Posthumane
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Hello all,
I was recenlty reading about Germany's extensive use of motorcycles during WWII, and I got to thinking about motorcycles in the canadian military. I know we used to have CanAm's and Armstrong/HD's a while ago, and eventually got the KLR 250 as well. Were these just used for dispatch riding, or was there any other purpose to having these? Are there still motorcycles in use in the CF?
Do motorcycles have a place on the modern battleground? I know the US Marines have a diesel version of the KLR replacing their KLR650's. What do they use them for? Surely dispatch riding is no longer needed, so what other roles do they fill? Could motorcycles be used in a light recce role for example, or perhaps for quick transport of sniper teams? The CF does use ATV's, but those are quite limited in their capability due to their size/speed and not being really streetable, though I guess they have an advantage over motorbikes in not requiring much (any?) operator training.
So what do you all think? Can/should motorcycles be used by the CF, and if so, for what?
I was recenlty reading about Germany's extensive use of motorcycles during WWII, and I got to thinking about motorcycles in the canadian military. I know we used to have CanAm's and Armstrong/HD's a while ago, and eventually got the KLR 250 as well. Were these just used for dispatch riding, or was there any other purpose to having these? Are there still motorcycles in use in the CF?
Do motorcycles have a place on the modern battleground? I know the US Marines have a diesel version of the KLR replacing their KLR650's. What do they use them for? Surely dispatch riding is no longer needed, so what other roles do they fill? Could motorcycles be used in a light recce role for example, or perhaps for quick transport of sniper teams? The CF does use ATV's, but those are quite limited in their capability due to their size/speed and not being really streetable, though I guess they have an advantage over motorbikes in not requiring much (any?) operator training.
So what do you all think? Can/should motorcycles be used by the CF, and if so, for what?