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A Hotchkiss design from the French arms firm, Hotchkiss & Company founded by Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, (1826–1885), "it was the first original breech-loading gun in the U.S. Army". [2] It replaced the earlier M1841 mountain howitzer used since about 1837, a decade before the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 in U.S. Army service.
The RCH 155 (Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm) is a wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (now known as KNDS Deutschland), a German defence company. The RCH 155 Module takes the firepower and the range of the PzH 2000 by using its gun (155 mm L/52), and combines it with an automated and remotely controlled gun module.
"Howitzer Motor Carriage" Ordnance Department / White Motor Company United States 75 mm L/18.4. Half track: M3; Retired 1942 312 312 some received 2nd hand Equipped with 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 [106] [107] T19 HMC "Howitzer Motor Carriage" Ordnance Department / Diamond T United States 105 mm L/22. Half track: M3; Retired 1942 324 324
A howitzer is a short cannon, placed at a steep angle of descent, used to fire at relatively high trajectories. The cannons can fire up to four rounds per minute, according to the U.S. Army.
“The Richmond Howitzer Company of the 1st Regiment of Volunteers was founded on November 9, 1859, by George Wythe Randolph, a grandson of Thomas Jefferson. After electing Randolph its first captain, the company, which was recruited from elite Richmond circles, marched to Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), to help provide security ...
The 112th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery Branch regiment of the New Jersey Army National Guard first formed in April 1917. In December 1941, it was the last field artillery regiment in the U.S. Army to convert from horse-drawn to truck-drawn howitzers.
The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace. [2]
QF 4.5 inch howitzer United Kingdom: World Wars I, II 115: XM70E2 towed multiple launch rocket howitzer United States: 1959-63 120: 12 cm felthaubits/m32 Norway: World War II 120: 120 mm howitzer Model 1901 German Empire: Balkan wars, World War I, Finnish Civil War, Hungarian–Romanian War: 120: 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 German Empire: World ...