B Sqn Tanks in Afghanistan

In Oct 2006 B Sqn Lord Strathcona's Horse deploys to Afghanistan with tanks for the first time in a combat role since the Korean War

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[hoozat007]

I was in the Royal Canadian Dragoons in Germany back in the 80s when we had the Leopards there. I can't help wondering if any of the Leos in these photos are tanks that I actually served in. They've been updated a lot since then, but still the same vehicles.

I also spent 2 years in the Strathcona's before going to Germany.

Thanks for posting this.

Perseverance

[ckrangle]

@hoozat007

I actually wouldn't be surprised if many of those tanks were the same. You would have been using the C1 turret, while the ones in the video are the C2 turret. Many of the "old timers" that were there with us were mentioning the age of the tanks were well into there 30's

[cf80to01]

Your profile says you are 20 years old. You are a LIAR. IF you are 20, you can't be a Captain with three tours under your belt. On top of that, NO self respecting Officer of the PPCLI would post it not capitalized.

[MegaWolfgang]

@triumph1974 During the first war, 1990, 1991. But not during the second Irag war. though there are rummors of JTF2 activites there but the goverment never comments on shadow war. Black ops I think is the U.S. Term. JTF2 operations are top secret and rightly so.

[ckrangle]

@triumph1974 well, the easiest answer would be no. However, there have been canadian soldiers who have served in Iraq. Oddly enough the current CDS (Gen Natynczyk) served as the Dep Commander of 35000 US troops in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As well, it is widely known, yet not confirmed nor denied by the Cdn Gov't, in 2006 JTF2 units along with other Spec Ops units performed a hostage rescue of 2 Canadians and 1 Briton in Iraq.

In short, no troops as a frontline combat role.

[triumph1974]

@ckrangle Did Canada deploy any troops to Iraq?

[mrcanadiansoldier]

ive been to afghanistan i did one tour and now i am back home i am a corporal

[hoozat007]

@ckrangle

Yeah. I worked in callsigns 24C and 22C as a loader/operator, and 2A (B Sqn commander), and 92 as a driver. It's not likely that the same hulls would still be used as the same C/S now after all these years, after the upgrades, and with a different regiment.

Still great to see them again.

[ckrangle]

@str8up87

not sure what you are refering to.

This is a Canadian Forces unit, not a US unit.

The images in the video are from Afghanistan, and were taken by ME and members of B Squadron. The Canadian Forces deployed TANKS to Afghanistan in 2006 and have continued to rotate tank squadrons since then.

We currently have very little to no operations in IRAQ and have no plans for that A/O.

[str8up87]

@ckrangle only Light us armor units are over there, ie, marine LAVs, and US ARMY stykers, No 'heavy units' have been committed to the fight according to the new direction the top army brass is going, the belief that heavy tanks and bradley IFVs are too heavy and crumbersome in the mountian and rugged Afghan terrain. Most likely you will leave your tanks in the US and deploy to Iraq as a light infantry unit.