Compo 2 must be at the forefront of the Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization (SPH-M) efforts, stressing the necessity to immediately replace its’ extinct towed and tracked cannon platforms with current requirements of longer range, improved mobility, crew survivability, and fire support, and
reduced set up times, with an eventual goal of advancing the platform to an autonomous system. Emergent technology and capability in the Army of the Future concept should replace the current cannon capabilities within Compo 2 and prior to Compo 1. Compo 2 is integral and a cornerstone to current and future LSCO operations providing dominant extended range, mass, deep precision fires, greater lethality, and increased survivability to achieve combined arms over-match via increased rate of fire, multiple round simultaneous impact, high levels of mobility, improved protection, faster resupply and more efficient sustainment. Current capabilities lack the range and survivability to achieve parity and subsequent over-match with adversaries to provide deep shaping fires in support of the Division and subsequently lacks parity with Compo 1 thus the means of engaging, maneuvers, shaping battles, fighting and winning LSCO is at risk.