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While I was at the school in the 90's, then again 05-08, I was involved with the development of the operator procedures as we transitioned from MiliPAC to, eventually, DGMS. IIRC the rough computer transition timelines were: 83-98 MiliPAC 91-98 MiliPAC with GACS 95-97 TFTS experiment; intended...

I was in DLR when this happened, and although a large portion of the fleet was scrapped in this way, because of these pictures some were turned into monuments instead Mostly as a cost saving measure, and to make space available at 202 workshop and DSAL in Montreal, the scrapping began in earnest...

Except in P Res units;, the C3 is gradually eliminating itself without replacement. P Res Arty units are supposed to fill out the 2nd gun Bty in ea Reg F Regt however (a consequence of increase in capability but not PYs) Not sure how that FG for Reg F Regt's might work given this situation...

The charge error fired by the C3 Bty is still under investigation, and I wasn' t there when it happened, so I can't make any comment on why it might've happened. I did, however, see a couple of times when IFCCS automatically changed charge and then displayed a warning dialog window with the...

There are some problems, mostly with the way the information is flashing and displaying data During ex a chg error possibly being fired as a result. Still in field so I'll send more info on redeployment

The latest version was used throughout RST in Meaford this year; no reported bugs, far as I know, but will check the tech net next week during Stalwart Guardian The unit I'm with will be mortars throughout the Ex and I don't believe there's too much experience using it yet with the 81; I'll post...

Warrant Officer "Andy" Johnson, passed away 7 July 2013 Andy was one of the last "all round" AIGs, able to work OP, CP, Gunline, and even locating. Was one of the first trained on the M777 by the US NETT in Ft Sill, and helped train 1 RCHA gun dets before they deployed in 06. Besides all that...

CWO (ret'd) Jeff Gowanlock, 56 Fd Regt http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=716051

This thread definitely has the risk of spinning its wheels again on "why don't the infantry have a mortar Pl anymore?" At risk of throwing gas on that fire, here goes. Most other Western powers do have indirect fire capability that remains at the Bn level, I think for no other reason than to...

They're Canadian, an no it is not good gun drill. Already discussed at length here: http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/87764.0.html

As posted in the St Catharines Standard: http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=690975 MARCOTTE, Alexander Ross - Tragically at home, March 18, 2013, age 18. Beloved son of Wendy Fisher and Charles Marcotte. Devoted step-son of Peter Fisher and Tim Mallory. Survived by his older...

Roger MacDiarmid, former CWO, retired Captain, and gentleman passed away this week; very sad loss http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-353630-roger-macdiarmid.html The sad end to a very touching story of love and dedication...

Something is definitely skewed in the story telling, or quite possibly the originator of the message is on a completely different frequency that nobody else gets Far as I know, the only airborne related thing that happened with Canadian M777 during the Afghanistan "era", occurred in 2006, but...

Pretty sure the guy in the back row centre is Joe Goetz, to the right of him in the photo it might be Rene Parker, or Marcel Schur, the guy to the left of Joe might be Paul(?) Grady. Bottom row far left it kind of looks like Don Schliefer, but it's kind of a grainy pic, and a foggy memory I'm...

A lot of the comparisons in this thread are using dated, non-IM, ammunition specs This is a link to a presentation on Rheinmetal-Denel's 105, with some useful info on a more modern ammunition system www.dtic.mil/ndia/2004armaments/04_Vickory_105mm_Indirect_Fire.pdf Even so, the presentation is...

I think this thread meanders enough dontcha think? Let's not forget that for any given range a 105mm gun system has a smaller PER than a 120mm mortar But  there are 105 ammunition types that have greater range than even glide type 120mm mortar ammunition, can deliver both lethal and non lethal...

Somewhat back on topic, a 105 is a better system for FAC training since it has faster time of flight than a mortar for a given range, and certainly a lower max ord. The operating costs, in a training enviornment, are cheaper as well compared to 155 In the remote chance it were used for SEAD...

The units are expected to take part as units for collective training, but FG individuals for deployment. Generally speaking for deployments they cast the net wide within the area, and no one unit seems to be specifically tasked to say "fill X spots in a Troop CP and Y spots on gun detachments"...

56 Fd: 2 tubes and 3 locations (Brantford, Simcoe, and St Catharines), how is this supposed to work once the C3's are gone? The unit has been able to put 60 pers on Ex, and a lot of experienced Tps at that (quite a few with tour experience, from gun line to OP's and STA), it's going to be a...

Leaving aside the "what shall we do with reserves" tangent, and that possibly it is a good idea to keep a towed artillery capability in our P Res units, here are a few options (fodder for this discussion) Chile has a version of M101/33, or C3 as we call it, in service. Their gov't workshops...