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The 75 mm pack howitzer was designed in the United States in the 1920s to meet a need for an artillery piece that could be moved across difficult terrain. Development began in 1920, and in August 1927, the weapon was standardized as howitzer, pack, 75mm M1 on carriage M1. Due to meager funding, production rates were very low; by 1933, only 32 ...
The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes. There were two .50 M2 ammo boxes to a crate (for a total of 220 belted or 210 linked rounds) with a volume of 0.93 cubic feet.
C20 Howitzer pack, 75 mm M1A1. on Carriage M8 (75 mm Pack Howitzer M1) C21 Howitzer, 105 mm M2A1. on mount M4, and M4A1. (M101 howitzer) C22 Parts and accessories for 3" materiel (except guns and carriage); 4.7" materiel; 60 Pdr. materiel (3-inch M1902 field gun, 4.7-inch gun M1906, BL 60-pounder gun)
75 mm gun M1917 – copy of British gun re-chambered for French cartridge, produced for export; QF 2.95-inch mountain gun – imported from Britain, used in Philippines; 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6; M116 howitzer (75 mm) – also known as "75mm Pack Howitzer M1" 76 mm gun M1; M101 howitzer (105mm) – still used in US and worldwide as late as in 2014 ...
The armament of the M8 consisted of a new open-topped turret armed with a 75 mm M2 howitzer, later a 75 mm M3 howitzer. The M8 carried 46 rounds of 75 mm ammunition; 11 rounds at the right rear of the fighting compartment, 20 rounds at the left rear of the fighting compartment, 9 rounds in the left hull sponson, and 6 "ready" rounds stored ...
The 105 mm Howitzer M3 was a U.S. light howitzer designed for use by airborne troops. The gun utilized the barrel of the 105 mm Howitzer M2, shortened and fitted to a slightly modified split trail carriage of the 75 mm pack howitzer. The howitzer was used by the U.S. Army during World War II.
75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 / M116 United States: World War II 75: Obice da 75/18 Modello 34, 35 Italy: World War II 75: Bofors 75 mm Mountain Gun Sweden: World War II 75: Bofors 75 mm Model 1934 Sweden: World War II 75: Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun Japan: 2nd Sino-Japanese War: 75: Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun Japan: 2nd Sino-Japanese War: 75: leGebIG ...
The T30's main armament was a short barreled 3.0 in (75 mm) pack howitzer. The 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 as mounted could depress nine degrees, elevate 50 degrees, and traverse 22.5 degrees to each side. The vehicle had stowage for sixty rounds of 75 mm ammunition and, although it was not designed for anti-tank use, it had a high explosive anti ...