October 30th, 2003, 11:01 PM
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Re: No more MBT’s for Canada
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Originally posted by Thermodyne:
Well, it looks like our friends to the north are going to eliminate their heavy armored units. And then spend some of their petro bucks in the US for a few Strykers.
Is this the beginning of the end for the MBT?
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Canada said on Wednesday it would replace its aging Leopard main battle tanks with lighter armoured vehicles more suitable for the kind of armed combat that Canadian soldiers are likely to face. Ottawa will spend around US $460 million on 66 U.S.-built Stryker vehicles, which have eight wheels and carry a 105 mm gun, as part of an overall strategy designed to make the armed forces more mobile. The first of the vehicles are due to arrive by 2006. (Reuters 292119 GMT Oct 03)
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Nothing is going to happen until after febuary, after PM-soon-to-be Paul Martin looks over it.
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