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Old 30-03-03, 05:27
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Default Re: NO surprise here on Leo deployment....

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Originally posted by Don Dingwall
-wheeled AFV's have become the "flavour of the month", in many countries mostly due to lower initial cost, easier maintainablity, air transport, training and wear and tear.
Plus they look cool. Don't laugh. They don't look nasty like tanks do, so we aren't seen as being "aggressive".
Don, are you aware that at least one of our Ontario Armoured Corps militia units has been stripped of their Grizzlys and is being re-equipped with... wait for it... hold on... ATVs?

A famous armoured regiment, reduced to riding toys to fulfil their "armoured recce" function. Gawdalmighty.
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