Garand and sonar? I guess Canadians are masters of ping
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
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One ping only, Vasily, eh?
Conspicuously absent from this list are Leo Major and about two thirds of the Geneva Suggestions.
I think you mean the Geneva Checklist.
You forgot about the Geneva Convention/Canadian Military Doctrine Whitepaper.
Don't forget the telephone and also basketball, both vital for the continuance of warfare across this blessed planet
We ball? We ball.
Canadians also have multiple wins against the USA, which is pretty unique.
Hey, we were on the back-to-back all-star world War teams too!
The British Empire has multiple wins, which is less interesting.
If Canada is ever up for a 1v1 we can settle this dispute with our future states once and for all.
Mr. Garand was moved to America when he was a kid. I feel like it's a stretch for the canuckians to claim his rifle outright.
Eh we can blame them for Ted Cruz and they get to claim Garand to a degree. Seems a fair trade.
Hey it's that guy from that Sabaton song!
Have I misjudged them all this time...?
Walkie-talkie should be on the list thanks to Al Gross, the engineer who invented it.
Didn't Billy Bishop refuse to honour the Christmas Truce?
A lot of Canadians refused to honour the Christmas truce.
Canadians, on the whole, really dislike war. So, when it happens, they try really hard to get the whole thing over and done with as soon as possible. None of this pissing about with calling time-outs and such. You're here to kill each other, so bloody well get on with it.
That's some Midwest shit too.
Friendly, polite, but when shit gets serious the sooner you get to it, the sooner you get through it, no point in dicking around.
Canadians had a vendetta against the germans and refused to even acknowledge their humanity on a whole.
Canadians were the recipients of some of the most brutal german assaults, gas attacks and night raids. As well there was a rumour early in the war that the germans crucified a Canadian in no mans land. Since then all bets were off.
Canadian soldiers used to throw tins of food into German trenches during quiet periods then when the calls came for more they would throw grenades instead. Ensuring they killed as many Germans as possible.
Canadians also perfected night stealth raids where they would sneak into German lines and cut the throats of every other man. Leaving the Germans to wake up to their numbers decimated without a sign of the enemy.
At one conference at the Hague the Germans promised to stop using gas weapons if the Canadians agreed to stop using birdshot in their shotguns and the Canadians said no.
Canadians really don't do war kindly.
you would either enjoy, or have already read, this book.
I think I would! Thank you for the recommendation.
I'm not disputing your claims, but I would like to read more on this. Your comment reads as though you've read up on this and as a Canadian, I'd love if you have some links or sources I could peruse.
You see, I'm approaching 37 and I'm realizing it's time to really get into war histories or I need to go get a smoker soon.
Certainly! A lot of this is old knowledge that's been rattling around in my head from old books and lessons I've taken.
To start here's a wiki link to summarize the Crucified Soldier.
Here's a link to an article by The National discussinf Canadian and German relations leading to Canadian brutality.
As well a short wiki article talking about trench raiding, namely referencing a book about Canadians in the bibliography section.
Alrernatively, here's a link from the Canadian Legion talking about Canada developing night raiding as a tactic on the modern battlefield.
I could probably dredge up some other information if you'd like but I think these are a nice starting point. From there it should be easy to make your own searches or narrow down your interests. I hope this helps.
Leo Major deserves to be on there
Aren't the LAV and Stryker based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha?
Based on, but the designs have deviated pretty heavily at this point.