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Armoured  Vehicles in Afghanistan – Study of Casualties – Aug 06/Feb 2008 Hard Numbers  – CF Afghanistan Casualties by Vehicle Type Stephen Priestley,  Researcher,  Canadian American Strategic Review Canadian Forces Vehicular Casualties in Southern Afghanistan by Vehicle Type The following is a listing –  by vehicle type – of  the Canadian Forces’ vehicular casualties in southern Afghanistan from Oct 2005 to the present.  ( The same list  is available arranged in chronological order.) These two lists cover CF fatalities (named) and  woundings/injuries (unnamed, details often remain unpublished ). At the end of each vehicle type section, there is a brief summary of the number of incidents, casualties, and the cause of those casualties. Note that, in the summary, no distinction is made between the wounded and the accidentally injured. Causes of casualties is broken down by IED, RPG, and accidents. For simplicity sake, IED covers all forms of improvised explosive devices – roadside bombs, vehicle-borne IEDs, and landmines (many of  which are stacked, augmented, or  just homemade). Notice: this page will not be updated. DND now rarely releases the vehicle type(s) involved in attacks.  The intended purpose of  this excessive secrecy is unknown. Certainly local  Taliban observers will have an idea of  the vehicle types involved. Canadian citizens, on the other hand, will not. Hardly a hearts-and-minds success. CF Vehicular Casualties in S. Afghanistan by Vehicle Type  –  to 18 Feb 2008 Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area [ No ID* ]  18 Feb 2008   suicide VBIED  0 killed / 4 wounded   Spin Boldak market      [ *  No vehicle type identified.  38 Afghans killed, dozens more wounded.] [ No ID* ]  05 Feb 2008   roadside IED  0 killed / 2 wounded  40km W of  Kandahar      [ *  No vehicle type identified.  No details other than that wounds were minor.] [ No ID* ]  16 Jan 2008   roadside IED  0 killed / 1 wounded  35km W of  Kandahar      [ *  CF officals declined to identify vehicle type.  Occurred in Panjwaii district.] [ No ID* ]  16 Jan 2008   roadside IED  0 killed / 6 wounded  35km W of  Kandahar      [ *  CF officals declined to identify vehicle type.  Occurred in Panjwaii district.] [ No ID* ]  13 Jan 2008  roadside IED  0 killed / 4 wounded  35km SW of Kandahar      [* Unidentified vehicle drove over IED while mine clearing Zangabad dirt road.] [ No ID* ]  11 Apr 2007   roadside IED  0 killed / 1 wounded  38km W of  Kandahar      [ Minor injuries,  * “unrelated” to Coyote IED which occurred two hours later. ] 02 Apr 2007  [ No ID* ]     landmine       0 killed / 2 wounded    70km W of Kandahar      [ NSE troops in convoy. Dam. vehicle (*type not released) towed to Kandahar.] [ Truck *]  06 Dec. 2006   suicide VBIED     0 dead / 2 wounded     in Kandahar City      [ VBIED detonated between RG-31 and a “transport truck” travelling in convoy.      Flying glass caused slight wounds to the crew of the truck, likely an HLVW.* ] No ID  –  8 incidents,   0 killed / 22 wounded/injured,   8 IED / 0 RPG / 0 Accidents [ Note: in other cases, vehicle indentities have been quite vague, such as “LAV”.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area Leopard* 02 Nov 2007   roadside IED   0 killed/1 wounded  10km N of Arghandab      [Leopard tank immobilized, driver was wounded and flown to hospital at KAF] Leopard* 10 July 2007   roadside IED    0 killed/2 wounded   25km E of  Kandahar      [ Tank in the rear of convoy, IED followed up by small arms attack on column.] Leopard  –  2 incidents,  0 killed / 3 wounded/injured, 2 IED/ 0 RPG/ 0 Accidents [ *  02 Nov incident involved a  Leopard 2A6M , 10 July involved a Leopard C2.