Colin Parkinson
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Seems like the C3 is not going anywhere soon. Apparently we have 93 still in operation https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-BM-036-26282
Carriage is garbage and constantly needing maintenanceColin P said:Speaking of which I have heard that the LG-1 is a bit problematic, but have never heard what the issues were?
Colin P said:Speaking of which I have heard that the LG-1 is a bit problematic, but have never heard what the issues were?
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Infanteer said:What if I told you that AM General already did that.
http://www.amgeneral.com/our-products-and-services/hmmwv-hawkeye/
Chris Pook said:Definitely a role for something like that - 82nd Abn or 16 Air Aslt Bde.
But in Canada? How many rounds down range before you have to replace the shocks/springs/axles/vehicles? It seems to me that you would have the same problem as the old Pack Howitzer and LG1 had/have and they would need to be replaced on a regular and rapid schedule.
FJAG said:What I'd really like to see the reserves get to replace at least half of the C3 batteries with rocket launchers like HIMARS - a battalion has three batteries with a total of 18 launchers plus various command and resupply vehicles. Conceivably one could allocate a two launcher troop to nine different units (add another 3-5 units for the headquarters battery) and pretty much re-assign many of our people to a useful role for a change.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS
Which would at least offer a new and useful capability to the CAF. They're pricey but also have a low cost, short range practice missile so that one can get in some live fire training.
:cheers:
FJAG said:Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of SP guns but only if they are sufficiently armoured to increase surviveability and tracked to increase mobility.
I'm generally not a fan of these large calibre "technicals" for one simple reason: The automotive system is the weak link in the chain. Trucks fail--whether for engine issues or stress fractures in the chassis or hydraulics--at a much higher rate than the guns do. If the prime mover of a towed gun fails then one simply replaces it with an ammo tractor and carries on. If an SP truck fails then the gun is out of action for as long as it takes to repair the truck.
Call me a curmudgeon, if you will, but there are a lot of ways we can make our artillery more effective without using glorified pick-up trucks. For example there are several wheeled SP guns (Sweden's Archer and Serbia's Nora B-52) that provide autoloaders and armoured protection allowing for a much enhanced dispersed deployment system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_B-52
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Artillery_System
What I'd really like to see the reserves get to replace at least half of the C3 batteries with rocket launchers like HIMARS - a battalion has three batteries with a total of 18 launchers plus various command and resupply vehicles. Conceivably one could allocate a two launcher troop to nine different units (add another 3-5 units for the headquarters battery) and pretty much re-assign many of our people to a useful role for a change.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS
Which would at least offer a new and useful capability to the CAF. They're pricey but also have a low cost, short range practice missile so that one can get in some live fire training.
:cheers: