Dougie93
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19 hours ago, August1991 said:
The Assassination in Sarajevo started the Germanic Wars.
actually the Wars of British Hegemonic Succession
wherein the British Empire was forced to cede the global Hegemony to the American Empire of Liberty
the revanchist Germans, both Kaiser Bill & Herr Wolf, were simply the catalyst which initiated the succession
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1 hour ago, Army Guy said:
Thats where we are right now....
Pipe Major, sound the lament
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On 4/15/2024 at 5:06 PM, Queenmandy85 said:
That has always worked for me, but I sometimes get a sense that the Conservative prime directive of God, King and Country is no longer resonant. Perhaps, you and I are the only Conservatives left. We live in a world of liberals, republicans and bolsheviks.
Regiment, Colours, Commander-in-Chief
from the Heights of Queenston to Hill One Four Five at Pas de Calais
Canada Bereft broods over the fallen
Cuidich 'n Righ
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1 hour ago, August1991 said:
IMHO, we are back to the world of the 19th century.
August 1914.
I would suggest that it is rather back to the 17th Century
23 May 1618
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4 minutes ago, Army Guy said:
It is easy to find examples of individuals that could not maintain the standards during deployment, as there it is easy to provide examples of females that have completed a deployment without any abnormal medical conditions... you could also find the same conditions that affected men....My point is in today's military females serving in combat roles have been accepted by our politicians, the military, and most Canadians...those that do not accept this line of thinking are no longer welcome in the forces, that was a quote by the current CDS...not mine,
Changing this thinking is going to take some drastic changes in our new morals and values...much like this infinite genders thing that has somehow taken traction. I think EX flyer hit the nail on the head, every trade in the military especially the infantry depend on the dynamics of the section... we fight as a team, some will end up doing more, carrying more, etc etc...all contributing in different ways, those that don't contribute or become a drag on that dynamic normally end up being forced to find a new job...It is not perfect, but it does give those that want a chance to be an infanteer, or whatever else, that opportunity is there...
HM Royal Canadian Infantry Corps was always an elite formation
Shock Troops of the Empire to win the Great War from Amiens to Mons
that was Canada's only edge ; best infantry in the world
you can give that up for political expediency, no doubt
but then Canada has lost the only edge it ever had
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On 4/13/2024 at 10:50 PM, Army Guy said:
True enough, hand to hand combat has saved my life more than once,
once you reach the pinnacle at Joint Task Force 2 ; everything is CQB
MMA is a huge component of being a Special Operations Assaulter
it's the ultimate infantry tasking
see, Randy Turner, JTF2 Operator ( ret. ) of Direct Action Combat Performance Inc
https://www.youtube.com/@direct_action_combat/videos
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On 2/26/2024 at 12:38 AM, cougar said:
I have always wondered where this "British Columbia" came from.
Columbia is a country in South America. How it got its name "Columbia", I also do not know and do not care all that much.
But how did part of Canada ended up being called Columbia ?
Is it from the Columbia river, which was called Columbia by some explorer with very poor imagination?
The Columbia river probably has an indigenous name, which if it reverts to, we may have to change the name of the province too.
American Captain Robert Gray named the river after his ship the "Columbia", in 1792
"British Columbia" was to distinguish between the American Columbia and the British Columbia
the Pacific Northwest Coast Indians all called it "The Big River"
so they weren't particularly imaginary after all
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6 hours ago, Queenmandy85 said:
How do you propose to attract that many recruits?
simply assert the glorious martial history of British North America
to fight for Wolfe & Montcalm upon the Plains of Abraham
to fight for General Brock & the Grand River Mohawks at the Heights of Queenston
to fight for Lord Byng & General Currie at Hill One Four Five upon Vimy Ridge
from Amiens to Mons
from Ortona to Juno Beach
from Kapyong Hill to Kandahar Province
Regiment, Colours, Commander-in-Chief
Cuidich 'n Righ
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6 minutes ago, Venandi said:
Still a problem today and I suspect that CFRC postings are still seen as a mark time / punishmen event.
actually CFRC is a good go
you're getting paid DND money to work in an office
you are trying to sell young people on joining the military which you love
it beats digging trenches in the rain
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25 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
I recall the reaction of the Trump Administration after a meeting when a remark made by the Canadian Government was taken out of context and caused a response that was way out of proportion.
any Canadian government which picks a serious fight with the Americans, will get thrown out of office
the Americans can inflict exponential economic pain upon Canadians with a flick of their wrists
Canadians would surrender on day one, rather than suffer the consequences of American economic warfare
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3 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
They would have crushed Ukraine a year and a half ago were it not for Western countries feeding hundreds of billions in cash and armaments to Ukraine. And many countries, like Canada, have depleted their supplies of missiles and artillery shells and will need years to replenish them. The US has depleted its own supply of missiles, as well, and is trying to increase production so it doesn't have to wait years to replenish.
Russia can increase its arms production much faster than Western countries because they have fewer lawyers.
but the Russian equipment is mostly junk
it's easily destroyed in huge quantities by cheap 3D printed drones
the drone is already the arm of decision, practically rendereding industrial warfare obsolete
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16 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
The likely result is that it will be President Trump. At that point, the US will no longer be a reliable ally and the potential for an American invasion, while still remote, becomes much higher on the scale of probability
again, America does not need to invade Canada to impose its will upon Canada
the Canadian economy is totally reliant upon access to the American markets
thus all Trump needs to do to force Canada to capitulate, is impose tariffs at the border
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7 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
Assuming the Americans didn't stay home.
