae is remembered for his poem In Flanders Fields. He was a member of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada while studying at the University of Toronto, during which time he was promoted to Captain.

• Alexander Muir - author of "The Maple Leaf Forever," fought at the Battle of Ridgeway

• General Sir William Dillon Otter (3 December 1843 – 6 May 1929) KCB, CVO, VD was the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army.

• Major-General Sir Henry Pellatt, C.V.O., D.C.L.,(6 January 1859, Kingston, Ontario, Canada - 8 March 1939) was a well-known Canadian financier and soldier

• The Right Honourable Vincent Massey was appointed Governor General of Canada in 1952. He was the first Canadian appointed to the post, and since then the Governor General has always been a Canadian citizen. Massey Hall in Toronto was named for his family.

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Regimental museum

The Regimental Museum of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is located on the third floor of the historic Casa Loma building. Sir Henry Pellatt, who built Casa Loma, was an ardent supporter of the Regiment, and was knighted in 1905 for his service with the unit. Casa Loma Casa Loma (literally House on the Hill) is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada tourist attraction and the former home of financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. ... Major-General Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, C.V.O., D.C.L.,(January 6, 1859, Kingston, Ontario, Canada - March 8, 1939) was a well-known Canadian financier and soldier. ... Casa Loma Casa Loma (literally House on the Hill) is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada tourist attraction and the former home of financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. ...

Regimental Church

St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church in Toronto has been the regimental church of the QOR since 1910. It is located at 227 Bloor Street between Church Street and Jarvis Street. Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... There are several streets called Church Street Church Street, Liverpool, England. ...

The Cross of Sacrifice located outside the Church is dedicated to the members of the QOR that have fallen. It was built and dedicated after the First World War.

The Books of Remembrance are a list of the names of the QOR fallen, and are located in the interior of the Cathedral. The Books are paraded annually on Remembrance Day Sunday, when the Regiment parades to St. Paul’s to attend services.

Alliances

Current Alliances

•  United Kingdom - The Rifles
•  United Kingdom - The Royal Gurkha Rifles
•  United Kingdom - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)

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Order of precedence

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See also

• The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces
• Military history of Canada
• Riflemen
• Paratrooper
• Parachuting
• SkyHawks Parachute Team
• Maroon beret
• Parachute rigger
• Pathfinders

HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces, presides over the rededication of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, next to her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wearing the uniform of the Royal Canadian Regiment, April, 2007. ... Canadian soldiers advancing behind a tank at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, one of Canadas greatest military victories. ... Rifleman may refer to: A private infantry soldier whose primary weapon is a rifle. ... An American USMC Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is an activity involving a free-fall from a height using a parachute. ... The SkyHawks are the Canadian Forces Parachute Demonstration Team based at CFB Trenton. ... The maroon beret has been the international symbol of airborne forces since its selection for use by the British Parachute Regiment in 1942. ... A parachute rigger is a person who is licenced to pack, maintain or repair parachutes. ... One version of the patch worn on the uniforms of American pathfinders who served during World War II. During World War II, the pathfinders were a group of volunteers selected within the Airborne units who were specially trained to operate navigation aids to guide the main airborne body to the...

References

1. ^ http://www.qor.com/association.html
2. ^ http://www.qor.com/band/band.html

Regiments.org page of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

External links

• Official Website of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
• Juno Beach - The Queens Own Rifles on D-Day

v • d • e Land Force Command

History of the Canadian Army Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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 the Canadian version of the 105 mm Light Gun, a modern towed light howitzer. ... 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. ... The Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College (CLFCSC) is a school for Officers of the Canadian Forces, specializing in staff and operations courses. ...