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  2. M102 howitzer - Wikipedia

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    The 105 mm howitzer M102 is a lightweight towed weapon, which has a very low silhouette when in the firing position. The M102 howitzer fires a 33 lb (15 kg) projectile of semifixed ammunition and at charge 7 it will fire to 11.5 km (7.1 mi). It has a muzzle velocity of 494 m/s (1,620 ft/s).

  3. List of howitzers - Wikipedia

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    World War II, Vietnam 105: 105 mm howitzer M3 United States: World War II 105: M102 howitzer United States: Vietnam, Grenada, Gulf War, Iraq: 105: M618A2 Thailand: Modern 105: 10,5 cm haubits m/10 Sweden: World War I 105: Bofors 10.5 cm howitzer Model 1924 Sweden: World War II 105: 10,5 cm haubits m/40 Sweden: World War II 105: M-56 howitzer ...

  4. File:M102 howitzers during Operation Urgent Fury.jpg

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  5. Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...

  6. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1972)

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    Redeployment of two infantry battalions from South Vietnam to the United States: Sep 1 – Nov 30: Operation Keystone Pelican [3] Redeployment of miscellaneous units from South Vietnam to the United States: 20 Oct - Dec: Operation Enhance Plus: Transfer of equipment and bases from U.S. to South Vietnam: Dec 18 – 29: Operation Linebacker II [3 ...

  7. Jane Fonda reflects on her controversial photo from the ...

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    According to the Washington Post, it was taken in 1972 during her controversial trip to North Vietnam and shows her sitting with Vietnamese soldiers on an antiaircraft gun, the sort used to shoot ...

  8. 206th Field Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    M102 Howitzer belonging to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, 39th Brigade Combat Team, in position at Camp Taji, Iraq 29 May 2004. During OIF II, the 1–206th FA was equipped with the M102 howitzer, a Vietnam War era, 105mm, towed howitzer. The battalion fired over 1500 rounds in 154 fire missions in support of 39th BCT combat ...

  9. 105 mm calibre - Wikipedia

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    The lower power and shorter range of 105 mm (4.1 in) ammunition has led to its obsolescence in full-sized self-propelled guns, such as the American M108 howitzer and British FV433 Abbot SPG. China, North Korea, Russia, and other former Soviet bloc countries use 122 mm (4.8 in) and 130 mm (5.1 in) calibre weapons in similar roles.