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Believe it or not, little Republic of Latvia doesn’t have any main battle tanks. The closest thing it has is the M109A5Ö self propelled artillery gun, and the Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle-Tracked FV107 Scimitar recon/scout tank. Latvia also uses the CVR-T FV104 Samaritan ambulance, the FV103 Spartan personnel carrier and several other versions of the CRV-T.

This May 2014 Latvijas Armija video explains the different CVR-Ts in use:

Latvian Minister of Defense gets taken for a ride in a British made FV107 Scimitar. Michigan Army National Guard photo by Sergeant First Class Helen Miller, 28APR2016.

Latvian Defence Ministry photo, 18NOV2017.

Latvijas Armija video about deployment to NATO United Kingdom for a ‘friendly’ (wargame), May 2018:

Latvian Defence Ministry photo by Gatis Dieziņš, 08NOV2019.

Latvian Defence Ministry photo by Armīns Janiks, 13JAN2020.

During a NATO wargame, 13JAN2020. Latvian Defence Ministry photo by Armīns Janiks.

Latvijas Armija video showing FV107 Scimitars and FV103 Spartan personnel carriers in action, June 2020:

FV107 on public display, 21AUG2021. Latvian Defence Ministry photo by Gatis Dieziņš.

FV104 Samaritan. Latvian Defence Ministry photo by Gatis Dieziņš, 26OCT2021.

Latvia relies on other NATO countries to bring in the big Main Battle Tanks, in case of invasion. NATO Canada commands NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia (which might explain Latvia’s use of British empire English, instead of U.S. English). The CRV-T series is a British empire made vehicle, designed and built in the United Kingdom during the undeclared Cold War. Latvia continues to receive upgraded versions of the CRV-T.

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International

U.S. armor shoots up border near Russia! Personnel wounded by gas attack?

Video April 16, 2017 Hutchins AAron

According to U.S. military sources, four U.S. Army 19-Kilos (M1 Abrams crew-members) from Fort Carson, Colorado, were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a “malfunction” of their Panzerkampfwagen. It happened sometime around the beginning of April 2017, one 19K had to be sent to a hospital in Germany for further treatment. No details about the malfunction were released.

An M1A2 from Fort Carson, Colorado, pops a canister of purple smoke on a range on Adazi Military Base, Latvia, 09APR2017. The smoke color signifies loss of global positioning systems and loss of radio communication to the other vehicles on the range. U.S. Army photo by Sergeant Shiloh Capers.

NATO member United States deployed an armor unit consisting of M1A2 Abrams to the eastern European country of Latvia, to conduct live fire training on Russia’s border:

M1A2 pops a canister of yellow smoke on a range in Adazi Military Base, Latvia, 09APR2017. The smoke color signifies Nuclear, Biological or Chemical conditions, a considerable environmental change in the scenario. USA photo by Sergeant Shiloh Capers.

Canadas new base in Latvia, part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence operations on Camp Adazi, Latvia. Canadian Forces photo by Corporal Colin Thompson, 13MAY2017.

Also, in an instigatory act, NATO member Canada deployed military units (some from Alberta Province) into Latvia’s eastern provinces (districts), which just happen to be populated by ethnic Russians (almost half of which are not considered official citizens of Latvia).

More Canadian Armed Forces members arrive in Latvia, at Riga International Airport, for Operation Reassurance. Canadian Forces photo by Master Corporal True-dee McCarthy, 10JUN2017.

The most recent The Globe & Mail report says the Canucks will be “permanently garrisoned” in eastern Latvia. According to a CBC report, the Canucks will not only be ‘defending’ eastern Latvia from Russians, but from ‘fake news’ as well!

It’s all part of NATO’s latest instigation against Russia, called operation Enhanced Forward Presence. The NATO-Canada units in Latvia are specifically part of Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia/Operation Reassurance.