The Russians are not the Soviets. But they are led by a man who said the greatest catastrophe of the 20th Century was the breakup o the Soviet Union. Note, not WW2 or WW1, but the breakup of the Soviet Union. He wants to put it back together again. And while Russia is not as powerful as it was then NATO is far less powerful than it used to be. The state of the German military is almost worse than Canada's, for example. The British military is in deplorable state. And Russia is rapidly expanding its arms manufacturing while countries like Germany are still busy fighting lawsuits about the contracts to build up their arms manufacturing. They devoted billions to it years ago and none has yet even been spent.
they're still not powerful enough to overmatch Ukraine, so long as Ukraine is willing to fight
the only way the Russians win, is if Ukraine capitulates
tho there could be a point where Ukraine can't hold in the east, so the Ukrainians withdrawal across the Dneiper
then we are really into Cold War Two on a trace at the Inter Ukrainian Border
Russian forces in East Ukraine, NATO forces in West Ukraine
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3 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
That capability depends on the Americans.
that is the nature of being Canada
you can't fight America
America could simply impose a naval blockade on Canada, and Canada would immediately collapse
so you are stuck with the Americans as your patrons, no matter what
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3 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
It's not a stalemate if they have such things and you do not.
the Russians are not the Soviets
they don't have what the Soviets had
Europe is not what it used to be neither in terms of the military industrial base
so neither side has enough to achieve an overmatch
the only way to break this stalemate would be with American air power
only the Americans could win this war, by air land battle
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10 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
How much weight could those women in the air force carry and how far could they carry it?
this is always where the girls ended up falling to the side of the road and quitting
they just couldn't keep up with the men while carrying rucksacks
women can perform many military tasks, particularly service support trades
but they just aren't built for the infantry
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2 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
Only if they already have those defenses. It certainly doesn't give you time to whistle up the construction of warships or tanks or fighter planes or anti-aircraft or anti-armor missiles or, for that matter, trained soldiers, sailors and airmen. If you don't have it then it really doesn't matter that you can see an enemy massing their troops for attack.
same problem for both sides, so again, it's a stalemate
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3 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
When considering how to spend Canadian money on defence, the reality is, the most cost effective weapon systems are tipped with nuclear weapons. They are cheaper than tanks and high performance combat aircraft and done require the level of personnel to operate.
Canada already possesses a nuclear deterrent by way of NORAD & NATO
the American Triad already defends the entire continent
Canada has access to NATO B61 tactical nuclear bombs in Europe through the NATO nuclear sharing agreement
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11 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
The fourth option is you have sufficient military strength to make it unpalatable to attack you.
The fifth option is you have sufficient military power to contribute to an alliance of like-minded nations which makes it far too dangerous for an enemy to attack any of them.
You forgot those options.
who is going to attack Canada with military forces and from where ?
it's 9 million square kilometres of territory, with an ocean on three sides, plus General Winter
even the US military is not capable of invading and occupying Canada
so there is really no conventional military threat to Canada at all
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10 minutes ago, I am Groot said:
The war in Ukraine would not have happened if Russia had realized how hard it would be. It happened because they thought Ukraine would be a pushover. Just as it had been the last time. Just as Georgia had been.
the problem for both sides in Ukraine is called "the transparent battlefield"
both sides can see deep into each others rear areas
so nobody can achieve any sort of surprise
if they mass their forces to attack, the other side has plenty of time to reinforce their defences
so it's right back to World War One, where nobody can achieve a breakthrough of the lines
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26 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:
Even Army Guy, who has years more credibility than you acknowledges there is no hand to hand combat anymore
HM Royal Canadian Infantry Corps prepares to execute the full spectrum of close quarters combat
to include hand to hand fighting
that is the standard at the Royal Canadian Regiment Battleschool
infanteers must demonstrate that they can enter a trench & defeat the enemy soldier by any means necessary
if MWO Army Guy disagrees, then he is mistaken
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18 hours ago, Army Guy said:
anyone can do it.
anyone could meet the elite standard of HM Royal Canadian Infantry Corps ?
with respect, MWO, I must disagree
at the RCR Battleschool, many fell to the side of the road and failed to meet the standard
only those who refused to quit,
whom put one foot in front of the other,
for the brothers to the left & right of them, come what may; met the standard
training ground of the warriors, at Camp Petawawa, Renfrew Garrison, Ontario
Airborne
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8 hours ago, ExFlyer said:
I challenge you to tell us when close combat at bayonet range warfare is happening except in movies OL
HM Royal Canadian Infantry Corps is charged with executing the full spectrum of close combat tasks
up to and including killing the enemy soldier with your bare hands as necessary
never pass a fault
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17 hours ago, Army Guy said:
we did not face any hand to hand combat
none the less, every infantryman must be required to ultimately close to bayonet range in extremis
to include fixed bayonet fighting
unfixed bayonet fighting
and unarmed combat
that is the standard
Ducimus
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Canada, NATO, de Gaulle, Poilievre
in Federal Politics in Canada
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much as I love Dutch Reagan
it wasn't him who won the war
it was Richard Nixon who divided and conquered between the Soviets & Chinese
so the war was won long before Ronald Reagan took office
Ronald Reagan's great contribution; was rather allowing Paul Volcker to raise interest rates to 18-22%
in order to constrain the runaway inflation
but certainly the original MAGA counterrevolution was something for the Western world to fight for
Peace Through Strength