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The M1841 mountain howitzer was a mountain gun used by the United States Army during the mid-nineteenth century, from 1837 to about 1870. It saw service during the Mexican–American War of 1847–1848, the American Indian Wars, and during the American Civil War, 1861–1865 (primarily in the more rugged western theaters).
Note that the M1841 mountain howitzer was of the same 12-pounder caliber. The mountain howitzer was a much smaller weapon that made it highly mobile in rough terrain. However, because of its shorter range, the mountain howitzer filled only a minor role in the American Civil War, being used in the Western Theater. [10]
Field howitzer calibers used in the Civil War were 12-pounder (4.62 inch bore), 24-pounder (5.82 inch bore), and 32-pounder (6.41 inch bore). Most of the howitzers used in the war were bronze, with notable exceptions of some of Confederate manufacture.
The Civil War precursor to the Winchester repeating rifle based on early lever-action repeating rifles made by New Haven Arms Company Co. These highly prized weapons were privately purchased by those who could afford them. Jenks M1841 Mule ear carbine: All of these carbines were manufactured for the Navy and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.
World War I / World War II 76.2: 76-mm mountain gun M1938 Soviet Union: World War II 80: De Bange 80 mm cannon France: 1877- World War I 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Australia: World War II 94: 3.7-inch mountain howitzer United Kingdom: World War I / World War II 100: 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 Austria-Hungary: World War I 100: 10 cm ...
During the American Civil War these small portable guns were widely used and were called "mountain howitzers". [ 1 ] The first designs of modern breechloading mountain guns with recoil control and the capacity to be easily broken down and reassembled into highly efficient units were made by Greek army engineers P. Lykoudis and Panagiotis ...
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...
A M1841 12-pounder Mountain Howitzer at the US Army Field Artillery Museum, Fort Sill, OK One of the organization of Shoups Battery apparently began on September 22, 1862 when Special Order No. 2 directed Col. Jno A. Dunnington, Chief of Ordnance, to turn over to Lieutenant J. C. Shoup the eight mountain howitzers, which were the Little Rock ...