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Originally Posted by peter12
I just don't think Canada will ever have the capacity, outside of a total war situation, to engage in heavy battlefield slugging with MBTs. Best to strengthen our armoured recce capabilities. Plenty of options to add in tank destroyer/hit and run capabilities to that kind of force.
Australia, a Commonwealth mid-sized country with sane defense policies, more or less agrees that it doesn't need a top tier MBT as it recently chose to go with the older M1A1 for its armour.
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We spend 2-3x what Canada does on defense. It's basically a food program / jobs most of the time, but they are reasonably equipped and combat ready. That's what stands out is that most of the world's armies are asleep at the wheel for combat readiness. A good thing from a world peace perspective, but a wtf from a day to day management perspective.
Down here we're an island, as are the kiwis. The strategy is to sink anything before it gets here.