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ATO is a specialist qualification, not an occupation, which contributes in part to the problem space.
We did. Back in the halcyon days of the early 1970s we were blowing tens of thousands of about to expire 105mm war stocks down range. Did a 400 rd WP fire mission with my three-gun troop of L5s once.TBFH, I fail to understand how the CAF cannot expend munitions before their ‘best before’ date.
.50 cal lasts forever.LOL the Ammo & ATO trade being so small means any dud stands out. Happily have dealt with more good than bad!
.50 range in 2004 before going on Athena comes to mind....some that stuff was 1960s IIRC. At least our 60mm ammo was newer
200 round, continuous illumination, in my case…We did. Back in the halcyon days of the early 1970s we were blowing tens of thousands of about to expire 105mm war stocks down range. Did a 400 rd WP fire mission with my three-gun troop of L5s once.
Good times.
Oh it fired just fine. I am think I had older ammo on my DP3A for the .50. I only mentioned it because it was an actual discussion @KevinB and I had on that particular range.50 cal lasts forever.
I had to once tell the Navy that the “old“ ammo that they were firing for training (to save the new stuff for operations) , was actually really expensive C44 armour piercing ammo and not 4B1T…
TBH most of the ammo issues I saw was when we were expending all the old stuff in Cyprus. The CAF didn’t want to ship most of the old stuff home, or to FYR, as a lot of it was way past the point of being usable.Oh it fired just fine. I am think I had older ammo on my DP3A for the .50. I only mentioned it because it was an actual discussion @KevinB and I had on that particular range
Fired literally tons of both. No barrels left in Ontario for years!.50 cal lasts forever.
I had to once tell the Navy that the “old“ ammo that they were firing for training (to save the new stuff for operations) , was actually really expensive C44 armour piercing ammo and not 4B1T…
US Army deploys first hypersonic weapon capability
Soldiers conducted a series of drills to practise with the LRHW system during Operation Thunderbolt Strike.
The weapon system was deployed by the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1st MDTF) long-range fires battalion, 5th Battalion and 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (5-3 LRFB).
It was fielded more than 3,100 miles away from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington to Cape Canaveral in Florida, as part of the exercise Thunderbolt Strike last month.
The US Army is working in close cooperation with the US Navy on the development of a hypersonic weapon system.
The LRHW system includes the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) and the Navy 34.5in booster.
That seems overly dumb. I had to check date to make sure it wasn't posted April 1.
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I don't think it will actually do what you think it will doIs this a ready force or a reserve force job?
US Army deploys first hypersonic weapon capability
The US Army has successfully deployed its first long-range hypersonic weapon (LRHW) system to practise a full range of expeditionary hypersonic launch capabilities.www.army-technology.com
From wiki the basic design parameters
Fits inside an Ohio SSBM missile tube
Operational range of over 2775 km.
So...
The Multi Domain Task Force
LRPF Battalion
Playing Defence in Churchill, MB
Deliver precision payloads at hypersonic speeds anywhere in Canada
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Same systems moved by C17 to Alert. Offence. Or defending friends.
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I see a defensive system.
Speed Mach 17 or 21,000 km/h
Strike time to 2775 km of approx 8 minutes.
How many AIM-120s could be packed in one missile as a GBAD solution?
How many NSMs as an SSM solution?
I don't think it will actually do what you think it will do
Uhm not really. The M270 MLRS predated HIMARS and early model rocket range was double that.Navy seeks $3.6 billion over 5 years for 64 hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike rounds - Breaking Defense
A senior Navy officer recently said the budget is an "endorsement of the capability."breakingdefense.com
Himars started off delivering bundles of grenades 20 km or so.
The nature of the HSGV means it will be a significant engineering feat to launch some types of submunitions.I'm seeing a bus capable of moving stuff at a high rate of knots. A little bit of imagination and effort.
Uhm not really. The M270 MLRS predated HIMARS and early model rocket range was double that.
The nature of the HSGV means it will be a significant engineering feat to launch some types of submunitions.
A bus doesn’t do Mach 5+.Let's just say .... I have faith.
A bus is a bus.
And once again, a noticeable absence of Canadians.A veritable smorgasbord of artillery porn - going at it in Denmark.
I think I've been on those ranges before.... lotsa fun jumping on and off tanks etc....
UK troops join US exercise in Denmark testing artillery systems sent to Ukraine
Dozens of nations have taken part in Dynamic Front 23, examining how they would launch a barrage of firepower against an enemy nation.www.forces.net
In fairness, we are supposed to be reconstituting, so attending exercises like that would be on the chopping block.And once again, a noticeable absence of Canadians.
Sigh.