No I didn't " set you up"
but thanks for digging into it
Interesting little tidbit here
C1/C3 Howitzer and 60 mm Mortar Ammunition
- 28 C1 Howitzers (105mm), 4 C3 Howitzers (105mm) and the Canadian Army's inventory of 60mm mortar ammunition will be divested. As a result of the recent acquisition of the M777 Howitzer, these weapons are now redundant and no longer required.
that changes a few things
and this
TOW Weapon Systems
- Three fleets within the wider in-service support to Close Support Weapons component have been identified for divestment:
- 33 Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire guided missile (TOW) Under Armour turrets;
- 40 TOW 2 systems; and
- 2,200 TOW missiles.
- Divesting these systems will result in a savings in National Procurement maintenance funding. This weapon system has been replaced by more capable systems
What I want to know is ( and this doesn't mean you have to look for it as the question is more rhetorical in nature....) is WHICH "more capable systems" have they found to replace the TOW2 !!
What's confusing ( and it may be made that deliberately ) is they identify 40 Tow 2 systems but in point three they just say TOW missiles so those * could be" the older TOWs that were left over after upgrading to the newer TOW2
I've put this post on the to do list to dig into as there is a lot here to sort through but keep in mind this is what they say they will do but politics can change that which is why I would really rather wait until the dust settles before rearranging units in the OOB