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THE Army knows well there's an entrenched cell of detractors out there lobbying against its new NZLAV battlewagons, and yesterday at Waiouru a couple of senior officers took the opportunity to put some carefully-worded responses on record.
Brigadier Paul Southwell, reviewing officer of the passing-out parade for the country's first 45 trained LAV crewmen, told the Manawatu Standard he couldn't blame veterans -- if that's what they are -- for expressing a view out of concern for soldiers.See the full content of this document
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Army Backs Its Battlewagons
"But they haven't been exposed to this vehicle," he said.
"So they don't know it's capabilities."The NZLAV, he...See the full content of this document
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