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area LAV III   23 Jan 2008   roadside IED   1 killed / 2 wounded   35km SW of  Kandahar      [ †  Spr Étienne Gonthier, 5e RGC.  LAV III drove over IED while road-clearing.] LAV III   06  Jan 2008    accident     2 killed / 0 wounded    40km  SW of  Kandahar      [† WO Hani Massouh and Cpl Éric Labbé, 2R22eR. LAV rolled on a wet track.] LAV III*  27 Nov 2007   roadside IED   0 killed/ 3 wounded  40km W of  Kandahar      [* Vehicle identified only as a “LAV”. Wounded crew members flown to KAF.] LAV III    17 Nov 2007   roadside IED   2 killed*/3 wounded  40km W of  Kandahar      [ † Cpl Nicolas Beauchamp, 5 Fd Amb and Pte Michel Levesque, 3R22eR. *An      Afghan interpreter was also killed. Three other soldiers aboard were wounded.] LAV III   22 Aug 2007   roadside IED   2 killed/1 wounded*  50km W of  Kandahar      [ †MWO Mario Mercier, 2R22eR and MCpl Christian Duchesne, 5 Fd Amb. An      Afghan interpreter was also killed. *One soldier and two journalists wounded.] LAV III   19 Aug 2007    roadside IED   1 killed/0 wounded   30km W of  Kandahar      [† Pte Simon Longtin 3R22eR, driving LAV III near Masum Ghar. DOA at KAF] LAV III   17 Jul 2007     traffic  accident   0 dead/5  injured     SW of  Kandahar City      [LAVs collided between Ma'sum Ghar and Patrol Base Wilson.  Injuries minor.] LAV III    07 Jul 2007    suicide VBIED   0 dead/4 wounded     8km W of  Kandahar      [ LAV attacked in convoy, wounded evacuated to KAF hospital by helicopter.] LAV III    07 Apr 2007    roadside IED    6 dead/2 wounded   75km W of  Kandahar      [† Sgt Donald Lucas, 2 RCR, Cpl Brent Poland, 2 RCR, Cpl CP Stannix, Princess      Louise Fusiliers, Cpl AE Williams, 2 RCR, Pte KV Kennedy, 2 RCR, and Pte DR      Greenslade, one soldier seriously wounded, another “suffered minor injuries”.] LAV IIIs     18 Feb. 2007     traffic accident     0 dead / 13 injured     Kandahar City      [ Three LAV IIIs collided with each other. Minor injuries, treated at PRT base.] LAV III     22 Aug. 2006      suicide VBIED      1 dead / 3 wounded   Kandahar City      [ †  Cpl David Braun, 2 PPCLI, re-supply convoy, LAV and a G-wagon burned.] LAV III      03 Aug. 2006     roadside bomb     1 dead / 1 wounded    near  Pashmul      [ †  Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid, 1PPCLI, on counter-insurgency operation.] LAV III      03 Aug. 2006     roadside bomb         3 wounded      also  near  Pashmul LAV III       21 June 2006     roadside bomb         4 wounded      north  of  Kandahar LAV III       21 June 2006       suicide  bomb         2  wounded       in  Kandahar  City LAV III       25  May 2006     roadside bomb        5 wounded     75km N of  Kandahar     [near Gumbad. Afghan translator also wounded. LAV caught fire, ammo set off.] LAV III       17  May 2006         RPG  strike     1 dead / 0 wounded     Panjwai district      [ † Capt. Nichola Goddard, 1 RCHA, directing artillery 24 km west of Kandahar.] LAV III       02 Apr. 2006       traffic  accident       2  injured       inside Kandahar City      [air sentries injured by spinning gun turret  –  barrel struck by passing vehicle.] LAV III       30 Mar. 2006         suicide VBIED      1 wounded       Kandahar outskirts LAV III       03 Mar. 2006         suicide VBIED      5 wounded       Kandahar outskirts LAV III       02 Mar. 2006         collision (taxi)     2 dead / 6 injured    1km - Kandahar      [ † Cpl. Paul Davis and  MCpl. Timothy Wilson, both  2 PPCLI.  