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Cougar AVGP
Photo credit: The Department of National Defence
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Cougar AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose)
The SALH no longer uses the Cougar, it was retired when the regiment was re-rolled recce in 2005.
The Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (AVGP) fleet is comprised of three variants: the Cougar, the Grizzly, and the Husky. The AVGP fleet entered service in 1976. A total of 195 Cougars were originally procured to equip Regular and Reserve armoured units. Following the acquisition of the Coyote as a part of the 1999 Army Equipment Rationalisation Plan, the Cougar fleet was reduced to 100 vehicles – to be exclusively employed by Reserve armoured units. The Cougar fleet is currently undergoing a service life-extension program to increase its reliability, supportability and commonality with the Bison and Coyote fleets.
Armament:
76-mm L23A1 gun, [fires HESH, Smoke BE (base ejected), and Canister rounds]
7.62 mm machine gun (C6)
66-mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers)
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