WW2 Tank Optics - Near Cold Lake

[Peter Phillips]

Correct Terry. I personally hauled a number of 50's era 5-ton gas 6x6's up there in 1992 from Calgary to be used as targets when I was in 1 Svc Bn. When posted to 4 Wing, Cold Lake during the winter of 05/06, we had the task of dropping stripped down M113's along with clapped out MLVW's and even some retired school busses (no touchy targets) out to remote points on the range. This was to help make mock hides, mock convoys and mock town settings using ATCO trailers with vehicles placed around them. We had to be completely chained up to navigate the sketchy ice roads which were just cut lines cleared with a cat. And as you stated, I'm afraid the muskeg would make short work of swallowing up the heavy APC's. What a shame leaving them out there.