LAV III  rolled.] LAV III       24 Nov. 2005         traffic accident     1 dead / 4 injured    near Kandahar      [ † Pte. Braun S. Woodfield, 2 RCR, LAV rolled on Hwy One from Camp Julien.] LAV III – 21 incidents,  19 killed / 67 wounded/injured, 14 IED/ 1 RPG/ 6 Accidents [ NB:  27 Nov incident reports mention a “LAV” or “light armoured vehicle” only.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area Bison     04 Apr 2007     IED / RPG attack     1 wounded     enroute to FOB Wilson      [ IED faint followed by two RPGs fired, one passed in front of Bison, one hit.] Bison     17 Mar 2007     suicide VBIED     1 wounded   30km  W of  Kandahar City      [ vehicle-borne IED  parked at roadside,  two Afghan children  killed in attack. ] Bison     07 Jan. 2007     roadside bomb     0 dead / 1 wounded     Panjwaii District      [ Serious leg wounds, R22eR Cpl evacuated  –  3 km west of  Howz-e-Madad] Bison     28 Nov. 2006     suicide VBIED     0 dead / 1 wounded     Panjwaii District      [ slight wounds “laughed off” – said to be the same Bison as 27 Nov. attack!] Bison     27 Nov. 2006     suicide VBIED    2 dead / 0 wounded    outside Kandahar      [ † CWO Bobby Girouard and Cpl Albert Storm, 1 Royal Canadian Regiment. ] Bison     22 July 2006       suicide VBIED     2 dead / 8 wounded     near   Kandahar      [ †  Cpl. Francisco Gomez, 1 PPCLI, and Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren, Black Watch      (RHR) of Canada.  In convoy, Bison rammed as it neared Kandahar Airfield.] Bison     19 Apr. 2006         roadside bomb       2 wounded     in Helmand  Province      [Relief column 1km S of FOB Robinson, tires shredded,* carried on to the FOB] Bison     16 Feb. 2006       collision  [ below ]     2 injured     just outside Kandahar      [ An HLVW truck carrying an M777 howitzer rear-ended the Bison. Some minor       damage to the Bison ( rear storage bin only ), however HLVW was written off.] Bison – 8 incidents,  4 killed / 16 wounded/injured,  6 IED ** / 1 RPG / 1 Accident [ * The driver, MBdr CM Rein, tells us that along with shredding two tires, the IED blew armour plating off, distorted the hull and damaged steering components. The Bison was driven back to KAF for repair and returned to action a few months later. **  the 04 April 2007 incident did involve an IED but the RPG caused the wounds.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area Coyote     15 Jan 2008     roadside IED    1 killed/1 wounded    10km N of Kandahar      [†  Tpr  Richard Renaud, 12e RBC.  Wounded crew member was taken to KAF.] Coyote     11 June 2007    roadside IED   1 killed/2 wounded    40km N of Kandahar      [ † Tpr Darryl Caswell, RCD driver. Combat Logistics Patrol for ANA convoy ] Coyote     11 Apr 2007    roadside IED   2 killed/2 wounded    38km W of Kandahar      [ † MCpl Allan Stewart and Tpr Patrick Pentland, RCD,  1 seriously wounded. ] Coyote    20 Mar 2007    roadside IED    1 wounded   Ahmadkhan, W of Kandahar      [ 1 wheel lost, next  IED wounded 2 RCR soldier and a K-9 handler, dog killed. ] Coyote – 4 incident,  4 killed / 6 wounded/injured,  3 IED * / 0 RPG / 0 Accidents [ *  note that 20 Mar 2007 IED was detonated after 2 RCR soldier left the vehicle.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area TLAV    30 Dec 2007   roadside IED    1 dead /4  wounded    20 km W of  Kandahar      [ † Gnr Jonathan Dion, 5e RALC. Wounded LdSH(RC) members flown to KAF.] TLAV    17 Aug 2007   roadside IED   0 dead/2  wounded    Supply column, Hwy 1      [ Minor wounds to two members of  LdSH(RC),  TLAV extensively damaged.] TLAV – 2 incidents,  1 killed / 6 wounded/injured,  2 IED * / 1 RPG * / 0 Accidents [ *  RPG attack followed IED. NB: TLAV refers to a tracked M113A3/MTLV LAV.