Help: Canadian WWII artillery terminology

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Crewman
For example:

4th had the following allotments for divisional 25-pounders (HE ammo category):
▪ In support of attack – 400 rpg
▪ CB – 50 rpg
▪ On call – 200 rpg

4th had the following allotments for divisional 105mm guns:
▪ In support of attack – 400 rpg
▪ CB – 50 rpg
▪ On call – 200 rpg

Hi Gregory;

In regards to your above mentioned, "4th had the following allotments for divisional 105mm guns:", these were not 'guns' of the 4th Armoured Divisional R.C.A., but were the 'guns' of the 19th Army Field Regiment, R.C.A. (M7 'Priest' 105mm How.), who were 'Army Troops' under command of the C.R.A. 4th Cdn Armd Div (for the second phase of Operation TOTALIZE) and were on call to support either the 10th Inf Bde or the 4th Armd Bde, if needed.

15th Field Regiment, R.C.A. was in support of the 10th Inf Bde on the right and 23rd Field Regiment (Self-Propelled), R.C.A. was in support of the 4th Armd Bde next to the Caen-Falaise road, for the second phase of Operation TOTALIZE.

All of the 'Field Regiments' of the 4th Armoured Divisional R.C.A., were, at this time, equipped with the 25pdr (15th Field Regiment, R.C.A. - towed 25pdr equipments; 23rd Field Regiment (Self-Propelled), R.C.A. - 25pdr Sexton equipments).

Further, you mention this document:

Originally posted by Crewman
The subject of this thread is the following document:

"Royal Canadian Artillery, 2nd Canadian Corps, Counter Battery Policy, Operation "Totalize", Appendix L, Addendum A to RCA, Operation Instruction No. 5, 7 August 1944"

19th Army Field Regiment, R.C.A. was not one of the regiments tasked for the two pre-arranged counter-battery bombardments, that were to be fired at H plus 100 minutes and at H plus 7 hours.

Just some points.

Cheers