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Franko said:Just to shed some light on this.....
Canada DOES NOT have the Stryker...we have the LAV III...different beast in many ways
Also....Canada does not have the lift capabilities. They require the C-130 J to get off the ground (barely BTW)
Don't even get me started on the MGS POS
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As previously noted by others, Stryker is LAV III.5 (ie. adjustable height, pws, etc)
It looks like members have not put 2+2=5 together yet re: MGS and deployability. (also possible via C-130H - but just barely )
Per a 'Technical Briefing' by MGen Caron following Army Transformation announcement late Oct 03.
"You would have to look at one - more than one trip to have at least four MGS in theatre. And the usual - the usual unit of employment is at least four, at the minimum three."
Therefore, based on Air Force restrictions "Three Hercules flights are required to transport two LAV-III vehicles" (As noted in Air Force's 2003 'Aerospace Capability Framework' released 31 May 2004 - what they don't acknowledge is what was stated in GAO report that the Hercs in question are Tactically Armoured C-130Hs), a minimum of 6x CC-130Hs (out of 11 Hs total) would be required for basic intra-theatre movement of 4x 18,734kg (41,300 lbs) MGS (per GDLS-C website) less-than 250 mi - in nearly ideal flight conditions, based on GAO analysis of Air Mobility Command data (per GAO report - ie. max 100nm @ 42,000 lbs). You can't count the 2 C-130H-30s - weight reduced by some 5,000 lbs - the approx added weight of the 15' stretch mods w\o any additional fuel capacity, therefore not capable of LAV-III transport, possibly Bison. Plus, at 48% availability - requiring two Hercs assigned to ensure completion of one mission, this doubles the requirement to 12x CC-130H (not accounting for those in normal 3rd line maintenance/upgrades - ie. likely max 9 of 11 available at any given moment - or hr based Periodic inspections) to airlift 4x MGS. This compares very unfavourably with just 2x 'C-17 equivalent' aircraft needed to move 6x AMOS MMEV-FSV or MMEV-ADATS or LAV-III-type vehicles over 3,000 nm. :fifty:
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