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gonna keep the smoke grenades
Just to clarify.....the smoke grenade dischargers are on all versions.....all that changed was the the removal of the original grenade boxes in exchange for the stowage racks on either side of the turret.
If you have mounted the wire cage basket and leave the resin grenade box racks.....yup, just modify the coax port.
These mods occured in about 1995.....the Cougars in Bosnia with IFOR and SFOR had the mods but also had the ceramic tiles and kevlar blankets.....they were solid green for the most part.
Cougars still in Canada at that time could be found still painted in the three colour standard camouflage or in the single solid green.
The Cougars in Canada did not get the wider XML tires until they were out of service with the Reg Force and they were rebuilt into what was informally called the "Super Cougar" for the Reserves......but that version needs other modifications.
The wider XML tires were used in Bosnia...but not until SFOR days.
So.....with the wire cage basket, smoke grenade racks, modified coax port, and thinner tires......that would be a Canadian based Cougar from about 1995 to 1997ish....in the Reg Force....the Reserves of course used the Cougar much longer.
OK.....so....what you should know is that in the Reg Force Armoured units.....the Cougar was used by each Regiment's Recce Squadrons until the Coyotes arrived......the Reg Force Armoured Regiments went down to 'B' Squadron and Recce Squadron for a few years due to the extra resources needed for the tank Squadrons ....so....there would be limited call signs you could put on your Cougar......we can discuss that when you get to painting and finishing.
Clear as mud?
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, so if yopu want to use that you need the early LAV tire set from MLM.