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area RG-31 APV   23 Dec 2007   roadside IED   0 killed/3 wounded   Arghandab district      [ * Attack on route-clearing convoy.  Wounded crew members flown to KAF.] RG-31 APV   22 Sept 2007   roadside IED   4 wounded*   7km from Masum Ghar      [ IED followed by RPG attack on column.  * Afghan interpreter also wounded.] RG-31 APV   12 Aug 2007  roadside IED  5 wounded  Supply column, Masum Ghar      [ IED blast followed by RPG attack on column.  Four of  wounded were R22eR.] RG-31  APV    04 July 2007     roadside bomb   6 dead*/ 0 wounded     Panjwaii Dist.      [† Capt Jefferson Francis (1RCHA), Capt  Matthew Dawe (3PPCLI), MCpl Colin       Bason (RWestmrR), Cpl Cole Bartsch (3PPCLI), Cpl Jordan Anderson (3PPCLI)       and Pte Lane Watkins (3PPCLI). *An unnamed local interpreter was also killed] RG-31  APV    07 Oct. 2006     roadside bomb   1 dead / 0 wounded   south Panjwaii      [ † Tpr Mark Andrew Wilson, ISTAR/A Squadron, Royal Canadian Dragoons.] RG-31  APV    09 Aug. 2006    collision (truck)       6  injured     30km  S of  Kandahar      [ APV part of a supply convoy heading to Spin Boldak on Pak/Afghan border.] RG-31  APV    15  May 2006       roadside bomb       2  wounded       near  Gumbad RG-31 APV – 7 incidents, 7 killed /20 wounded/injured, 6 IED/ 0 RPG/ 1 Accident Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area G-wagon      03 Oct. 2006    suicide VBIED       No CF Casualties     W of Kandahar      [Motorcycle rammed convoy.  3 Afghan civilians wounded.  LUVW burnt out.] G-wagon      11 Aug. 2006     suicide VBIED      1 dead / 0 wounded     Spin Boldak      [ †  Cpl Andrew Eykelenboom, 1 Fd Amb., on re-supply to Pak/Afghan border.] G-wagon      09 Aug. 2006   accidental discharge    1 killed   20km  W of  Kandahar      [ † MCpl Jeffrey S Walsh, 2 PPCLI, accidental shooting, charges laid Mar 2007.] G-wagon    05 Aug. 2006     collision   1 dead / 3 wounded   35km SE of  Kandahar      [ †  MCpl Raymond Arndt, LER, re-supply convoy returning from Pak. border. ] G-wagon    22 Apr. 2006     roadside bomb     4 dead / 0 wounded     near  Gumbad      [ †  Cpl Matthew Dinning,  2 CMBG,  Bbr Myles Mansell, 5th Field Reg’t , RCA,      Lt William Turner, FLWA HQ, and Cpl Randy Payne, CFB Wainright, all killed.] G-wagon      15 Feb. 2006       road  accident      3 injured     just outside Kandahar      [Part of returning patrol convoy, G-wagon rolled due to poor road conditions.] G-wagon      15 Jan. 2006     suicide bombing      1 dead*/ 3 wounded     Maywand      [ * †  diplomat Glyn Berry, FAC. The G-wagen C&R rolled, shedding its turret.] G-wagon      13 Dec. 2005       roadside  bomb      3  wounded *   outside  Kandahar      [ * along with three members of  3 PPCLI was freelance journalist Tim Albone.] G-wagon      04 Dec. 2005      suicide bombing     1  wounded      outside  Kandahar G-wagon      05 Oct. 2005       suicide bombing     3  wounded      in  Kandahar  City G-wagon – 10* incidents, 8 killed/16 wounded/injured, 7 IED / 0 RPG / 3 Accident [ *  One for reference only, no casualties  –  also see 06 Dec 2006 incident, below.] Vehicle     Date / Year    Incident Type     CF Casualties       Location / Area M-Gator    20 June 2007     roadside IED     3 killed/0 wounded     Panjwaii District      [ † Sgt Christos Karigiannis, Cpl SF Bouzane, and Pte JV Wiebe, all of 3PPCLI.]