Livraison Blindés Super Bison Made In Canada

par Jeromec, jeudi 05 janvier 2023, 19:17 (il y a 1203 jours) @ F Fernand

Le Canada S'embourde dans le conflit Ukrainien dans l'indifférence générale médiatique politico-merdico-canadienne avec la livraison des ''Super Bisons'' Blindés Canadiens...

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https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/made-in-canada-armoured-vehicles-ukraine

Fleets of made-in-Canada armoured vehicles start reaching Ukrainian battlefields

Canada’s skill at making armoured vehicles is largely a legacy of the country’s 40-year squeeze on military spending
Author of the article:
Tristin Hopper
Published Jan 04, 2023 • 3 minute read
"Canada-provided LAV ACSV Super Bison at service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces."
Screen grab from a video labelled "Canada-provided LAV ACSV Super Bison at service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces." Photo by In Ukraine/Facebook

Seven months after they were first promised by Ottawa, fleets of Canadian-made armoured vehicles have been spotted reaching the Ukrainian frontlines.

At the close of a NATO summit in June, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the surprise announcement that 39 armoured vehicles originally intended for the Canadian Armed Forces would instead be diverted to Ukraine.
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The vehicles are ACSVs (Armoured Combat Support Vehicles); eight-wheeled, 30-tonne mobile units that can be used as anything from scout cars to ambulances to troop carriers.

Canada ordered 360 ACSVs back in 2019 and they were intended to replace the military’s aging fleet of Coyote and Bison armoured vehicles. This is why the new ACSVs are often referred to as a “Super Bisons” by Ukrainian media.

The vehicles have reportedly been arriving into Ukraine as early as October, where they were handed over to rear-area units for training and familiarization. Only in recent weeks have the vehicles been spotted near the front lines. Late last month, video emerged of a Super Bison moving through thick mud at an unidentified section of the Ukrainian front.
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The arrival of the Super Bisons is in addition to several hundred Canadian-made Senator armoured vehicles that have been trickling into Ukrainian service since the spring.

Unlike the combat-ready Super Bisons, the Senators are little more than armoured trucks similar to the tactical vehicles used by the RCMP; they’ll deflect bullets and small explosions, but are vulnerable if put up against mines, rockets or mortars.

It’s why the Senators are generally being used by law enforcement and border guards operating outside of major combat zones. Although, a recent post by Defence Blog credited the Senators with supporting recent counteroffensives in the country’s east and south.

Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted an Instagram video which featured the Senator. The segment praised the work of Ukrainian border services, and featured a glimpse of a convoy featuring Senators painted in olive green.