New Combat Army Trucks for Canada?

[RHClarke]

The Cdn Army did not buy their ADATS from the US Army. The US version, Linebacker (the first) was mounted on the Bradley and called LOS Heavy. They were produced in the hopes of making a major sale to the US Army. Cdn production was held up so that the company could integrate the turret onto the Bradley. Thanks to Sgt York's balls up, the US decision makers were somewhat gun shy, and for whatever reason, chose not to go with the LOS H and the concept died. Samples of the US version still exist today.

Canada's ADATS were the fruits of the labour of the Low Level Air Defence Project, and its platform bore little semblance to our American cousin's LOS Heavy, being mounted on a M113A3 platform.

It is interesting to note that once we put ADATS into operations, Ivan packed up his tent, knocked down the Berlin Wall, and become our friends. Ronny Reagan helped a little bit here and there...but the timing was impeccable...

For the detractors of ADATS, I ask you one simple question, do you want to fly against it?? If you do, yer nuts. If you don't then you are showing some common dog. There are few systems out there with the ADATS dual capabilities...image what you could do if you improved on its abilities and gave it additional roles...

Gunner, you will have to step in here...