Canadian Army Trophy Shoot Grafenwoehr

The Canadian Army Trophy (CAT) was a tank gunnery competition established to foster excellence and competition among the armoured forces of the NATO countries in Western Europe.

The trophy itself is a miniature sterling silver replica of a Canadian Army Centurion tank.

In the 1987 competition held at Grafenwöhr, there were 24 platoons competing (12 from NORTHAG and 12 from CENTAG). NORTHAG fielded teams from Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands, West Germany and the United States. CENTAG fielded teams from Canada, West Germany and the United States. The British (3-tank) tank platoons were presented 24 targets, while the other countries' 4-tank platoons were presented with 32 targets during the battle runs. Scoring was based on target hits, hit times, ammunition bonuses (only if all targets were hit), and hit bonuses (only if all targets were hit), machinegun hits, and penalties with a maximum platoon score of 20,600 points. The main gun targets were at ranges between 1600-3000 meters and would remain standing after being hit until presentation time had expired. No target would be presented twice, so the judges could actually count holes in the targets to verify target hits; "cookie bites" did not count as hits.

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• Grafenwoehr

[MrCrexis]

hey road I may have known your dad I was 3/64 armor Alpha co. was detached from bravo co. 1st support. I was all over it.. have the medals and patches... great times!

[roadrcr81082]

My dad was at CAT87. A co 64 armor.

[BlameRepublicans]

"Lay-o-pards"? fucking idiot. "Leopards" lol

[revthom1]

3AD SPEARHEAD ALL THE WAY!

[356slick]

I was in Mannhein 5/68 Armor in '87. we were damn proud of those boys from 4/8 Cav

[robbyperez]

I was stationed in Gelnhausen, Germany in 1986-88. I was in the infantry but the motor pool was filled with tanks painted with "Bill the Cat" on their turrets... Memories...

[Lex5576]

That's good shit to watch! The majority of those NATO tanks are about equal , but it's the training, leadership, and team discipline that really pays off.

[mtitelematics]

I could remember that 43 Dutch tank battalion, ruled the 87 CAT :-)

[klauskarlkraus]

@xy274 thats because it actually has a turbine

[Geckoliga]

Yes, seems it was 1987. I was one of the gunner´s from the PzBtl. 124 / Amberg (Opf.). Funny to see that ...

The guy woh recieves the silver-trophy (3.57) must be Haupfeldwebel Weiß.

Am I right??

Not the best times in my life but nice to see ... Haha