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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh
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It was on October 1, 1946 that the RCEME Workshop became the 202nd RCEME Workshop. Its official establishment as a depot for technical material to provide services to Canada and the United Kingdom was authorized on November 21, 1946. The 25 COD managed the depot until April 1, 1948 when it became an independent Unit.
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The early 50s were marked by a great deal of work on equipment destined for NATO and the UN during the Korean war
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Like Sextons and Grizzlies slated for shipping to Portugal?
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The 1960s saw several major projects such as the development of the Bobcat Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), the rebuild of the Centurion tank, reparations to the Sherman M4A2 tank and the 105mm and 155mm guns, the manufacturing of dummy ENTAC anti-tank guided missiles, and many other projects.
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Interestingly, the pictured Sherman is not a M4A2, but a M4A1(76)W, a type which was never used by Canada. It could be 202ns RCEME workshop prepared US supplies for shipping to NATO countries?
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