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July 3, 2003: The Canadian army has, since 1996, been using a reconnaissance vehicle that has been making American troops more than a bit jealous. The Coyote is an 8x8 LAV (wheeled armored vehicle) mounting a 25mm Bushmaster cannon and a nine meter (30 foot) telescoping mast that contains a Doppler radar, laser rangefinder, thermal imaging sensor and video camera. The mast mounted sensors can see clearly out to 15 kilometers and identify targets (day or night) for artillery or air attack. When used at the U.S. NTC (National Training Center), it made the brigade that had Coyotes much more lethal. The radar can spot targets out to 24 kilometers, but can only distinguish vehicle types (wheeled, tracked) beginning at about 12 kilometers. The U.S. prefers to rely on helicopters and UAVs (which the Canadians can't afford as many of), but after seeing the Coyote in action, have to admit that the Canadians have developed one very effective reconnaissance system. Many armor officers are agitating to get Coyotes, which could be bought from the Canadian manufacturer. But money is tight for new reconnaissance systems and it appears unlikely that Coyote will head south.
^Coyote vehicle in service with Canadian peacekeepers in Bosnia
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When ancient Rome was near defeat,
the invincible Tenth Legion was raised:
they beat the barbarians on the battlefield
and Rome gained peace with honour again.
When the traitor, on September the eighth,
left the fatherland in infamy,
the Tenth Flotilla was raised from the sea
and it brought weapons at the cry for honour!
Oh our Tenth Flotilla,
you that mocked England,
you victorious on Alexandria,
Malta, Souda and Gibraltar,
you already victorious upon the sea,
now even on the dry land
you will win!
To you Italian ships, stolen from us
not in battle but by treason,
and to you, our prisoners and dead brothers,
we swear:
we swear that we'll came back,
let this be God's and the Flag's will.
We swear that we'll fight
until we obtain an honourable peace!
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