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This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. [1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution [clarification needed] to the problem of satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for ...
The QF 6-inch 40 calibre naval gun (Quick-Firing) was used by many United Kingdom-built warships around the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century.In British service it was known as the QF 6-inch Mk I, II, III guns.
During the 1950s, the standard U.S. Army motorized 203 mm (8.0 in) artillery piece was the M55, based on the chassis and the turret of the M53 155 mm self-propelled gun, which used some components from the M48 tank.
The M114 is a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army.It was first produced in 1941 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1.
The howitzer (/ ˈ h aʊ. ɪ t s ər /) is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.It is capable of both low angle fire like a field gun and high angle fire like a mortar, given the distinction between low and high angle fire breaks at 45 degrees or 1600 mils (NATO).
The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a long and storied history in U.S. field and naval artillery), it was produced in M1 and M2 variants, later known as the M59.
M107 projectiles, all with fuzes fitted An M107 155 mm high explosive projectile with a M739A1 point detonating (PD) fuze. The M107 is a 155 mm high explosive projectile used by many countries.
M109: Detroit Diesel 8V71T 8-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine 390 hp @ 2,300 rpm M109A1–A4: Detroit Diesel 8V71T 8-cylinder water-cooled supercharged diesel engine 405 hp @ 2.300 rpm