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Hello, I’m here to suggest a common setup. A 4x4 with TOW missiles, this time on a jeep used by Canada.
History:
Canada’s fleet of M38 and M38A1 trucks would be reaching the end of their life span, which meant there was a need for new trucks. It didn’t help the situation, as the trucks were no longer being manufactured, as the US had replaced them with the M151 series for nearly a decade by then, allowing it to undergo upgrades a number of times already. Canada would receive an A2 variant of the M151 in US Army configuration under loan from the US Army for testing in 1972. It would be delivered to the Land Engineering Test Establishment (LETE) proving grounds, which were near Ottawa. This existing history allowed it to bypass reliability and maintainability testing in Canada; still, at the end of its testing period, it would be deemed a suitable replacement for the M38A1s Canada was using in both the operational and training environments. 1974 would see the Canadian military purchasing 935 M151A2s from the United States. This would be under contract CD 3613100. Well, the vehicles for this would come from an existing contract that was awarded to AM General in 1971. Despite the actual name of the vehicle, they would seldom be known as M151A2 or MUTT, and often simply referred to as Jeep, 75 Pattern and Disposable Jeep. When Canada had gotten the vehicles, they came without heaters, seatbelts, side curtains and doors, making it so the Canadian military had to directly install them on a later date. They were also covered in a Zeibart undercoating as part of an attempt to keep them from rusting like the M38A1 fleet.
The Canadian Forces in Europe would receive 170 of the M151A2s, with 119 assigned to the reserves in Canada and the rest to the Regular Force throughout the country. When first delivered, they look identical to their US counterparts; this would end up painted over with the standard Canadian three-tone camouflage. Marking on the vehicles would start off minimal, with only white painted CFR numbers on those in Europe and those in Canada receiving only CFR licence plates. The paint change would also bring standard NATO tactical marking to the majority of the vehicles, along with a Canadian flag; these would become their low-visibility versions in the 1980s.
During their period of use with the Canadian Forces, the M151A2 would receive modifications that gave it a unique look, including a roll cage, three-point seat belts, grill guards, and Canadian radio mounting brackets, yet it never got the artic cab that the US used, despite it seemingly making sense. !984 would see the decision to replace all of the 1/4 ton trucks in the Canadian Forces with iltis. Well, some specialist roles would still have them in the late 1980s; they’d be basically gone by 1990.
In 1974 it was announced that Canada was buying the TOW missle for $30 million. The armed forces would start taking delivery of the system in 1975, which would consist of 150 units. However, it would not be until 1976 during the summer when the first TOW missiles would be fired by the Canadian Forces in a demonstration at the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. The TOW system would join the units of the Canadian army in Canada and Europe in 1977.
Specs:
M151A2
Net Weight: 2,140 lbs.
Gross Weight:3,340 lbs.
Maximum Towed Load: 2,000 lbs.
Engine: The M151 series used a Ford Motor Co.-designed 4 cylinder motor
Displacement: 141.5 cu. in.
Fuel: Gasoline
Horsepower: 71 @ 3,800 rpm
Maximum Speed: 66 mph
Maximum Range: 300 miles
TOW:
Length 1.16–1.17 m with probe folded
1.41–1.51 m with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
Diameter 152 mm
Wingspan 0.46 m
Warhead weight 3.9–6.14 kg penetration 430–900 mm RHA
Operational range Basic TOW 3,000 m, most variants 3,750 m
Maximum speed 278–320 m/s
Guidance system Optically tracked, wire-guided (wireless radio-guided in RF variants)