@jankool37 @RCRBuck Ahh Sitaware… ok I thought there was something new (again). I’m badly out of the loop. I know some units are using it (or planning to soon) to support CAXs
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Colin Papuschak
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Colin Papuschak
@CPapuschak
🇨🇦 Army / Urban warfare, ISR, and doctrine nerd
Katılım Haziran 2020
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@CPapuschak @RCRBuck Indeed. Sitaware HQ is in use by the team in Latvia. Not sure if it's available on the VTEN, which is why I asked!
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The biggest challenge I face as an AOC Directing Staff isn’t teaching the students to plan & execute major combat operations against the enemy, it is quelling their undying loyalty to PowerPoint.
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@jankool37 @RCRBuck What in-service planning software do you speak of? Have I been living under a rock?
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@RCRBuck Does CACSC use / have access to the in-service planning software?
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With contributing articles by:
Ben Phocas, @CPapuschak, @Stu_Lyle, @Sahrmally, Peter Dobias, LCol (Ret'd) Louis DiMarco & @antbruceking;
Reviews by @AmosFox6, @JaysonGeroux & Peter Vandoremalen on books written by @antbruceking, Criselda Yabes & @SpencerGuard/@LiamSCollins.
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@officersmess @RCRBuck You didn’t ask him to.
Everything is susceptible to FPV now, especially slow-moving light infantry without mobility support.
Adding armour isn’t the solution to the threat. Up-armouring is an unsustainable cat and mouse game. We have a survivability onion for a reason.
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@RCRBuck You haven't addressed the simple fact that Lt forces now include, & are susceptible to, UAS/V attacks. What cam/concealment/protection is offered w/this platform for the threat? Asses are hanging out in the wind. Just wait until the RORM/LMA/LSAs pour in & it goes back for RAM-D.
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Awesome! Looks like a great vehicle.
Can’t wait to see it in person some day!
Canadian Army@CanadianArmy
Loving that new car smell! Soldiers from 1 CMBG are getting hands on training on the new Light Tactical Vehicles in Edmonton.
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For my fellow Clausewitz skeptics - a great piece on centres of gravity
Military Strategy Magazine@milstrategymag
A careful examination of Clausewitz’s theory of the center of gravity is overdue. The fact that it has not happened is due in part to #Clausewitz’s legacy. Until the limits of the theory are acknowledged, it may be useful to keep a few caveats in mind. Free to read 👉 bit.ly/3TD7z0i #Strategy #war #Military by @AJEchevarriaII from @us_awc
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@ChasAHKnight The absence of BDA from these videos has been a bit annoying. The number of videos showing the absence of IDF infantry support might suggest the IDF see the risk to dismounts out front is greater than within/behind the armour. Maybe? The post-op reports will be interesting.
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Urbanistas, this is worth a close look. The editing makes it difficult to distinguish between effective hits, possible APS activation, and premature detonations on obstructions. Still, the value of the RPG-7 system for fighting within buildings is evident (some bold engagements).
Jon Elmer@jonelmer
Qassam vs IDF in Brazil, SE Rafah. Five Yassin strikes targeting: a Merkava, staring straight down the tank barrel; a Namer troop carrier with an 85mm anti-armour warhead; a D9 armoured bulldozer in the cockpit; a 2nd D9; and Merkava tank with a Yassin 105. [Qassam Brigades 22/5]
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@Urbanwardev @JaysonGeroux @wavellroom @ChasAHKnight Concur; time and context matter. Though the author doesn't necessarily fall on a hard conclusion about Bakhmut - my take away is that this is an outlier that needs to be understood in time.
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@JaysonGeroux @CPapuschak @wavellroom @ChasAHKnight I'm always slightly sceptical, especially during an ongoing conflict, of using individual battles as a means of challenging more established principles. We have to see them as observations which, once scrutinised, become lessons and analyse them in the tactical context.
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Lukas Milevski has a thought-provoking piece on @wavellroom about the #urbanwarfare debate and the conundrum of Bakhmut, which at the operational level defies some common assumptions about urban warfare.
wavellroom.com/2023/11/03/the…
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@OfficerStephen Fun was had. Even blew up a drone with a bangalore.
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@RCRBuck @OpsGp_Jrtc Can't say I've found many podcasts on that yet, but fieldgradeleader.themilitaryleader.com and companyleader.themilitaryleader.com have a lot of good articles for staff officers on LSCO.
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Listened to an ep of the @OpsGp_Jrtc podcast about preparing staffs for LSCO this AM.
Does anyone have any other recommended podcasts about the Brigade Fight?
AOC is transitioning from BG to Bde this weekend & I want to give the students a good listen.
spotify.link/RMY35KHQ9Db
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Teamwork makes the dream work!
Soldiers from @3CdnDiv3DivCA Canadian Division conducted Ex APOLLO FOUNDATION in Wainwright, AB.
The exercise consists of an extensive and complex set of maneuvers for the troops to achieve high readiness to respond to tasks around the world.
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Here’s a great LPD on sustainment in #urbanwarfare. Good to see this challenge being discussed seriously. instagram.com/p/CwaZQ1sr3Ld/…
@JaysonGeroux
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As if I’m not already a glorified dungeon master every time my unit goes to the field 🙂
CDN Defence Academy/L'Académie cdn de la défense@CDACanadaACD
🎲🇺🇸Now is the time for experimentation to learn new skill sets and find new ways to fulfill the intelligence professional’s mandate. Dungeons and Dragons is a powerful tool to do just that. warontherocks.com/2023/08/embrac…
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@RCRBuck @TMWpodcasts @AmosFox6 It was great wasn’t it? He’s among my favourite military thinkers at work today.
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Awesome @TMWpodcasts episode with @AmosFox6 discussing manoeuvre becoming a catch-all for the way the West approaches modern combat. They used #Ukraine’s current experience to help explain why manoeuvre isn’t the only approach available & thinking so myopically isn’t a good idea.
Amos Fox@AmosFox6
I had a great time discussing maneuver warfare and the so-called maneuverist approach with @TMWpodcasts. You can catch the conversation here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi…
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@CPapuschak @RCRBuck My pers favorite to date is the mortar platoon as flank security
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Spent the day learning how to grade the AOC Estimate Exam.
Anyone have any good or bad memories from theirs?
#CanMilTwitter #AOC #CACSC #TheEstimate
GIF
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Wise advice from @CDS_Canada_CEMD coming this weekend! Don’t let your ego get the best of you.
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@JaysonGeroux @TheProcessLives You're too kind @JaysonGeroux ; there is increasing interest and concern at various levels within the Int Corps about urban IPB/IPOE. It is gaining momentum, but there are a lot of problem sets to resolve, especially a coherent approach to urban terrain analysis.
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@TheProcessLives You are correct; thankfully @CPapuschak is changing that. His research/dedication/writing in understanding urban IPB is setting the standard. He has a couple of presentations on it now & a future article in an urban warfare-themed edition of the Canadian Army Journal.
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"Warfare is a crucible of adaptability that culls those who fail to innovate."
– Lieutenant Dennis A. Lowe, in his essay "Employing Armor Against the Islamic State: The Inevitable Urban Combined Arms Fight," from "Intelligence Challenges in Urban Operations."
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