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The following is a list of guns deployed by the Royal Canadian Artillery. Although 15th field, as a reserve unit, trains primarily on the C3, opportunities often arise to train on the other guns as well.

M109 Howitzer--The 155-mm M109 is a full-tracked armoured self-propelled howitzer with amphibious capability. It's function is to provide mobile artillery close support. Since 1971, 76 M109 howitzers are used on the mainly bases of the Land Force: CFB Shilo, Manitoba; CFB Valcarier, Quebec, CFB Petawawa, Ontario and CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick.

C3 Howizter--The C3 Howitzer is an upgraded version of the C1 Howitzer which is used as a close support artillery weapon. It is towed by truck which carries the crew and ammunition. It has the capability to fire extended range ammunitions which can deliver a round up to18 km down range.

C1 Howitzer--The C1 105-mm Howitzer is the standard general purpose close support artillery weapon. It is normally towed by a truck which carries the crew and ammunition. Used since 1956 by the Land Force and currently utilized by the Reserves.

"The GIAT"--The LG1 Mark II is a 105-mm towed Howitzer generally used to provide close indirect fire support to light, highly mobile, rapid deployment forces that might be required for domestic our international commitments.The fielding of the 28 LG1 Mark II was completed in November 1997