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The M198 155 mm howitzer weighs less than 16,000 pounds (7,300 kg), allowing it to be dropped by parachute or transported by a CH-53E Super Stallion or CH-47 Chinook. The M198 is towed by a 5-short-ton (4.5 t; 4.5-long-ton) truck that is used to carry the nine person crew with supplies and ammunition; it is transported tail first.
The M549 is a high-explosive rocket-assisted (HERA) 155 mm howitzer round developed for use by the US military in order to add additional range to standard howitzers, with a maximum range 30.1 km (18.7 mi) from a M198 howitzer.
The M777 howitzer is a British towed 155 mm artillery piece in the howitzer class. It is used by the ground forces of Australia , Canada , Colombia , India , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , and the United States .
M198 Howitzer - 070425 Anzac Day March, Adelaide St, Brisbane, Queensland, ... 30 rounds per minute for 2 minutes. Sustained rate of fire: 15 rounds per minute. 19. LAV-M
A Ukrainian serviceman with M975 howitzer rounds in the Kharkiv Region on July 28. ... A Copperhead round fired by an M198 155 mm howitzer approaching, left, and striking a tank during a test in ...
Despite superficially appearing to be inferior based on a simple comparison of round diameters, when firing conventional ammunition the smaller, 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun is comparable to the standard 155 mm (6.1 in) gun-howitzer of the British Army. The standard shell from a 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun has the same, if not better, range.
M2A2 Howitzer: 105 mm United States: Towed artillery: 1959–1989 [3] L5 Pack Howitzer: 105 mm Italy: Towed artillery: 1963–1992 [1] [4] M198 Howitzer: 155 mm United States: Towed artillery: 1983–Present [1] L119 Hamel Light Gun: 105 mm United Kingdom: Towed artillery: 1988–2014 [5] [6] M777A2 Howitzer: 155 mm United Kingdom / United ...
122 mm howitzer M1910/30 Soviet Union: World War II 122: 122 mm howitzer M1909/37 Soviet Union: World War II 122: 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) Soviet Union: World War II 122: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) Soviet Union: 122: D-74 122 mm field gun Soviet Union: Cold War 122: Type 54 howitzer People's Republic of China: Cold War 122: Type 83 howitzer