M577A2 Command Post - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.003 W 075° 43.025
18T E 443894 N 5029494
This model M577A2 Command Post, based on the standard M113 armoured personnel carrier, is located inside the Lebreton Gallery of the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM10R39
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/14/2019
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From an information panel on site:
This armoured personnel carrier served as a mobile command post in Germany during the Cold War.
Based on the standard M113 armoured personnel carrier introduced in the 1960's, this command post provided extra room for headquarters staff, maps, plotting tables and communications equipment. A "penthouse", or folding tent, could be attached to the vehicle's hull to create a larger command post. In battle, carriers like this one would have enabled commanders to direct operations while on the move.
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