|
Showing 1 - 3 of
3 matches in All Departments
British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) is situated in Alberta,
amidst the dry, semi-barren, rugged and undulating Canadian
prairie, where the Blackfoot, Cree and Sioux tribes once hunted
buffalo and engaged in combat. The training area measures 39 miles
west to east and 32 miles north to south, with a total area of 1038
square miles. It is slightly larger than Luxembourg and seven times
the size of Salisbury Plain. The prime purpose of BATUS is to
provide realistic all-arms, battle group manoeuvre training with
live firing. Four major `Prairie Storm' exercises are held every
year between April and October, involving infantry, armour,
artillery, aviation and support arms. Up to 2500-3000 personnel may
be on the ground, along with as many as 1200 vehicles of all types
from Main Battle Tanks to 4x4s. BATUS was formally established in
1972; making up for the loss of training areas in Libya in 1969.
Right from the start it was envisaged that there would be an Army
Air Corps element. The original aircraft were replaced by Westland
AH1 Gazelles in 1977, they continue in service 40 years later with
29 (BATUS) Flight, which is now part of 5 Regiment Army Air Corps.
|
You may like...
Hampstead
Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, …
DVD
R66
Discovery Miles 660
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.