The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
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The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.
Formerly known as the Highland Light Infantry, the unit merged with the Scottish Fusiliers, an anti-aircraft battery, after the Second World War. RHFC has numerous battle honours from both of the World Wars, all won in North-West Europe. RHFC continues to exist to this day at company strength with platoons in Cambridge and Kitchener as a sub-unit of 31 CBG, headquartered in London, Ontario.
Cpl. Grubb and Cpl. Pagnacco were the first WIA from RHFC since the end of the Second World War. They were both wounded during Operation Medusa in September 2006 in the Panjwaye District of Afghanistan. Cpl. Pagnacco was wounded by friendly fire from an American A-10 Thunderbolt II on September 4, 2006.
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| Preceded by: 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada | Succeeded by: The Grey and Simcoe Foresters |
Land Force Areas: LFAA • LFQA • LFCA • LFWA
Canadian Mechanize Brigade Groups: 1 CMBG • 2 CMBG • 5 CMBG
Canadian Brigade Groups: 31 CBG • 32 CBG • 33 CBG • 34 CBG • 35 CBG • 36 CBG • 37 CBG • 38 CBG • 39 CBG • 41 CBG
Soldier Weapons: • C9 machine-gun • C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle • C6 machine-gun • Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun • Browning-HP 9 mm pistol •P225, 226 •Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) • C3A1 sniper rifle • C13 fragmentation grenade •M203 grenade launcher • M72 SRAAW(L)
Crewed Weapons: • Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) •ERYX SRAAW(H) • TOW LRAAW(H) • 81 mm mortar •60 mm mortar • Javelin short-range air defence missile •Skyguard • C1 close support howitzer • C3 close support howitzer • LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer • M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: LAV III • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle • ADATS • Leopard C2 • M109 howitzer • Bison APC • M113A3 and MTVL • RG-31
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