What about one of the islands on the west coast?
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I cant think of any uninhabited island big enough or any inhabited island that would be suitable, though i could be wrong....These engines are the fastest in any tanks in the European Theater of Operations, forwards or backwards. You see, man, we like to feel we can get out of trouble, quicker than we got into it.
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Well considering we have major difficulties just moving one platoon by air plus the lack of other logistcal support equipment, such as air transport, I would be ruling it out on that accountOnly the dead have seen the end of war - Plato
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Originally posted by Komsomol View PostWith the way things are going i'd say we'd be bribing the canadians for joint exercises just so we can use the space.
Talked to an ex Brit lad. They did a joint training ex with the Canadians.
The training area was vast something along the lines of if you spent two days driving 24hrs a day you might just make it to the other side.Lifes a bitch, so be her pimp!
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I think you're all missing an important point. Even if you did manage to transport a brigade i.e. the Eastern over to England or Canada for an exercise that means barracks/ATCP duties won't be done.To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain
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Originally posted by Steamy Window View PostIts called BATUS, in Suffield, Alberta
Stands for British Army Training Unit Suffield
Used for training troops in armoured ops. I have a vido of the Staffords training there, place is huge
Originally posted by silverside View Postit does seem a very useful place, though how we could fly a third of the army to canada is another question.
Originally posted by HavocIRL View PostI think you're all missing an important point. Even if you did manage to transport a brigade i.e. the Eastern over to England or Canada for an exercise that means barracks/ATCP duties won't be done.Lifes a bitch, so be her pimp!
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the problem is manpower
how ever are we going to train for these exercise and perform our normal functions
ummmmm
if we only had a viable reserve that could augment the field units and carry out
garrison duties
Oh wait we doThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Originally posted by hedgehog View Postthe problem is manpower
how ever are we going to train for these exercise and perform our normal functions
ummmmm
if we only had a viable reserve that could augment the field units and carry out
garrison duties
Oh wait we do
But in seriousness, the reserve should be able to take up the slack if this did happen, as they have done before.
Case in point the EU accession treaty I know that we covered all gaurd duties in barracks to cover the lads that were brought up to Dublin as back up. Dont know if this was in every barracks but it defo happened down my end of the country.
But as a point could a reserve element be attached to a brigade level ex?
What should said element be, Combatr arm?, Combat Support?, Combat Service Support???
If not would we be getting into the realm of purely garrison units and active service units?Lifes a bitch, so be her pimp!
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why not do both- that is augment the field units and
for those who cant get loads of time of work- make available garrison duties
not only guards etc- but Gate Policeman duty driver and even orderly room runner
I remember in 1985 when there was a big thing on up the border and the FCA were
brought in and they were used as line ncos in just day to day running of CBBThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Originally posted by HavocIRL View PostI think you're all missing an important point. Even if you did manage to transport a brigade i.e. the Eastern over to England or Canada for an exercise that means barracks/ATCP duties won't be done.
Hence the new integrated reserve, glorified future bench warmers and maybe one or two medics going overseas.
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